Media Release for the week of November 6, 2009 – November 13, 2009

VOLUNTEERS PUTTING UP HOLIDAY DECORATIONS FOR HABITAT

Volunteers will be helping to put up the big Christmas tree and other holiday decorations at the Provo Towne Centre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to help raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Utah County. In return for the volunteer effort, the local mall management will make a generous donation to the local Habitat affiliate. This is the second year that Habitat volunteers have helped with the holiday decoration fundraiser.

LOCAL MASCOTS “MAD” ABOUT HABITAT

Area mascots will be taking on local junior high and high school teams in a full- filled basketball game to benefit Habitat for Humanity's local construction efforts. The Mascot Madness event will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Timpanogos High School located at 1450 North 200 East in Orem. Tickets are $5.00 for adults/students, $3.00 for children 12/under, or $20.00 per family. Tickets can be purchased at www.habitatuc.org or at the door. All interested community members are invited to attend.

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is a non-profit, ecumenical organization and is one of more than 2,300 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International. The local affiliate is committed to eliminating poverty housing and homelessness in the county by building or renovating simple, decent homes with area residents in need of affordable shelter. Affiliated in 1991 by a group of local community members that were concerned about substandard housing in the county, the organization has built or renovated 36 homes providing more than 57 adults and 120 children safe and affordable housing and a stable home environment. The affiliate is currently building homes in Spanish Fork, Orem and Provo. For more information, please call (801) 344-8527 or look online at www.habitatuc.org.