Habitat of Lakeland

Lakeland Habitat Annual Golf Benefit

Annual Golf Benefit  Sponsored By: St. David’s Episcopal Church, Lakeland, Florida Cleveland Heights Golf & Country Club Saturday, November 20, 2010   11:30 am Registration/Lunch Putting Contest 1:00 pm – Tee Time Shotgun Stars Scramble Format INCLUDES LUNCH & REFRESHMENTS Sponsorship Opportunities PLATINUM SPONSOR includes 2 FOURSOMES & LUNCH:  $1000 GOLD SPONSOR includes 1 FOURSOME [...]

Our Children Deserve A Safe Habitat

As August 3rd 2010 approaches marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we owe it to our children to make sure we do a  better job of defending them in the wake of the next catastrophe. Lakeland Habitat supports this just cause.  From pediatric care, nutrition and counseling to child-friendly shelters and temporary schools, defending [...]

No Hands But Your Own. What Makes Lakeland Habitat Homes Unique?

With poverty rates becoming increasingly lofty, the US has become home to over 100 million homeless people. These rates continue climbing as one third of the people in the US are having difficulty paying their housing bills.  Millions of families are forced to live in poor housing conditions which are often unsafe and unsanitary. This [...]

Donate a Dollar-A Bill for A Build!

Lets Build a House Facebook Fans! $1.00 WILL BUILD A FACEBOOK FRIENDS OF LAKELAND HABITAT HOUSE!!! Don’t think your $1.00 won’t count! Everyone carries a burden, yet some are heavier than others…Your ONE Dollar along with another $1.00 and another 1.00 will Build a Habitat Home for someone in need, you will Build Hope for [...]

Who Qualifies for Habitat Homes?

With over 100 million homeless people throughout the world, Habitat for Humanity cannot provide affordable housing for everybody. Therefore, the program must be relatively selective in choosing candidates whom are best suited for habitat homes. In addition to meeting a specific list of requirements, a potential candidate must agree to do his/her part in contributing [...]

Memorial Day!

Memorial Day is a very important day for our country.  We should never forget the men and women whose sacrifice makes our security and comfort possible.  This weekend lets pause in gratitude to think about our troops past and present.
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What Can I Donate to Lakeland Habitat for Humanity

If you are interested in becoming part of the Habitat for Humanity team, there are various ways to get involved. Regardless of your current economic status or your physical ability to contribute to the building of homes, there are ways for everybody to contribute. Money donations are among the most valuable ways to give to [...]

Lakeland Habitat’s e-Survey

Dear Friend, This year, Lakeland Habitat for Humanity will celebrate its 20th anniversary and complete its 100th house (and more). We are proud of what we have accomplished, but are constantly looking for ways to make our community stronger and healthier. At this time, we look to you to help us lay the groundwork for [...]

What is habitat for Humanity

We live in a country which has been built upon the backs of a predominantly individualistic society. Personal growth and success have become fundamental objectives in the struggle to achieve the American dream. As Americans, we are expected to compete for a taste of success, and this type of competition often means stepping on one’s [...]

Hard Hat & Tool Belt Dinner

Our annual Hard Hat & Tool Belt Dinner is scheduled for April 15, 6:00 pm, at Higgenbotham Ranch, 2200 Ewell Road.  If you have never attended, you have missed a great event.  There is good food, music and fellowship followed with a reverse auction.  The goal is to raise enough money to fund building a home for a deserving [...]

Lakeland Habitat Hard Hat and Tool Belt Dinner – April 15

Lakeland Habitat for Humanity Request the Pleasure of your
Company at the
Hard Hat & Tool Belt Dinner
& Reverse Auction
April 15, 2010
6:00 PM
At the Higgenbothm Ranch
2200 Ewell Road
Lakeland, Florida
Fifty Dollars per guest
Business casual Attire
Please RSVP by:
Call Judith at 863-688-4660 or
email info@habitatoflakeland.org
by April 9, 2010

Hard Hat and Tool Belt Dinner – Lakeland Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity, Lakeland

Barnetts and Lakeland Habitat for Humanity Raise Wall of Chapter’s 100th House

Barney and Carol Barnett personally donated two new houses – $60,000 for each home to Lakeland Habitat for Humanity.
The Ledger reports “Side by side with young men and women from Youth Build, a job training program, the Barnetts ceremonially raised the first wall of the 100th house to be built by the Lakeland chapter of [...]

Addressing Haiti Housing Disaster!

Lakeland Habitat helps address the houseing disaster in Haiti.

Vietnam in Review

It has been two weeks since Claire and I left Vietnam where we participated in the Habitat for Humanity Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Mekong 2009 Work Project.
Every day I still think about the small fishing village and the kind and gracious people we encountered.  I feel privileged to have had the opportunity assist 32 families [...]

Final Day in VietNam

Our last day on the work site and our house is finished. Our family whose name is Dong had a ceremonial tea service for all the volunteers to thank us, with a tea set that we all gave to them for their new home. It was very emotional for all of us.
One of the volunteers [...]

Lakeland Habitat in VietNam – Day Four!

Day 4 of the work week and Becky and I are stiff in places we did not know we had! It has been very cold and the 1 mile we walk to the work site after the bus can go no further seems to have grown to at least 5 miles. The people here are [...]

Arrived in Hanoi!

I am safe and sound here in Vietnam. Cannot understand what anyone is saying and they cannot understand me. Lots of sign language! Very strange being in a communist country. Went on a trip into Hanoi and then yesterday went out on a boat in Long Bay. Taxi cab driver was pulled over and policeman [...]

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