Our 2017 Gala was a roaring success! The guests, food and the live auction were a lot of fun! Please enjoy the pictures of the event. If you’d like to view the presentation slide show, click here. Here are our guests, all pictures taken by photographer Duane Barnett of The Local Newspaper. And here are pictures of the Board Members, Staff and the Food. We sure enjoyed the event and hope to welcome you all back next year!
Who better to ask what the concept of home means than children? Genworth Canada, in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity, is asking students in grades 4, 5, and 6 to share their stories, videos and poems in the Meaning of Home Contest. The winning student will receive a $50,000 donation towards a Habitat build of their choice, in addition to a $1,000 donation to their school. There are 10 second-place grants of $5,000 toward their local Habitat, and Genworth will also make a $10 donation to local Habitats from coast to coast for every entry received. “I believe it is important that our youth recognize the power they have to …
By David Conners “Why do you need Habitat for Humanity on the Sunshine Coast? Isn’t everyone quite well-off there? Can’t they already afford a home?” I was catching up with a friend of mine who lives in a city far away from our (sometimes) sunny shores when she made these comments. And she is partially correct. We live in a place where people hardly even blink when houses sell for a million dollars or more. An unusually high percentage of Sunshine Coast residents are retired. Many are reaping the benefits of a lifetime of hard work. Others took the money and ran after making a killing on Vancouver’s booming real …
The 5th Annual Gala for Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast will take place on November 21, 2015.
Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast Fundraising Event: Single Malt Whisky Tasting!
Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast thanks you for attending and supporting our fundraiser. Our thanks also go out to our volunteers who helped make this a great event!
“An Evening of Gourmet Fare, Fine Wines and ReStored Art” on Friday, November 30th at the Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club. Attendees will enjoy a seven-course dinner with perfectly-paired wines, and interpretation provided by wine steward extraordinaire, Jacquelin George. Local artists have been commissioned to create what “home” means to them, and ReStored “Home” creations will be auctioned by auctioneer extraordinaire, Ed Hill. There will also be fabulous door and raffle prizes. Tickets are $100. Contact: Doreen at 604 8851945 for tickets.
In addition to the banquet meal catered by Chasters of Bonnybroook Lodge, the choice of some fine wines, the toe-tapping dance music of the Joe Stanton trio, the variety of silent auction and raffle items, and the chance of winning the GRAND PRIZE, Habitat Harvest attendees will have the opportunity to “Donate a Door” for a home in the Sunshine Village project. More information to come…
The Fund Raising Committee for Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast is busy putting the final touches on plans for an evening of feasting, dancing, silently going after auction items or taking a chance on raffle prizes. The highlight of the evening will come when the winner of the GRAND PRIZE – 3 nights at the Whistler Delta Hotel combined with a Scandinave Spa and Whistler Blackcomb lift experience. The feast will be catered by Chasters of Bonnybrook Lodge. A tantalizing menu to suit the harvest season is being prepared. Sunday, October 23 5:30 pm Botanical Garden Pavilion, 5941 Mason Road, Sechelt WEAR YOUR BEST JEANS+ Music for the evening, supplied …