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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER VANCOUVER
69 W. 69th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5X 2W6 Phone: 604.681.5618 Email: info@habitatgv.ca www.habitatgv.ca
DONATE:
On our website: www.habitatgv.ca
VOLUNTEER:
Sign up online: www.habitatgv.ca Corporate Groups Contact: funddevelopment@habitatgv.ca
FUNDRAISE:
It is as easy as sending an email to your friends, family, colleagues and clients. Visit www.habitatgv.ca to get started.
ON JUNE 27, 2013 corporate partners, volunteers, staff and families gathered to unite six new partner families, including sixteen children, with keys to their new homes at our Home Dedication Celebration. This day was as much a celebration of our volunteers, donors, and community partners as it was for our families. Without their time, materials, and funds, these homes would not have been built. An enormous Thank You was shared with BC Housing, Vancity, The Vancity Community Foundation, and The Home Depot for their significant partnerships and their roles in the completion of Phase 6. Through their support, our families will be able to settle into their new homes prior to the start of the 2013/14 school year. Wendy Acheson, VP and Registrar of the Homeowners Protection Office/BC Housing, Jabin Saggu, Manager, The Home Depot Vancouver and Foundation Committee Member, and Andy Broderick, Vancity VP
Community Investments, all expressed their happiness at seeing this day arrive and reinforced their commitment to supporting Habitat for Humanity. As a small token of our appreciation, each received our Key of Hope box, constructed from re-purposed Habitat pallets, as a reminder of what their generosity means. A special thank you was also extended to Mitchell and Kirsty Baker of Karnak Pro Builders for facilitating the efficient and expedited completion of our homes. Carl Eden and Al Deby have helped build all six phases at Government Street; incredible superstar volunteers that are not only hard workers, but two of the nicest guys you will ever meet. Elizabeth Neufeld, Gail Clark, Wayne Carrick, and Wayne Stewart have also put in multiple years and thousands of hours toward the completion of this last phase. We recognized these special build site volunteers and are still in awe of their efforts. continued on page 2
BURNABY RESTORE
continued from page 1 Government Street was the first build started by this affiliate in the late 1990s. The driving force behind this project was the original founder of Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver, Gloria Levi. Onsite for this great milestone, Habitat awarded her with our first ever Honourary Lifetime Membership. Mayor Corrigan of the City of Burnaby was given a reminder of our monumental partnership and the long build together
as he was presented with a gold painted framing hammer used to build our families homes. A fitting symbol of what we can achieve when we work together. Prior to our special guests and speakers handing the keys to our partner families, we initiated a Passing of the Hammer tradition as we called up Acting Mayor Linda McPhail from the City of Richmond to receive a Habitat for Humanity blue and green baby hammer from Mayor Corrigan, representing our transition to our next build and municipal partnership in Richmond, BC. n
Celebrating the transfer of land in Richmond to Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouverfrom left: Gil Yaron (HFHGV Board); Tim Clark (Interim CEO HFHGV); Oliver Hamilton (HFHGV Board); and the Hon. Linda Reid, MLA Richmond East.
THE TITLE TRANSFER of a 25,000 square foot parcel of land on Ash Street in Richmond to Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver represents more than just an opportunity to do another affordable housing project. It represents a new era and a breakthrough in demonstrating that affordable home ownership is possible despite high land and construction costs, according to Tim Clark, the Interim CEO of HFHGV. The Government of British Columbia and the Ministry of Housing, announced the land transfer at a special ceremony on January 27th, 2013 in Richmond. The plans call for the construction of six affordable homes with affordable rental suites to keep mortgage costs low. In total, twelve families will be given a chance to thrive and not just survive.
A video of this important ceremony is on HFHGVs YouTube Site: youtube.com/ habitatvan We are grateful to the Ministry of Housing for the confidence they have shown in our work, and we welcome the challenge in front of us. Our Board, staff, volunteers, donors and the entire Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver organization is committed to making this project a showpiece, demonstrating that affordable family homes can be built in any neighbourhood in Metro Vancouver, remarks Tim Clark. Habitat for Humanitys mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners to build affordable housing and promote home ownership as a means of breaking the cycle of poverty. n
MCI IS A GLOBAL leader in communications and event management and their employees are also committed to getting out into the community to make a difference. For a day of construction duty, volunteers from Vancouvers MCI office worked on the Burnaby townhome project to help complete the build.
A videographer followed the MCI group for their build day and chronicled the camaraderie, the humour, and the hard, demanding physical labor that goes with a day on the construction site. We thank all our corporate build day partners who helped us complete the six townhomes for partner families.
Corporate build days are a tangible way to give back, build team spirit and provide a much needed $5,000 donation to HFHGV. Watch the MCI video online at www.habitatgv.ca and reserve your corporate build day by contacting us at 604-681-5618 or funddevelopment@habitatgv.ca. n
It was All Hands on Deck, but not in the traditional sense of the Canadian Navy!
THE CANADIAN NAVY and the Pacific fleet connected with Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver for three days of amazing memories. Twelve of our longstanding volunteers of HFHGV were recognized by the Navy with a once in a lifetime ship tour and sailing. They joined other non-profit guests on special sailing from Esquimalt to Vancouver aboard HMCS Algonquin. Following their arrival in Vancouver, eleven sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy spent a full day indoors sharing their time and energy to paint the Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver office. This means that those working on behalf of our partner families now sea blue rather than blah beige! Fantastic makeover! The Navy didnt stop there. They also hosted a wonderful evening reception, on board HMCS Algonquin, for the Community Partners of Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver. We were honoured to be able to thank those who are instrumental in our ability to build affordable homes for families in need. To the men and women of the Royal Canadian Navy, thank you for your service to our country and to our community! n
THE NORTH VANCOUVER RESTORE at 126 Harbour Avenue is now officially open! The Grand Opening was celebrated on May 27, 2013 with donors, community partners, staff and volunteers.
North Vancouver offers the same great building supplies and product selection as our other two ReStore locations in Vancouver and Burnaby, but also includes an extended
selection of home decor items. We are grateful to Social Venture Partners Vancouver for their funding grant that helped us open our doors! n
A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors and Donors Legacy Gold Silver
Developers
Builder ($5,000+)
Banner Carpets Ltd BA Robinson to Builder list BC Roofing Contractors Association Canadian Standards Association Community Savings Credit Union Deloitte Delta Hotels DP World Canada Inc. Dryco Building Supplies Eecol Electric Corp Fluor Canada Goldcorp Hilti Home Idol Building Supplies International Union of Operating Engineers Interwrap iQMetrix Jerry Minni Kask Bros. Ready Mix Ltd. Kerr Construction Macquarie Private Investments Margo Fluker Metropolitan Hardwood Floors Mosaic Stone Works Ltd. New Life Community Church Nissan Norburn Lighting Oakville Natural Stone Corporation Olympic Industries Pottery Barn Kids RCABC Guarantee Corp Ricoh Ryan Galbraith Sae Kerr Sandy Strukoff SNC Lavalin O&M
Tannis Braithwaite Teligence Tree of Life ULC Tritex Fabrics Turner Construction Wayne Helfrich WBI Home Warranty
Craftsmen ($10,000+)
Allran Electric Ames Tile and Stone Ltd. Applied Engineering Solutions Ltd. Bennett Surveys Citi Foundation City of Burnaby Concert Properties Euro Tile Genworth Financial Canada Hardie Plank Horace Engineering Ltd. Maple Ridge Lighting Michael James Rowley Mike Tigges Morrison Hershfield RBC Foundation Robinson Lighting and Bath Centre Russell Industries Small Works Stantec Engineering Co Ltd. Starline Windows TD Bank The Real Estate Foundation of BC Vaughan Planning and Design Ltd. Vector Engineering Services Ltd. Wayne Stephen Bissky Architecture Western Union Business Solutions Yunnan Foundation
Champion ($1000+)
2nd Century Rug Co. Amacon Developments Anonymous Baron Gallery Barrie Brill BC Plumbing Supplies Beatty Floors Blackburn Young Office Solutions BMW Benefits Waste Management Bob Hissink Bucci Developments Buildex Vancouver Burritt Brothers Business Interiors By Staples Colin Campbell Concord Pacific Developments Daniel Haugseng DBA Newton Onmiplex Industrial Centre Donna Lacobellis Ellen Giesbrecht Euro-Rite Cabinets Ltd. Geoff Burian Heritage Office Furnishings Hugo Pendersen HYDRECS Fund Imperial Paving Ltd. International Facilities Management Association
Johnson Controls, Bue Sky Involve Project Julian Jamieson Ken Bunn Klondike Contracting Laurel Lee Lightform LIV Interiors Luanne Funk Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates Madeline Ung Marketplace Events Mary-Louise Anderson Matt Nugent Maxim Lighting Metro Wallcoverings Nickels Cabinets Nilex Inc. Oliver Chee Pacific Rim Motorcycles Ltd. Peter Beaupre Robert Allen Beacon Hill Robert Bracken Robert Rees Roofing Contractors Association of BC Roofmart Pacific Ltd. Scotiabank Simren Desai St. Josephs School Steele Urquhart Litigation Counsel Taymor Industries Tony Tang UFCW Local 247 Training and Educations Walrus Design Inc. Walter Wardrop William Switzer and Associates (2012) Ltd. Ying Shen
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