Over 200 Local Habitat Contributors Volunteer To Build Two Homes For Hurricane Devastated Families

Community members who donated money in the fall to Habitat's hurricane relief will build homes for two families who lost their homes in the disasters. Two homes will be framed on April 26 and 27 in Redondo Beach, which will then be packed and shipped to the Gulf region.

(PRWEB) April 24, 2006 -- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (www.habitatla.org) has raised over $1,188,300 in local donations since hurricanes devastated the Gulf region. Over two hundred local residents who donated money this past fall to Habitat’s “Operation Home Delivery” home-in-a-box program will have the opportunity to personally build two of the homes they helped fund. The “Community Build” will take place at the Beach Cities Health District parking lot in Redondo Beach on April 26th and 27th. The two homes will then be disassembled, packed and shipped to hurricane devastated areas, where they will be completed by local volunteers in partnership with Habitat Partner Families.

WHO:   Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles & over 200 Local Volunteers including Smith Barney of Manhattan Beach, Mullin Consulting, 100 Black Men of Los Angeles, and Manhattan Beach Volleyball Club,

WHAT:   Community Build Event – Two homes will be framed on April 26 and 27, which will then be packed and shipped to two families in the Gulf Region who have been devastated by hurricanes.

WHEN:   Wednesday, April 26th & Thursday, April 27th
      From 8 am to 5pm Volunteers will build in four shifts of 25 each day

WHERE:   Beach Cities Health District Parking Lot
      514 N. Prospect Ave, Redondo Beach, CA

WHY:      Generous community members who donated money in the fall to hurricane relief are now being given the opportunity to build homes for two families who lost their homes in the disasters. Over 200 volunteers are expected and each will be invited to sign the framed homes before they are packed and shipped. Donors rarely get the opportunity to attain tangible results of their generosity. This event demonstrates how Los Angeles residents can make a difference to families devastated by hurricanes, on a local level.

Habitat’s “Operation Home Delivery” shipped its first home to the Gulf region five weeks after Katrina hit. The home-in-a-box program allows volunteers all over the country to help in the rebuilding efforts. Each home costs $85,000 to build and to date,Habitat of Greater Los Angeles has raised over $1,188,300 and built and shipped 10 homes. Nationwide, over 300 homes have been built and shipped to families in the Gulf.

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