National Women Build Week

In the days leading up to Mother’s Day, construction crews of women volunteers all across the country will be pounding nails and raising walls at Habitat construction sites across the country in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 1-9. In Newark, on May 8, 2010 local women volunteers will be manning tools and materials, working on a family’s new home.

To join other women building on that day contact Kathryn Cassidy at Mskatcas@aol.com.
For more information contact:
Lynne Blaesser at mlblaesser@aol.com or Carol Paster at cip212@hotmail.com.

Across all 50 states, around 7,000 women volunteers are expected to build at more than 200 Habitat for Humanity construction sites.

Developed through the partnership between and Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s, National Women Build Week challenges women to devote at least 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.

Lowe’s is providing Habitat for Humanity Newark 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 gift cards and event materials to 200 Habitat affiliates.

WHAT: Local women volunteers building with Habitat for National Women Build Week
Women from nearby communities throughout Essex, Union and Morris counties will be building on the third home in Newark sponsored by Habitat Newark’s Women Build group. This group of dedicated volunteers is raising funds to build their third home for a woman and her family. Work on the house began on March 2 with a wall-raising ceremony.

WHEN: Saturday, May 8, 2010
Construction begins at 8:00 a.m.
Construction ends at 3:00 p.m.