Women Build seeks volunteers for National Women Build Week, May 5-13

[theHandpuppet]

Women Build looking for volunteers

By FRANK LEWIS

PDT Staff Writer

Women volunteers will raise their hammers at Habitat for Humanity construction sites across the country in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 5-13.

Rosemary Poston, one of the local organizers, said the event is a nationwide initiative of Habitat’s Women Build program developed in partnership with Lowe’s. Now in its fifth year, Poston said, National Women Build Week challenges women to devote at least one day to creating simple, decent and affordable housing in their local communities. Nearly 31,000 women volunteers from all 50 states have participated in the previous four events.

This year’s theme, “The Build Generation,” reflects the event’s goal to recruit and train women volunteers, as well as welcome the next generation of Habitat women builders, to help support Habitat’s mission to create affordable housing.

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“Families with children make up a staggering number of those in need of adequate housing,” Poston said. “More than 12 million children, one in six, live in poverty housing in the United States alone.”

Read more: Portsmouth Daily Times - Women Build looking for volunteers
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Read more: Portsmouth Daily Times - Women Build looking for volunteers

[demmiblue]

1. This is really cool!

For those who want more info: http://www.habitat.org/wb/

Thanks, theHandpuppet... I have bookmarked the site in hopes that I can participate next year.

[theHandpuppet]

2. Thank you for posting the main URL

Should have done it in my OP... my brain's not operating on all cylinders this afternoon.

[demmiblue]

3. Heh... that can be said by a lot of us!

This OP is one of the great things about DU.

[redqueen]

4. K&R