Mother-Daughter Duos help local families build strength and stability during a Mother’s Day Build in celebration of Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week

Build to take place on May 7, 2016 from 8-2pm in Allentown, PA

[Allentown, PA (May 4, 2016)] – Mothers and daughters are volunteering with Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley on May 7th to help local families build or repair a decent and affordable place they can call home. Saturday’s project is part of Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week, which takes place April 30-May 8. The project also supports “Home for the Holidays,” a nationwide initiative launched by Lowe’s and Habitat for Humanity to work alongside 1,000 families to help them build or repair their homes by December.

Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week is a weeklong event created by its Women Build program that invites women to devote at least one day to help families build strength, stability and independence through housing. The week is meant to spotlight the homeownership challenges faced by women. Lowe’s donated $2 million to Habitat’s 2016 National Women Build Week. The home improvement chain also conducted how-to clinics at stores to teach volunteers construction skills.

WHAT: Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley is celebrating National Women Build Week by hosting a Mother’s Day Build to honor women

WHEN: Saturday, May 7th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: 345 8th St, Allentown, PA

More than 300 Habitat for Humanity organizations across the country are hosting Women Build projects this year.

About Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley People in your community and all over the world partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. With our help, Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley has helped build and renovate over 100 decent and affordable homes in the Lehigh Valley since 1989. Contact Habitat Lehigh Valley at 610-776-7737 for additional information or explore its initiatives by visiting their website at www.habitatlv.org.

About Habitat for Humanity International

Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity has grown from a grassroots effort that began on a community farm in southern Georgia in 1976 to a global nonprofit housing organization in nearly 1,400 communities across the U.S. and in over 70 countries. People partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering, or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.

About Lowe’s in the Community

Lowe’s, a FORTUNE^® 50 home improvement company, has a 50-year legacy of supporting the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. Since 2007, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together have contributed more than $225 million to these efforts, and for more than two decades Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers have donated their time to make our communities better places to live. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility and LowesInTheCommunity.tumblr.com.

 

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Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley