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Media Contact:
Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County
Sharon Newberry, Marketing & Events Coordinator
Phone:
732-728-0441 ext. 310
Email address: snewberry
@habitatmonmouth.org
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Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County hosted annual A Taste for Homes at Oyster Point on May 6
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Freehold, NJ -
O
n Monday May 6, Habitat for Humanity
in Monmouth County
hosted it's 4th
a
nnual A Taste for Homes event at the Oyster Point Hotel
with more than
twenty
local vendors in participation. The honorees of the evening were Lowe's and Heilbrunn Pape with the Corporate Citizenship Awards, Merola Tile with the ReStore Champion Award, and Gary Lespinasse with the ReStore Service Award. There were over 200 attendees and proceeds will go towards building homes, communities and hope throughout Monmouth County.
"Our annual A Taste for Homes is an important part of how we are able to support our mission," said Diane Kinnane, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County. "Every year the event grows and allows us to celebrate our amazing partners like Lowe's, Heilbrunn Pape, Merola Tile and Gary Lespinasse."
Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County has built more than 55 new homes and assisted hundreds of families over the last 30 years. Since 2013, with the support of volunteers the organization has built 14 houses, assisted over 130 families with Sandy related repairs and reached many others through its A Brush with Kindness and Ramp and Rails projects.
To view the video of our awards program click here. View pictures from the event here.
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L to R: Employees and guests of T&M Associates along with our partner familly Claudia, Patrick and Nicholas. Photo courtesy of Alix G Photography.
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L to R: Greg Robinson, Board President; John Merola, Merola Tile; Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso; Gary Lespinasse, Honoree; Diane Kinnane, Executive Director and Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger.
Photo courtesy of Alix G Photography
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Our partner family Chrystelle, Wilguens and Wilguens Jr.
Photo courtesy of Alix G Photography.
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John Merola of Merola Tile receving recongition from Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso.
Photo courtesy of Alix G Photography.
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L to R:
Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger; Diane Kinnane, Executive Director; Heilbrunn Pape Representattives, Chiara Mancini and Jeffrey Cheng; and Greg Robinson, Board President.
Photo courtesy of Alix G Photography.
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L to R: Representatives of Lowe's Home Improvement with Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger, Diane Kinnane, Executive and Greg Robinson, Board President.
Photo courtesy of Alix G Photography.
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About Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County
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Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County (HFHMC), serving Northeast and Western Monmouth County, is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity with the mission to put God's love into action. The organization brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope and a vision of realizing a decent place to live. HFHMC seeks to eliminate sub-standard housing and help low-income families achieve the dream of homeownership throughout its service area. It works with communities to develop decent and affordable housing where people can live and raise their families. The affiliate has built over 52 new homes and continues to support families through its A Brush with Kindness and Ramps & Rails programming. The affiliate currently services 83% of Monmouth County and includes the following towns and municipalities: Aberdeen, Allentown, Atlantic Highlands, Colts Neck, Deal, Eatontown, Englishtown, Fair Haven, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Howell, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Long Branch, Manalapan, Marlboro, Matawan, Middletown, Millstone Township, Monmouth Beach, Morganville, Ocean Township, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls, Union Beach, Upper Freehold, and West Long Branch. For more information visit
www.habitatmonmouth.org.
Twitter:
@HabitatMonmouth
Instagram: @HabitatforHumanityMC
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