Habitat of Lakeland Blog

It’s Christmas time again! 

Are you getting a new refrigerator this year? New cabinets? Adding a room onto the house, getting a new bathtub?

Please consider donating your old, but gently used appliances, furniture and  fixtures to the Lakeland Habitat ReStore!

We can pick up  your donated items and it’s tax deductable!

Maybe you still need to pick out some materials for your next project? 

We carry a variety of flooring, cabinets, fixtures, lighting and furniture …all from Brand New to gently used!

Come and see us this season!

1317 George Jenkins

Lakeland

688-4660

It’s nice to take a stroll through the ReStore when you have some great craft ideas up your sleeve!

I like to think of all the many varied ways to use materials that may seem ”junk” to the naked eye.

At the Lakeland Habitat ReStore, I can find just about anything, and turn so-called trash into treasures.

Come and see what you can do here at the ReStore!

 Take something old and make it new again!

Lakeland Habitat for Humanity is very excited as we are just a few days away from our 6th Annual Golf Tournament! Don’t miss out on this very rewarding fundraiser we host each and every year. Don’t wait any longer, there is still time to sign-up! Lakeland Habitat for Humanity along side Saint David’s, Saint Stephen’s and All Saints Episcopal Churches have teamed up to bring you a tournament filled with great prizes and a few surprises, you won’t want to miss out! Check out the package deals we are offering for teams which include refreshments and lunch! The tournament will be held Saturday, September 24th at Cleveland Heights Golf and Country Club, registration will begin promptly at 7:00 am, Tee off at 8:00 am.  Sponorship levels are available, simply  go to www.lakelandhabitat.org/donate.php

Play A Round, Help Support Habitat Houses.

Support Habitat of Lakeland with a round of golf!

Sponsored by the Episcopal Churches of Lakeland

$75 per player
Saturday, September 24, 2011
at Cleaveland Heights Golf & Country Club

* 7:00 am registration

* 8:00 am Tee Time Putting Contest

* Shotgun Start

* Scramble Format

Sponsor levels available.

Sign up for golf tournament  here  or go here  just to donate.

Today and Saturday only, get an EXTRA 50% off ANY DONATED items.  That includes the Lowe’s cabinet’s we posted about last week.

We also got a shipment in on Crown Molding  already discounted 50% off retail.

Come in this Friday and Saturday to the ReStore for  your home improvement projects!

Closed on July 4th.

1317 George Jenkins BLVD ~ Lakeland~ 688-4660    Mon-Fri 9-4:30, Sat 9-3:00

New Habitat House

Exciting times here at Lakeland Habitat For Humanity!  Thursday morning, we had the pleasure of giving the keys of a new home to a very beautiful family.  As a bonus, sponsors of the new house which included former  professional football player, Warrick Dunn, along with Aaron’s Inc and Etrade representatives, came to award Deliliah Baez-Perez and family with a down payment and a fully furnished home.

Warrick Dunn

In 1997, Dunn established the Warrick Dunn Family Foundation and the Homes For The Holidays Program, which helps struggling single parents purchase homes. The program buys homes through a down payment provided by Dunn, who also worked with area sponsors to furnish and outfit the homes. The program, as of April 2010, has assisted 103 single parents and 274 dependents in Lakeland, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Tampa, and Tallahassee. Dunn’s goal is help these parents realize the dream that his mother was not able to give to him and his siblings, to own their own home.

Warrick Dunn Surprises Delilah and son

This beautiful home,  near the heart of downtown Lakeland, was sponsored by Aaron’s Inc. and E trade and built with the sweat of local Habitat volunteers.   Ms. Baez-Perez was awarded the down payment through the Homes For the Holidays Program for single moms, and will be able to pay for this home interest free through Habitat of Lakeland.

Handing over the keys

To see if you qualify for a Habitat For Humanity home, call 682-3812.

Interested in owning a home of your own? This Saturday, April 16th, Lakeland  Habitat for Humanity will be holding an open meeting for people seeking affordable housing. This meeting will be to inform people on how to qualify for a Habitat for Humanity Home.  Applications and instructions will be provided.
Most Habitat homes will cost the homeowner less than $500.00 per month including mortgage, taxes and insurance. PLUS, Lakeland Habitat will hold the mortgage at 0% interest. Please come or tell a friend about this meeting and make your dream of home ownership come true. Habitat homeowners are beginning school teachers, firemen, city and county workers, bus drivers, workforce people and people on a fixed income.

When: Saturday, April 16, 2011

Where: New Bethel AME Church
2122 Martin L King Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Fl.

Time: 10:00 AM

Call 682-3812 for more information.

In case you are interested in becoming part of the Habitat for Humanity team, there’s various ways to get involved. Irrespective of your current economic status or your physical ability to contribute to the building of homes, there are methods for everybody to contribute.

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Whether they are built from scratch or renovated, Habitat for Humanity homes are exactly what struggling families need to live comfortably and happily. Regardless of where a Habitat for Humanity team decides to build, every house is made of high quality materials and built to withstand its harsh environment.  Simplicity is vital to building a Habitat home, as the houses are made to comfortably support a family, while simultaneously keeping building costs at a minimum.

One of the most important considerations when building Habitat for Humanity homes concerns the concept of affordability.  Not only must these homes have affordable building costs, but they must also be affordable for the families who occupy them. Habitat homes are not simply given away; rather they are built with high quality materials donated by businesses and/or volunteers who want to help hard-working, low-income members of their community. Read the rest of this entry »