January 27, 2009 at 12:54 PM
To mark their Boston launch, Virgin America Airlines is granting a Boston-based non-profit $25,000. The organization that receives the most votes will receive the donation.
In January 2008, BU Habitat for Humanity pledged its support and $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (MA) to sponsor a home in the Boston area. We have successfully raised $23,000 but need your help to break ground in fall 2009 and make a family’s dream become a reality.
Habitat for Humanity International “seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.” The BU chapter of Habitat for Humanity was founded by a small group of dedicated students in 1998 with the ambition to provide affordable housing to families. Membership has since expanded to over one hundred students who go on build trips several times a month, and host fundraising and housing awareness events on campus.
The house will provide safe and decent living conditions for a family that could not afford otherwise. This home will allow the family access to resources such as better social services and education. Stable housing provides security, safety, increased health and wellness, and job and educational prospects. Habitat for Humanity will sell the house at cost in addition to providing a 20 year interest-free mortgage. The habitat house will be a LEED certified energy-efficient home.
Habitat homes build awareness of housing issues in the community. The family chosen to buy this house will be required to put in 400 hours of “sweat equity,” consisting of education, training, and/or building. This project will create awareness and opportunities for the 18,521 undergraduate students at Boston University to become involved with affordable housing.
Your vote will support Boston University Habitat for Humanity and will automatically enter you to win a flight across the world!
To vote for Habitat for Humanity:
~ Visit the Virgin America Airlines site.
~ Register
~ Find Boston University Habitat for Humanity (currently under “recent tab”)
~ Click on the “Vote” button to the left of the name.
Please pass this on to family, friends, co-workers, and anyone else on your contact list!
Thank you for your support!
Amanda Carlozzi
Fundraising Chair
Boston University Habitat for Humanity
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January 22, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Hi everyone,
Hopefully you were able to make it to our meeting Tuesday but if not,
here's what we went over:
Zach gave a short introduction of what Habitat for Humanity at BU does.
We go on build trips, hold fund raisers and events to raise awareness,
go on a spring break trip, and this year we are working towards
sponsoring our own BU Habitat house in Bedford, Ma. Join our facebook
group!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=2a1e6a1626b7599df8d1c26d2e54371e&gid=2200025951
Next, Lauren talked about our spring break trip to Alabama this year.
The cost of the trip will be about $250 per person. We will be driving
to Birmingham, staying in a volunteer center, and do both home repairs
and building homes. Sign ups are next meeting, and the people who pay
first are the ones guaranteed a spot on the trip. Lauren will be
sending out an email soon with the exact price and details of the trip.
If you weren't at the meeting to give her your email, let me know and
you can be added to the list of people interested in going.
Next Tuesday we are having a fund raiser after our general meeting. The
event is actually all day, if anyone goes to the Uno's in Kenmore
Square with the attached coupon, 15-20% of what you buy goes directly
to our Habitat and oue Bedford House fund. We will have our meeting as
usual and head over to Uno's as a group afterwards. Also, encourage
your friends to visit Uno's anytime that day and use the voucher to
help us raise money.
Sleepout will be April 22-24. We sleep out on Marsh Plaza to raise
awareness and this year we are going to try to get sponsorship to raise
money as well. There is a Sleepout Planning Committee and if you missed
the meeting or didn't get to sign up for it, let me know.
Last but not least, we have a bid fund raiser coming up very soon. Our
Student Group Competition (it has yet to be named) is going to be
February 27th from 7-9 in Morse Auditorium. It will be a competition of
many of BU's performing arts groups. The audience will make donations
in the name of their favorite group and the group that raises the most
money for Habitat will get a prize and hopefully some sort of
publicity. If anyone is a member or has friends who are members of any
student groups which perform, please
join our competition! Contact our fund raising chair Amanda at
ajcarloz@bu.edu with suggestions of groups or a name for the event.
Sorry this was so long and thanks for taking the time to read,
Emily Nolan
Secretary, BU Habitat for Humanity
to reply, email habitat@bu.edu
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January 20, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Hi everyone,
Hopefully you were able to make it to our meeting Tuesday but if not,
here's what we went over:
Zach gave a short introduction of what Habitat for Humanity at BU does.
We go on build trips, hold fund raisers and events to raise awareness,
go on a spring break trip, and this year we are working towards
sponsoring our own BU Habitat house in Bedford, Ma. Join our facebook
group!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=2a1e6a1626b7599df8d1c26d2e54371e&gid=2200025951
Next, Lauren talked about our spring break trip to Alabama this year.
The cost of the trip will be about $250 per person. We will be driving
to Birmingham, staying in a volunteer center, and do both home repairs
and building homes. Sign ups are next meeting, and the people who pay
first are the ones guaranteed a spot on the trip. Lauren will be
sending out an email soon with the exact price and details of the trip.
If you weren't at the meeting to give her your email, let me know and
you can be added to the list of people interested in going.
Next Tuesday we are having a fund raiser after our general meeting. The
event is actually all day, if anyone goes to the Uno's in Kenmore
Square with the attached coupon, 15-20% of what you buy goes directly
to our Habitat and oue Bedford House fund. We will have our meeting as
usual and head over to Uno's as a group afterwards. Also, encourage
your friends to visit Uno's anytime that day and use the voucher to
help us raise money.
Sleepout will be April 22-24. We sleep out on Marsh Plaza to raise
awareness and this year we are going to try to get sponsorship to raise
money as well. There is a Sleepout Planning Committee and if you missed
the meeting or didn't get to sign up for it, let me know.
Last but not least, we have a bid fund raiser coming up very soon. Our
Student Group Competition (it has yet to be named) is going to be
February 27th from 7-9 in Morse Auditorium. It will be a competition of
many of BU's performing arts groups. The audience will make donations
in the name of their favorite group and the group that raises the most
money for Habitat will get a prize and hopefully some sort of
publicity. If anyone is a member or has friends who are members of any
student groups which perform, please
join our competition! Contact our fund raising chair Amanda at
ajcarloz@bu.edu with suggestions of groups or a name for the event.
Sorry this was so long and thanks for taking the time to read,
Emily Nolan
Secretary, BU Habitat for Humanity
to reply, email habitat@bu.edu
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January 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Hi everyone,
This is just a reminder that our first general meeting will be tomorrow
night at 8 in STO B50.
See you there!
Emily Nolan
Secretary, Habitat for Humanity BU Chapter
to reply, email habitat@bu.edu
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January 13, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Hey everyone,
Our first general meeting will be next Tuesday, the 20th at 8. Same
place as usual, CAS B50. We will have build trip sign ups and a short
power point presentation and we'll be discussing our plans and goals
for this semester.
Hope to see you there!
Emily Nolan
Secretary, Habitat for Humanity BU Chapter
to reply, email habitat@bu.edu
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January 9, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Hi guys,
I hope everyone had a great holiday! We have a build trip set up for
Saturday the 17th to Bedford, and as we're not going to have a meeting
before then, sign ups will be through email. There is a 12 person
limit, so it's first come, first serve. Email me back as soon as
possible if you'd like to go.
Have a great rest of the vacation,
Emily Nolan
Secretary, Habitat for Humanity BU Chapter
to reply, email habitat@bu.edu
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December 1, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Hi Everyone!
Our last general meeting is tomorrow night at 8 in STO B50. There will
be pizza and snacks and build trip sign ups.
See you there!
Emily Nolan
Secretary, BU Habitat for Humanity
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November 18, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that we have a meeting tonight at 8:00. Come to STO B50
to sign up for build trips and learn how to help with the Agganis
Clean-Up.
See you there!
Emily Nolan
Secretary, BU Habitat for Humanity
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November 13, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Hi everyone,
Habitat is helping an organization called Starlight, which works to
provide Boston's homeless with clothing. As you may have noticed, there
are boxes in most of the residence halls and for the next few weeks, we
are hosting a clothing drive at BU. If anyone is interested in
monitoring the boxes in their residence hall or making posters for this
event to raise awareness, please email me and let me know. Otherwise,
please donate what you can and get your friends to help too!
Another even we need your help with is the Agganis clean-up, which will
be a week from tomorrow. Agganis will pay us $750 to clean up the arena
after the hockey game on Friday, November 21st. We will start at
9:30pm and we need as many volunteers as possible. The more members we
have helping, the faster it will go. Please email me to let us know if
you can help or to confirm that you can if you already signed up at the
meeting. This is a great Habitat bonding experience and will be fun, so
please please please come!
Thanks,
Emily Nolan
Secretary, BU Habitat for Humanity
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November 3, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Hi everyone,
We have another general meeting tomorrow night at 8 in STO B50.
Come and sign up for build trips!
Emily Nolan
Secretary, BU Habitat for Humanity
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