Habitat Cape Cod news & updates
October 2019
Site Supervisor Bob Leary with Mashpee home buyers and Vicki Goldsmith on Wall Raising Day in September.
New Builds!
In August and September we raised walls on 11 new homes in Brewster , Wellfleet and Mashpee . Thank you to everyone making these projects possible: the family selection team, site supervisors, the volunteer coordinators, the registration, snack, construction and devotion volunteers, the family partners, the donors and sponsors and everyone who came out on wall raising days.
We held our Annual Meeting sponsored by Shepley Wood Products, this month and honored volunteers celebrating anniversaries, the Cape Cod Foundation, Bob Burke, Joe O'Toole, Bob Harding and Vicki Goldsmith for their contributions...... . More
State Representative Tim Whelan, Senator Julian Cyr and Rep Sarah Peake, presented a resolution recognizing Vicki Goldsmith for her 20 years of leadership and Shepley Wood Products partnered with Andersen Windows to make a $5,000 donation!
Sadly, long time volunteer Bob Harding of Yarmouth, who was honored with the Everett Stoyle Spirit of Service Award, passed away two weeks after being recognized at the Annual Meeting. He will be missed.
Habitat Connect 
Our new volunteer website, Habitat Connect launched in late August under the leadership of a great team of volunteers, John Schoenherr,
Joanne Broderick, Ray Gingras, and Burt and Cathy Slavin.

They did extensive work behind the scenes researching, rolling out and launching this new system.

The site is currently up-to-date with all construction and ReStore opportunities and soon will be home to many other opportunities of all types including snacks, devotions, events and more.

Visit Habitat Connect today!

If you have questions about your Habitat Connect online account, please email them to Tara@habitatcapecod.org

OR

Tara will be available to help you with your account at the Habitat office from 10am-4pm on Tuesday, November 12th and Friday, November 15th. Just email her to let her know what time you can come by! Bring your phone, iPad or laptop .
Highland Affordable Housing is honoring Habitat Cape Cod's Executive Director Vicki Goldsmith with the 2019 Caroline Herron Memorial Award for Outstanding Advocacy of Affordable Housing on the Outer Cape!
Join them at 4pm on Friday, November 15th at the Truro Council on Aging.

Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by November 10th to khenry15@comcast.net.
Home Builders Blitz 2019
Thanks to our local partners at the Home Builders  &  Remodelers  Association of  Cape Cod , (HBRACC) who worked together in September to build a Habitat home in 5 days. Thank you to photographers Scott Button and Josh Allan for capturing the magic! Time Lapse Video courtesy of Scott Button. More photos
Applications are now open for two-3 Bedroom homes in Mashpee!!!

Deadline for submission is December 17th. More
ReStore
28 Whites Path, South Yarmouth - 805 Gifford Street, Falmouth
Monday - Saturday 9am-5pm

Donation Hotline 508- 394-6400 x 31
FUNDRAISING
Congratulations to the winner of our 2019 Kayak Raffle, David Sears of Brewster! Enjoy your beautiful new Kayak!

The winning ticket was pulled by Joshua King and his brother Jackson on Sunday at the Wellfleet Oysterfest.

We are very thankful to all who participated in this fundraiser for Habitat Cape Cod.

We owe a very special thanks to Pat Taylor and Bill Witmer for once again creating and promoting such a special fundraiser to support our mission to build homes, hope, lives and community on Cape Cod.
The 2nd Annual Ride for Homes on Sunday, September 22nd welcomed 96 riders and raised nearly $70,000! 

Thank you to the riders, volunteers and sponsors.

The top 5 fundraisers were... Nick Harmansky, Ed Ebert, Peter Soule, Brad Boyd and Jim Doherty. 

We also welcomed teams from Shepley Wood Products, Mid-Cape Home Centers, The Rotary Clubs of Cape Cod and Oceanside Restoration. 

Thank you to our sponsors at Coastal Mechanical, Shepley, Mid-Cape, Hutker Architects,
L.L. Bean, Sea Sports Cyclery & Outdoor, Kappy’s and Whole Foods Market .


Hope to see you all next year for our 3rd Annual Ride for Homes! Save the Date - Sunday, September 13, 2020.
TOWN NEWS
Currently Scheduled Town Presentations:

Chatham, George Ryder Road South (2 homes) :  Monday, November 18th at 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Meeting Appearance. https://www.chatham-ma.gov/board-selectmen  Shareen Davis, Chairman. sdavis@chatham-ma.gov Local Initiative Program (LIP) application presentation. The LIP application is the first step in the 40B Comprehensive Permitting process.  We are seeking the Board of Selectmen's support for our application to Department of Housing and Community Development.  We plan to take the project to ZBA (Zoning Board of Appeals) this winter.

We appreciate your support at our public presentations.  If you cannot appear in person, you might consider writing a letter to a Board’s Chair.  Please note that appearances and hearing dates may be subject to change. If you plan to attend in person, please double check the town website and/or email Beth Wade at land@habitatcapecod.org to confirm our appearance.  

Update on a past ZBA appearance:

Wellfleet, Old Kings Highway (4 homes): The ZBA approved our application on July 11th. On August 6 th the abutters appealed the ZBA’s decision. Our Attorney is preparing our response.  We will share additional information as it becomes available.  
CONSTRUCTION NEWS
Infor Team Day on Paul Hush Way, Brewster
Bank of America Team Day on Durkee Lane, Wellfleet

  Degrass Road, Mashpee
 (One-3-Bedroom)


The walls have been raised and trusses are in place, the roof has been sheathed and the interior framing is underway.
  Paul Hush Way 2, Brewster
 (Six-3-Bedrooms and
Two-2-Bedrooms)
All walls have been raised and trusses are in place for 7 homes, (one home was a Blitz and was completed in September.) The sheathing is complete on two homes and most of the sheathing is complete on the rest of the homes. Interior framing is underway.
Durkee Lane, Wellfleet
 (One-3-Bedroom and
One-2-Bedroom)

The walls have been raised and trusses are in place and the roofs have been sheathed. Interior framing is underway.
MAKING A DONATION
TO YOUR LOCAL HABITAT
Did you know that Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) also fundraises on Cape Cod - with emails, social media, ads in the Cape Cod Times and direct mailings? You can choose to contribute to HFHI or you can choose to contribute to Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod.  

To donate to our local home building program, be sure to send your donation to us, your local Habitat at:  411 Main St., Suite 6, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 - or donate securel y   online .
DONATE YOUR CAR
Donate your car to Habitat for Humanity and help support our homeownership program on Cape Cod.

Cars for Homes turns your car donation into cash that supports Habitat Cape Cod's affordable homeownership programs. Start your donation  online , or by calling our hotline. You can complete the donation process in 3 simple steps. Towing is free!
 
Call 877-277-4344 or  Learn More   
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