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Tour de Habitat 2010

 REGISTER HERE!!

** NEW THIS YEAR!!

Team Registration!! (when you register, you will be given an option to register as a team)

Our Century Route is new and improved!! Check out our route maps at www.EvansAle.com. **

We are now registering riders for the fourth annual Tour de Habitat!!  The event will take place on Sunday, Septemeber 26th, 2010. Click HERE to see our brochure!

 

The registration fee per person is $100**. That can be raised before Tour on www.firstgiving.com/cdhfh by creating your own fundraising website, or you may bring the money the day of the ride. You can ride 100-, 50-, 25- or a family-friendly 10 mile route starting and finishing at the Albany Pump Station. ** Our century route this year is new and improved!! Check it out at  www.EvansAle.com. You can also visit this site to view other route maps.

 

HELMETS ARE REQUIRED!! For riding, you will receive a free T-Shirt and goodie bag.  A post-ride reception including a complimentary buffet and pints of ale will be held at the Albany Pump Station.   

**IF you are a family with young children riding the 10 mile route, you may raise $100 for your whole family.

**IF you are a group of students under 16 years old riding the 10 mile route, you may ride for the reduced fundraising rate of $50 per person.

 

The Gory Details

  Ride  Start  Finish
  100 miles  7:30  3:00 - 4:30
  50 miles  11:00  2:00 - 3:00
  25 miles  11:00  12:30 - 4:00
  10 miles  3:00  3:30 - 4:00

  

  Check out some photos from last year's event below:

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"Thank you!!" to all of our sponsors:

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Welcome

Welcome to the homepage for Capital District Habitat for Humanity.  We are your local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, International.

Our mission is to ensure that everyone in our community has a decent, affordable home.  That mission is made possible through partnerships and the generosity of our volunteers, sponsors, and donors and our Habitat Homeowners.  Habitat for Humanity operates as a construction company; we build houses, as a bank; we offer 0% interest loans to Habitat qualified families to own their home; and, as a social service agency; serving in partnership our families over the term of the mortgage.

 

Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CapDistHabitat

 

This site was last updated on 8/23/2010

 

 

 
FUNDAZ

Capital District Habitat for Humanity has partnered with Fundaz to create a Habitat savings card for local businesses. Just like entertainment books, Fundaz cards help raise money for local non profits. They are the easier way to get discounts on things you buy all the time, without the hassle of clipping and remembering coupons. It's good for one year from the day you purchase it, no matter when you buy. Plus, you'll be supporting your local Habitat when you purchase the savings card!

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Click here to be directed to our savings card website. You can purchase the card right online, or just browse the list of participating vendors. Thanks for your support!!

 
15 and 16 Emmet St. Dedication

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Capital District Habitat for Humanity (CDHfH) dedicated its 48th Habitat Home at 16 Emmet Street, and rededicated the home at 15 Emmet Street, at a ceremony Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 11am.  House keys were presented to the new homeowners, D’Andrea Brooks and Detra McGill, on Emmet Street in Albany’s North End. 

  

The build at 16 Emmet Street was graciously sponsored by the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany who provided funding and volunteer labor, with additional dollars from State Farm and the Albany County Housing Trust Fund.  15 Emmet Street was originally completed and dedicated to D’Andrea Brooks back in 2006 as a handicapped accessible house for her wheelchair bound child. However, as the child grew, more accommodations became necessary.  Therefore, Habitat built 16 Emmet Street, designed by Andrew Oaks, a student at Hudson Valley Community College, with additional handicapped features for D’Andrea and her children. D’Andrea’s first Habitat home at 15 Emmet Street will now be dedicated to a newly qualified purchaser—Detra McGill. 

  

Before applying for Habitat, Detra lived in a small one bedroom apartment. She always wanted to own her own house. She has been volunteering (sweat equity) for two years now. She likes construction so much that she is thinking of doing it on the side and possibly taking a few classes. While awaiting her house, she worked full-time and went to school part time. She was able to afford school through an Americorp scholarship, and she just finished classes in December. She currently works as a day care teacher. Even though she has no kids, Habitat has affected her family. She is thinking of taking two of her nieces in, since she now has her own place, and she is looking forward to starting her own family soon. Detra says, regarding her new home: “I just want to thank God for having the opportunities to give to others, and now He is giving me the chance to start my own family in my own home.”

 
486 N. Pearl St. Dedication

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Capital District Habitat for Humanity (CDHfH) dedicated its 47th Habitat Home at
a ceremony Thursday, March 25th at 11am.  House keys were presented by Mayor Jerry Jennings to the new homeowner Tammie Barnes at 486 N. Pearl St. in Albany (see photo above). The project was graciously sponsored by Siena College and Prime Companies subsidiaries, Coldwell Banker Prime Properties and Home Funding Finders


The home is part of Capital District Habitat for Humanity's North End Neighborhood
Revitalization Project. The Siena House is special because it was supported by student activity - many of the volunteer groups were Siena students and fundraising was driven by Siena students to sponsor this house. In turn, Prime Companies matched the students' funds. Prime Companies is owned by Ken Raymond, member of Siena's board of trustees.

 

When asked how what a Habitat home meant to her, Tammie Barnes replied, "I had a  tragedy in my life. I lost my son. This habitat home is something that I can leave in memory of the son I have lost."

 
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Habitat is now on Facebook!

Capital District Habitat for Humanity now has a Facebook page!  Search for us under 'groups' from your Facebook page ... we are "Capital District Habitat for Humanity" under non-profit organizations.

 

Click here to be directed to our facebook page!

 
New, Expanded Store Hours for the ReStore

The ReStore is now open on:

                          Thursdays - 2PM to 7PM

                               Fridays - 9AM to 5PM

                          Saturdays - 9AM to 5PM

The store is located at 454 North Pearl St. in Albany and is open to the public.  The ReStore is a home improvement resale store, with proceeds going to fund the important work of CDHfH.  Donations and Volunteers always needed.

 
CDHfH looking for building lots

Capital District Habitat for Humanity is looking for buildable lots in Albany's South End.  Click Here for more details.

 
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