Mothers Build Houses on Mother's Day with Habitat
AMERICUS, GA Mothers who are in concern of other families who dont have a good home will join Habitat for Humanity Internationals Women Build program, and together build houses May 9th, Mothers Day.
Thirteen Women Build homes will go under construction during Mothers Day week across the nation with about 500 women and 2,000 volunteers in 11 cities: Dallas; Atlanta; Albuquerque, NM; Annapolis, MD; Detroit; Long Beach, CA; Portland, OR; Miami; New York; Orlando; and Denver.
From L.A. to New York, women from all walks of life are committing themselves to doing something extraordinary this Mothers Day helping families in need build better futures for their children, said Fiona Eastwood, director of Habitat for Humanity Internationals Women Build program. Together Lowes and Women Build are redefining home making by providing women with the tools to fight poverty housing.
Lowes involvement with Women Build is much more than a financial arrangement, it is a reflection of our commitment to address the nationwide issue of substandard housing, said Larry Stone, chairman of the Lowes Charitable and Educational Foundation. We are helping to build homes everyone can take pride in our employees, the volunteers, the partner families and the communities.
The program is sponsored by Lowes Charitable and Education Foundation, which awards more than $2 million annually to diverse non-profit organizations across the United States.