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Don’t miss out on this FANTASTIC
event! Seats are still available,
so purchase yours now! Or
read below to find out about Habitat
and Northwest Real Investors Association’s
partnership to bring higher quality
housing to those in need in our
community.
We
invite you to participate in the
fourth annual Northwest Real Investors
Association Charity Auction, a benefit
for Habitat for Humanity. This year's
Charity Auction will be quite a
treat, where attendees will enjoy
the Harbor Dining Room at the Bell
Harbor Waterfront Center in Downtown
Seattle. A gourmet seated dinner,
desserts, wine, a full bar, and
live and silent auctions will combine
to make this evening an event to
remember!
HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY - Helping Families
in Need
Habitat for Humanity,
East King County chapter is a non-profit
provider of affordable housing,
working to build decent, affordable
homes for families in need in the
East King County area. Their mission
statement is "to empower families,
build community, and create hope
through aggressive home-building..."
Their vision is to make it possible
for all residents of East King County
to live in simple, decent, affordable
housing through homeownership. Habitat
for Humanity is a grass-roots organization
which constructs homes in a self-help,
homeownership program.
The East King County
chapter has built 71 homes since
1988 in Bellevue, Carnation, Issaquah,
Newcastle, Redmond, Sammamish and
Snoqualmie, serving 77 families
in the process. These 71 homes have
housed 116 adults and 180 children
who otherwise would be living in
substandard housing. Habitat's homes
are not given to these qualifying
families, rather they are sold to
the families at cost with 0% interest
loans for repayment. Homeowners
are selected based on need, ability
to pay mortgage, and residence or
employment in the East King County
area for at least one year. Each
family provides 500 hours of sweat
equity as a down payment for their
house, working on their home or
the home of a Habitat neighbor.
When the homeowners
move on, their houses are sold back
to Habitat for Humanity and then
resold to another qualified family,
thus ensuring that Habitat homes
stay affordable in perpetuity. Each
Habitat home is Build Green Certified,
designed to be durable, environmentally
friendly, and cost-effective. The
East King County chapter is currently
building the largest Habitat community
in the Northwest in the city of
Snoqualmie. You can find more information
about Habitat for Humanity at
www.habitatekc.org.
How
You Can Help
Our hope is that
you will be willing and able to
support the tremendous improvements
to affordable housing that Habitat
for Humanity is working toward right
here in our area. All of us at NWRIA
have been greatly touched by their
hearts and their results. You can
help in several ways. Purchase a
table and bring your friends to
the event!! Or consider making a
cash donation to help put on the
event.
Simply click to
purchase tickets, or make
a cash donation which will help
to put on this magnificent event.
Please also spread the word to your
friends or business associates who
might want to join us in participating
in this event, as this is a great
way to introduce them to Habitat
for Humanity. From all of us at
NWRIA, we hope you'll join us in
this worthwhile effort!
For more details,
to donate or to purchase tickets
contact us at helen@nwria.com
or call 206-498-2350.
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