Habitat GTR will be rehab or recycle (as we call it) a previous Habitat Homeowner home. The home is located 521 Ash Street, Kingsley Michigan. We will be holding a Demo Day Saturday, March 3rd, 2012.  We are planning on having the home completed in a little over a month. We will be working on the home most days of the week, to give all volunteers a chance to get out and see what Habitat is all about.

Volunteers must be over the age of 16, and minors must have their liability forms filled out by a parent and notarized. If you are interested in volunteering please sign up at www.habitatgtr.org/volunteer. We need all skill levels to complete the jobs to complete this home. If you have any questions, please contact Mandy at mmartin@habitatgtr.org, or 231-941-4663 Ext. 125.

Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region has set Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM and Saturday, February 11 at 11AM for distribution of applications for homes being built in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Kalkaska counties. There will be a 45 minute informational meeting explaining the qualifications for home ownership. You must attend to be considered for a Habitat home.

Habitat personnel will also be available to answer any questions about Habitat for Humanity in the Grand Traverse area. Families are selected based on need, ability to make house payments of approximately $450-$550 per month and a willingness to partner with Habitat by fulfilling 275 hours (per adult) building their home. The application fairs are being held in the Community Room at the Grand Traverse Mall located on South Airport Road in Traverse City.

 Prospective applicants and the general public are invited.  Registration is not required, but will be appreciated by calling Nancy at (231) 941-4663, ext. 121.  Childcare will not be provided.

On Saturday February 11, 2012 we are holding our third annual Valentine’s fundraising dinner at the Williamsburg Dinner Theatre and we need your support to help insure another successful event.  Our format for the evening will be as follows:  Doors open with a pre-event cocktail reception at 6:00 pm, seating for an upscale dinner at 7:00 pm and then followed by excellent floorshow entertainment, live and silent auctions and raffles until 10:30 pm. 

The evening will have seating for approximately 250 attendees from inside and outside the region. This has become the premiere exclusive Valentine’s event for the area so please RSVP for tickets immediately.  Tickets are available for $50 per person or a table of 8 for $400. You can  purchase your Valentine Fundrasing Tickets HERE!

The Traverse Area Association of REALTORS® (TAAR) in partnership with the Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area (HBAGTA) and Habitat for Humanity once again hope to change such living conditions for a family from our area through another planned collaborative effort.

These three organizations whose main focus is the viable acquisition of affordable real property for a family on the edge are sponsoring another Habitat for Humanity home renovation project for the calendar year 2012.  The goal this year is to provide a safe, economically feasible and sustainable home for one family. To do this we need to raise $80,000.00 in a combination of cash, material and labor donations plus volunteers.

Volunteers are needed Monday-Saturday in the ReStore.  This is a wonderful opportunity for those who like to work inside or for those seeking retail experience. If you are creative and like to rearrange, this is the perfect place for you! We are always getting new merchandise to put on the floor!

 The ReStore is looking for friendly faces to greet, organize, clean, answer phones, assist customers, etc.  To sign up go to http://www.habitatgtr.org/volunteer

We are going to be needing volunteers Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9-3 for our Kalkaska build! This is perfect for teens over 16, moms, dads, groups, retired individuals and you can bring a friend with you! We will be starting siding this Saturday and will continue for about 2 weeks!

If you are interested please contact Mandy at mmartin@habitatgtr.org or 231-941-4663.

The AIA Home Tour raised over $4500 for Habitat GTR on September 10th, 2011! They opened up local homes they designed for people to tour and learn more about who the American Institute of Architects are. It was a great time and all of the homes were beautiful! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication on such a great success!

The Northern Michigan Spa Tour put together two fundraising events to benefit 6 Habitat for Humanity Affiliates. The hosted Dr. Wayne Dyer's "The Shift" at the City Opera House with a live auction and then hosted a week long Spa Week and the 9 Spa's in the Spa Tour! They raised over 10,000 dollars!

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication! It was a huge success and we were glad to be part of it!