Align Credit Union Supports Habitat For Humanity Volunteers Help During National Women Build Week
Align Credit Union’s employees have proudly supported Habitat for Humanity’s Annual National Women Build Week in May for the past 5 years. The month long event invites women to devote at least one day to help families and spotlight homeownership challenges faced by women. Last year, over 20,000 women participated in the event nationally. In Lowell last year, Align volunteers worked side by side with both families who were partnering with Habitat to help build their houses.
“Everyone deserves a decent place to live and Align is one of those community partners that really believes this. For five years in a row, they’ve come out to build with us during Women Build and many other times during the year. They support us financially and physically and really are making a difference,” said Brenda Gould, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell.
“Align is proud to be involved with such a great organization,” said Align President Ken Del Rossi. “When a family has a safe place to call home, their lives are changed forever and our communities become stronger. We love being part of that story.”
About Align Credit Union
Since 1922, Align Credit Union has provided customized banking solutions to individuals and families throughout Northeastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Align offers a full suite of products and services including Personal and Business Banking, Mortgages, Financial Planning and Insurance. Founded as the Northern Massachusetts Telephone Workers Credit Union (NMTW), the Credit Union changed its name to Align in 2013. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works or attends school in many communities throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. For additional information, stop by one of seven branches in Amesbury, Danvers, Framingham, Haverhill, Lowell, Methuen and Wilmington or visit http://www.AlignCU.com.
Habitat Lowell Women Build 2019 : 10 Days, 10 Teams, 10
Women per Day
Women Build is about empowering
women to come together to learn construction skills and together build
safe, decent, affordable homes in our communities. Women Build brings
women together from all walks of life to address the housing crisis
facing millions of women and children worldwide.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell is looking for “Power of 10” women to join a team and work alongside our construction team. No construction skills required. Safety training & instruction provided.
Women and children make up the majority of people applying for Habitat homes, as they are the most likely to be affected by poor living conditions. Women Build events provide the opportunity for women to take a proactive step in serving their communities.
What is Women Build
?
Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity International
program that encourages women to make a difference by building homes
and communities. The program encourages women volunteers to further
the home-building mission of Habitat for Humanity. Since Women
Build's official creation in 1998, Women Build volunteers have
constructed more that 2,225 homes around the world!
How can I get involved with the Women Build
Program?
Habitat Lowell Women Build will be held
Tues-Sat Only, May 4-24, 2019. Women Build is a fundraiser that
benefits the home of one of our future homeowner families.
All
Women Build participants are asked to raise *$250 to
cover the cost of the materials that will be used for the build
project. It's easy to achieve and we'll show you how! You can also
earn fun prizes at different levels of your fundraising.
The
best part is feeling the satisfaction of knowing that you were a vital
part of helping build a home for a deserving family.
* Your $250 fundraising goal should be completed before your build day in order to participate, preferrably by May 1st.
Joining a Team
We recommend teams to be a minimum of 10 people
(cannot exceed 12), but any # of people can form a team page &
fundraise to support Habitat Lowell.
Registering as an Individual
Each person is encouraged to
contribute $250 with an individual donation or contributions from
friends & family.
*Everyone on the team or participating as an individual should have their $250 in before the build day in order to participate.
As a Women Build volunteer you will receive:
- A Women Build t-shirt (After first $75 goal is achieved)
- Earn fun incentive prizes as you fundraise (see below)
- Catered lunch on the day of the build
- Fundraising Toolkit (download pdf here)
- Custom fundraising page personalized by you, which is integrated with social media. Family & friends can donate on your behalf right from the fundraiser page you create online. Click on button above or here to Register, make your 1st donation then share the link with friends & family members to meet your goal!
Earn these fun incentive gifts as you reach milestones in
your fundraising:
(prizes are cumulative for
individuals only)
1) First *$75 gets you a t-shirt to wear on your build day
(*must have money in by May 1st in order to receive a t-shirt)
2) Raise $250-299, receive a pair of pink safety glasses
3)
Raise $300-499, receive a pink hard hat
4) Raise $500+, receive
a pair of pink work gloves
All participants/fundraisers will be entered into a drawing
for two additional prizes :
- Total Image Consultant – Personalized Color Analysis by
Ginger Burr, Lynn MA (value $289)
- Curtain Call Interior Design
– 1 Home Window Treatment up to $250 in labor (value $350)
Help us raise our goal of $25,000!
Registration Open
until May 1, 2019.
Make a Donation - Click
here to
Contribute or button above
Contact our Director of Development,
Kim Trainor
for more information at ktrainor@lowellhabitat.org | 978-596-0610
"Being chosen by Habitat to live in a safe place we can
call our 'Home Sweet Home' means the world to me.
I will
never give up trying to make things better for my
family." Future homeowner, Clara
