WOMEN GIVING WOMEN AND FAMILIES A BETTER FUTURE WOMEN BUILD 2015 ABOUT WOMEN BUILD EMPOWERING WOMEN IN NEVADA COUNTY A HAND-UP NOT A HAND-OUT The Women Build program, since 2012, has engaged and empowered 150 local women on 25 build teams! These remarkable women have raised a total of $43,000 and spent 900 total hours on our build site building homes for other women & families! Poverty housing is a severe threat to children’s health, growth, education and potential. As mothers, daughters, sisters, and grandmothers, we know that not having a stable home environment in which to grow and thrive in is an unacceptable situation. We have made and will continue to make a significant impact on an issue that is important to all of us, and in the process lift up our entire community. Through Women Build, fundraising & volunteer teams, sponsors, and homeowner partners come together for a cause. The groups work side by side to construct houses, help Habitat increase its building capacity, and change lives through home ownership. SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FUNDRAISING As part of our green efforts, most of our Women Build fundraising is done through our online fundraising application and the power of social media to minimize the amount of paper used in this process. Teams solicit donations using email and recruit support via the Women Build website at: www.nchabitat.org Our greatest challenge is finding the necessary funds to pay for materials, tools, and other construction costs. Your fundraising in small amounts from people you know will help fund what is needed for the success of our Women Build Project. THE ESSEX THE AND MISLEY TOWNSEND FAMILYFAMILY STORY STORIES Melissa moved to Grass Valley from Sacramento twelve years ago so that her son, now 16, would grow up in a good school system. She is a single mom living paycheck to paycheck in an old Victorian that is run down, riddled with mold, and expensive to heat in the winter. Rent is high and utilities are astronomical. She’s worked at her job at Raley’s for seven years and loves it (just got a promotion!), but with her expenses making ends meet is a struggle each month. Thoughts of owning a home or saving for the future were a pipe dream until she learned about Habitat. “Having a house is going to transform the future for my entire family. A home that is totally ours means that we can define together what home means to us for the first time. I’m excited not just for the house but to be able to live in a community of families. I believe that it takes a village to raise a child, and I’m looking forward to being a part of a neighborhood where we all know and care about each other.” Sari Townsend, a single mother of four children was raised in a nomadic family that moved about every 11 months. She never had a home base to or a sense of community roots. By the time her eldest was 12, her family moved 13 times, at one point living in her sister’s garage. Tradition is very important to Sari. Moving often didn’t allow her to keep the meaningful things that form a family identity, like children’s crafts, school projects, report cards, keepsakes, and heirlooms. With a forever home, Sari and her family will finally have space for their traditions, a place to come home to, and a place where memories and cherished possessions will find sanctuary. “Moving often is exhausting, expensive, and each time it broke my heart. Having nothing to show for my money and living in a place where the kids can’t safely play outside has kept us from thriving. Home is where the heart is, and our family’s heartbeat will be stronger when we have a permanent safe haven. We thought owning our own home was an impossible dream, but Habitat will make it come true. ” Sari looks forward to her home being the hub of tradition for future generations, providing stability, security, and permanence for her children and grandchildren. JOIN WOMEN BUILD TODAY! Start a Women Build Team Attend a Women Build orientation session to: Learn to use the online fundraising tool to start your page: www.nchabitat.donorpages.com/WomenBuild2015 Gain tips & tricks for fundraising success Learn more about Nevada County Habitat for Humanity Recruit team members to help you reach your fundraising goals and build onsite Join a Women Build Team Your job will be to easily raise a portion of your team’s goal and help build on-site. We have the tools to make this easy! Donate to a Women Build Team Member You can find team members at donor pages website above. Donate to the General Women Build Fund Just visit www.nchabitat.org and click through to the Women Build Event Page! FUNDRAISING HOW IT WORKS OVERALL HOW IT WORKS BY TEAM The Women Build is based on the platform of Women Build teams reach out to their personal net- micro-fundraising. Individual teams work together to works help them reach their chosen goal. Using our reach fundraising goals. Once the goal is reached, online fundraising tool, members solicit donations each team earns volunteer slots for on-site building. from and promote their fundraising success to Teams raise the funds needed to build this home! Nevada County. No high pressure asking - just fun! 2 GOAL: $20,000 1 CAPTAIN DONORS TEAMS 5 $3,000+ 2 DONORS MEMBER DONORS TEAMS Already raised $5,000 from Lowe’s towards the Townsend home $500+ $1,000+ 3 MEMBER 8 TEAMS 4 MEMBER DONORS 5 MEMBER DONORS 6 MEMBER DONORS 2015 TEAM FUNDRAISING LEVELS As a 2015 Women Build captain, you choose what level team you would like to strive for. These levels are goals, meaning that they’re not written in stone—you can always raise more than what’s listed. But if you know your team will be able to commit to a higher-level of fundraising we’d like to be able to fulfill the benefits of that level right from kick-off. GOLD HAMMER TEAM - $3,000 - BENEFITS: ONE build day for 6 volunteers - Option to join another build day individually Lunch provided during build day Commemorative T-shirt for each team member Pink Tool Belts for each team member Pink work gloves for each team member Book “Home Repairs Made Easy, Yes, You Can!” By Amy Wynn Pastor (one copy) Logo/team name included in all Women Build publications Logo/team name on Women Build page of the NC Habitat website Logo/team name on construction site signage Inclusion in social media project promotion Benefit Levels Continued on Next Page 2015 TEAM FUNDRAISING LEVELS SILVER NAIL TEAM - $1,000 - BENEFITS One build day for 6 volunteers Lunch provided during build day Commemorative T-shirt for each team member Pink work gloves for each team member Logo/team name included in all Women Build publications Logo/team name on Women Build page of the Nevada County Habitat for Humanity website Inclusion in social media project promotion PINK TOOL BELT TEAM - $500 BENEFITS One build day for 6 volunteers Lunch provided during build day Commemorative T-shirt for each team member Logo/team name on Women Build page of the Nevada County Habitat for Humanity website Invitation to key ceremonies (ground breaking, dedications) Inclusion in social media project promotion ABOUT NEVADA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OUR MISSION: Building decent, affordable homes in partnership with local families. SINCE 1996, NEVADA COUNTY HABITAT, WITH YOUR SUPPORT: Nevada County Habitat for Humanity builds homes and neighborhoods in Nevada County, CA. We rely on the support of thousands of volunteers, donors, and businesses. Built 27 homes in Grass Valley, Penn Valley, & Nevada City Currently, Nevada County Habitat for Humanity is working on a 16-home development on Joyce Drive in Grass Valley. This is our first “green” development and we plan to apply sustainable energy efficient building methods and materials. All homeowners must earn 3060% of the Area Median Income to be eligible and contribute a minimum of 500 sweat equity hours to help build their homes. Removed 75 children from over-crowded, unsafe, & hazardous, living conditions. Habitat provides “a hand up, not a handout.” Homes are purchased through a zero-interest, 30 year mortgage held by Nevada County Habitat for Humanity, and homeowners often find that their monthly mortgage payment is far less costly than when they rented. Solved poverty & housing issues facing some women & children 2 new families moved into their homes in 2014 Stimulated the local economy through: Purchasing building supplies locally Importing cash to Nevada County through national or statewide grants Supporting City & Service Fees Built a stronger community through volunteering Nevada County Habitat for Humanity | PO Box 2997 | Grass Valley, CA 95945 | www.nchabitat.org Friend us: Facebook.com/NCHabitat Contacts Worksheet Micro-Fundraising Plan $3,000, $1000 or $500 Could be raised quickly! Build your micro-fundraising plan and team here. Brainstorm about all the people who can participate and support your effort to make a difference! Think of a particular group or person you are connected to who would help you raise small donations and they can fill out what they think their friends and family may contribute and when you add it all up - you can’t believe the difference you can make with a team approach to success!! Team Member #1 and Supporters Team Leader/Total Team Goal _________________ ($_______) $____ $____ Team Member #2 and Supporters $____ ______________ Member #1 ($______) $____ $____ $____ Team Member #3 and Supporters $____ ______________ Member #2 ($_______) $____ $____ _________ Member #3 ($ $____ Team Member #4 and Supporters $____ $____ $____ ) Team Member #5 and Supporters ______________ Member #5 ($ ) ___________ #4 ($_____) $____ Possible Work days available for Women Build 2015: April 10th April 17th April 24th May 1st May 8th May 15th May 15th May 29th June 5th June 12th June 19th June 26th $____ $____ $____ $____ $____ $____ $____
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