First Annapolis Valley Groundbreaking

A huge wind storm swept through just before our groundbreaking ceremonies on Wednesday, November 15th, but we had a great turnout for the event as we celebrated the awesome work being done toward our goal of securing affordable housing for everyone here in the Annapolis Valley!  For more photos of this event, Click Here.

Foundation Work

At long last, we have some visible proof that we are going to build a house!  These pictures were taken on Tuesday in the rain, which has slowed down our progress, but folks, we have a foundation!  A foundation on which to build a safe, decent, affordable home for a family right here in the Valley.

With the promise of more sunshine in the coming days, the work will continue by both professionals and volunteers under the direction of Rick Wood, our construction manager.  For more information on volunteering, please go to our website:  www.habitatav.com.

It's so exciting to finally see something going up.  It has been almost two years since that first meeting in Berwick and many people have put in countless hours of behind the scenes work to get to this point.  Oh, I know that the work is far from over and for many more the work has just begun, but what a joyous feeling to be able to point to something concrete (forgive the pun) and say "There is 'our' house!"

Site Clearing

Exciting things are happening on Maple Avenue these days!  It used to be a challenge to tell where the build site was, but take a drive by now and there will be no mistake.  Thanks to David Cavanagh and his crew, the lot has been cleared.  Let the construction begin!  Okay, maybe not just yet, but exciting things are happening.

Families are a BIG part of Habitat

Summer is in full swing and we at Habitat AV are getting ready to swing our hammers in September. With September 15th being the tentative start date, the Family Selection committee is busy trying to find our first Habitat Family.  As the family is required to help build their own house, until we find that special family, we will not be starting our project.  (For more information about how to become a Habitat Family, please see our website:  http://www.habitatav.com/)  Meanwhile, the rest of our volunteers are busy creating a build schedule, gathering trades people and materials, and spreading the word. 

There still seems to be so many people who haven't heard that Habitat is here in the Valley.  To help get the word out we are planning a Family Fun Day!  Plan to be at Willow Park in Wolfville on August 29, 2010.  There will be entertainment (talent to be announced later), a BBQ, games for the kids, and lots of information about Habitat for both volunteers and families.  More details will be available soon.  Hope to see you there!