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LOCAL WOMEN BUILDING HOUSES AS PART OF NATIONWIDE MOTHER’S DAY HABITAT INITIATIVE
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As of: 5-06-2010
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Local Women Answer Challenge from Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s and Help to Eliminate Poverty Housing during National Women Build Week, May 1 – 9
Los Angeles, CA – May 6, 2010: In the days leading up to Mother’s Day, more than 200 construction crews of women volunteers across the country are pounding nails and raising walls at Habitat for Humanity construction sites in all 50 states in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 1 – 9. On Friday, May 7th, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm in Lynwood, California, local women volunteers from Lowe’s are taking up tools and building materials to work on ten new sustainable, affordable homes.
Developed through the partnership between Lowe’s and Habitat for Humanity, National Women Build Week challenges women to devote one day to the effort to eliminate poverty housing. The event is an initiative of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program, underwritten by Lowe’s, which recruits, educates and nurtures women to build and advocate for simple, decent and affordable houses in their communities.
Grammy-award-winning gospel recording artist and radio morning show host Yolanda Adams and New York Times best-selling author Julie Edelman helped launch National Women Build Week. Adams built with local women in Houston on April 29, while Edelman, author of “The Accidental Housewife: How to Overcome Housekeeping Hysteria One Task at a Time” and “The Ultimate Accidental Housewife: Your Guide to a CLEAN-ENOUGH House,” built May 4 and 5 with women volunteers in Paterson, N.J.
“As women we know the importance of a safe home and it is wonderful that local women from Lowe’s are able to join other women across the country this week to make safe, affordable housing a matter of action,” says Erin Rank, President/CEO of HFH GLA. “ It is particularly special here in Los Angeles since many of our HFH GLA homeowners are single mothers.”
Lowe’s is providing Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles a $5,000 Lowe’s store gift card, as well as in-store volunteer training, in support of this one-day build. Nationwide, Lowe’s committed more than $1 million to National Women Build Week, providing grants and event support materials to 200 participating affiliates. This is a major initiative of Lowe’s five-year, $20 million pledge to Habitat, a commitment including underwriting of the Women Build program, as well as providing construction know-how at in-store clinics and build sites, and funding for a variety of Habitat projects across the country.
“Lowe’s has been the proud sponsor of Habitat’s Women Build program since 2004. This innovative program encourages women from all walks of life to pick up their hammers and build homes alongside Habitat partner families,” said Larry D. Stone, Lowe’s president and COO and chairman of the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “2010 marks the third anniversary of National Women Build Week. Lowe’s salutes the more than 11,000 engaged women who have volunteered on Habitat jobsites across the U.S. during National Women Build Week to help bring an end to poverty housing.”
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles strives to eliminate poverty housing through advocacy, education and partnership with families in need to build simple, decent, affordable and sustainable housing. Since 1990, HFH GLA has built and renovated over 600 homes locally and worldwide, transforming the lives of hundreds of individuals. HFH GLA is a GuideStar® Valued Partner. For more information, visit http://www.habitatla.org or call 310-323-4663. Visit our blog at http://buildingagreaterla.blogspot.com
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity International, American Red Cross, SkillsUSA/Skills Canada, and The Nature Conservancy, in addition to numerous non-profit organizations and programs that help communities in North America. In 2009, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support community and education projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Lowe’s also encourages volunteerism through the Lowe’s Heroes program, a company-wide employee volunteer initiative. Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 50 company with fiscal year 2009 sales of $47.2 billion and has more than 1,700 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit Lowes.com/community.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 350,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.75 million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org.
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