In addition to new home construction, we were awarded two significant grants to use directly in our repair program, totaling nearly $400,000, and adding a staff member to our construction team. As our Aging In Place Coordinator, Jim Parsons will work directly with homeowner applicants with non-Habitat homeowner repair applicants. He will provide on-site assessment and coordination of the wheelchair ramps, roof replacements and other critical repairs needed in our community to help neighbors age in place safely and affordably. We continued our work in Richmond County, building in Rockingham in the fall, and plan to sell our next home in Hamlet this summer.  

~Amie Fraley

Thank you for your donation during the holidays; we are happy to tell you that we have raised enough money to build an entire Habitat home in 2021! We are re-energized by the donations from our Annual Appeal we see come in from new donors, devoted donors and those who have moved away but still send gifts! Do you ever wonder how we can reach out to so many people? Thanks to our volunteer “Honey-Do” team, we have an in-house production team that keeps the cost down.

Habitat strives to build eight to ten houses every year, and each house costs roughly $70,000 and requires over 2,000 volunteer hours to complete. Our ReStore in Aberdeen recycles gently used household donations and sponsors four houses per year. We rotate the Women Build and the Apostles Build volunteers to build a home. This year, the Apostles Build is building in Robbins. Our Business Build partners build a home every year. This years Buisness Build is currently underway in West Southern Pines. Our signature fundraising event is the Habitat Gala and Auction, April 17th at the Pinehurst Country Club, which raises enough money to build a home and do critical repairs to neighboring houses. We have been fortunate in the past to have companies who have sponsored an entire family. Supporting a Habitat home is an excellent opportunity to build company enthusiasm and culture, not to mention giving back to the community. If you are interested in learning more about the tax-deductible ways to build with Habitat contact Amie Fraley.

On December 7th, we welcomed six new Homeowners-in-Progress (HIPS) to the Habitat Program. We had virtual home tours for our new applicants; we held Zoom and Google classes for our current HIPS. We started virtual dedications and learned to do all of our contracts and paperwork remotely.

We don’t see our HIPs in the ReStore or on the construction sites as much as we would like to due to Covid, so we will continue to update the wall in our main office. Our Homeowner Wall allows you to see who you are helping to build a new home for through your generous donations of time, talent, or money.

Thank you for all that you do – from the Home Owners In Progress!

Katrina, Carmella, Sanae, Amber, Easter, Ofelia, Shamir, Maurice, Trinnette, Aurilla, Karly, Ra’Kerra, Shanetta, Wendy, Cathy, Elise, Jamarez, Jessica, Nyesha, & Shalena

Volunteers are the cornerstone of what we do here. Without wonderful people like you who are dedicated to helping us see our mission through, we would not be able to support our community in such a fantastic way. A few times a year, we get the opportunity to show our appreciation to some of our hardest working volunteers. We call these folks “hardcore volunteers”. Our Hardcores are an elite group of individuals who volunteer with us regularly. Some come out weekly, others several times a week, and others as often as their schedules will allow. These folks come from all walks of life, including military personal (some retired, some still active), dentistry, lawyers, accountants, tattoo artists, therapists, educators and engineers. These people may or may not know anything about building a house when they join us that very first time. Still, as they continue to donate their most prized possession, their time, they learn everything they need to know about building a wonderful home. Eventually, they might even feel like a professional out on the construction site!  

Meet our "Trim Crew"

The Habitat Gala and Auction is our annual signature fundraising event and celebration. We celebrate our mission of building affordable homes for hardworking families who don’t qualify for a traditional mortgage. In years past, the Gala has promptly sold out with 250 of our supporters enjoying a gourmet dinner, a silent and live auction followed by DJ and Dancing. Our goal is to raise $125,000, which will build a home in Moore County and make numerous repairs to the neighboring homes so seniors and disabled homeowners can age in place.

We need your help in making this year’s Gala a smashing success and a fun event for all by providing Silent and Live Auction items that will stir excitement and create a buzz around town! Whether you are an individual who can donate a timeshare or a company that can donate your service, your donation and your brand will be featured on our mobile bidding site, event program, the Habitat website and social media platforms.

This year, our silent auction will be filled with sponsored tool bags! Each tool bag will be stuffed with themed items selected by the business, organization, individual or group that would like to support Habitat’s mission by donating their stuffed tool bag. The actual bags will be provided courtesy of Platinum Pinnacle sponsors, ACE Hardware. Only 25 tool bags will be at the gala – so contact Stacy today to lend a hand. The sponsor of the bag with the highest bid will receive a Habitat ReStore gift certificate and two tickets to next year’s gala!

Sally Brown has been a longtime advocate of Habitat. She has served on the Board and as the Women Build Chair Women. In an unsolicited testimonial, she boasts about how efficient the ReStore was inspecting and pricing donated items. “Everybody knew what they were supposed to do and got it done. Like a well oil machine!” Sally said. She especially had high praise for Krystal Allen, our volunteer coordinator, for her management style and interaction with volunteers and customers. Kudos to Krystal!

The ReStore would like to welcome back both returning volunteers and new volunteers to help price and stock the items in the ReStore. All CDC recommendations for a safe. volunteer experience are in place. We have missed your company and hope that you will be able to join us a few hours a week.