Every year the Business Build brings together local executives and leaders to help transform our community at CEO Day. CEO Builders join forces to raise hammers, power tools, and funds to help hard-working families build strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable housing.

In addition to providing a unique networking opportunity, the CEO Build Day provides the employer a look at the top-quality, energy-efficient homes that Habitat builds. Executives, who have the opportunities to engage employees in building stronger families, become informed and are well equipped to talk to employees about the Habitat Homeowner process. This is a chance for our local business owners and executives to give back to the employees that work so hard to support our manufacturing and services industries.

The Business Build homeowner-in-progress, Easter Pate. has been working at Pinehurst Resort in the housekeeping department for over 20 years and is currently an administrative supervisor. She is a hands-on person who has done all of her 300 sweaty equity hours by herself, the majority on the construction site. The skills she learned on the construction site and the homeowner classes will empower her to be a successful homeowner. Her supervisor Rosemary Aribo shared this comment with us. " Easter plays a major role in our success everyday! I am so proud of her and her accomplishments!"

Raising the walls can be an emotional time for the homeowners as they watch their dreams and aspirations take shape. It is the most popular volunteer day. We are grateful to everyone who came out to kick off this build on an absolutely glorious day!

Angela Thompson

Amy Natt

“Why don’t we do this every year instead of once every other year?” This question arose numerous times when volunteers from area churches worked alongside each other, Ofelia Lopez, Ofelia’s brother, and Adam, the construction supervisor.  

Ofelia’s home was built as an Apostles Build – 12 churches or coalitions of churches are charged with assisting in Habitat’s mission to build a decent shelter in partnership with a local family in need. When 12 churches work together to share the costs and labor commitment, each church is considered an “apostle church.” Together they form a coalition to sponsor one or more houses.

Apostles Build was an every other year undertaking in Moore County. As more volunteers talked, often through masks and while social distancing, the answer to the query seemed to take shape: “We should build every year; we can find the way; let’s do it!” And they did, almost all the volunteer build days have been filled with crews from area churches.

If your church is not yet involved, please contact Dan Joslin, Faith Relations Ambassador, at danjoslin2@aol.com or 910-295-1799 or plan to come to our Faith Relations Meeting, every third Thursday at noon hosted by one of our Faith Partners.

I encourage you to reach out during the Habitat of Humanity annual open session do the application and take a chance on yourself. This is a hand up not a handout program, and your dream of homeownership may come true.  Everyone Deserves a Safe and Affordable Place to Live!!

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