Provo Police Work with Boulder's Residents to Frame at Community Center

Provo police officers , staff, and Boulder Apartment residents worked together this past week to help frame and sheet walls at the South Franklin Community Center in Provo. Officers plan to come out again next week and in the future to help with the community wide construction project. Habitat appreciates the efforts of the residents, neighborhood, and the Provo community on this ongoing revitalization project! Volunteers are still needed especially during the week. Contact LeAnn at (801) 368-2250 or leann@habitatuc.org for further details.

NEW AND "TRUE"!

The Habitat ReStore in Orem has received over 110 pallets of new merchandise from the True Value Hardware Show at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake. The store has great deals on new tools and construction items, outdoor furniture, cleaning supplies, pet care items, and anything else you can find in a small town hardware store. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity! Come check out all the new inventory for sale! Proceeds will benefit Habitat's local housing mission. The store, located at 340 South Orem Blvd., Orem, is open Monday through Saturday from 10-6.

Wells Fargo Teams Up Again for Habitat

Wells Fargo Bank has again generously "teamed" with Habitat for Humanity and presented a $15,000 check this week to the area affiliate. Funds will be used to help finish the renovation at the Eden Habitat home in Orem. Wells Fargo employees also gave a day of their time on Wednesday to remove the driveway, finish the exterior siding, complete the interior demolition and framing, and fill in the window wells at the renovation home. We appreciate the financial institution's continued support!

Habitat Celebrates World Habitat Day!

In recognition of World Habitat Day 2012, Habitat for Humanity of Utah County held a cake cutting celebration at its ReStore in Orem to bring awareness for the need for decent housing locally and worldwide on October 1, 2012.

Additionally, the local Habitat ReStore joined other Habitat for Humanity ReStores around the country to celebrate World Habitat Day by raising awareness of the need for affordable housing and soliciting cash donations to support Habitat's mission. ReStore customers have been asked over the last month to help by purchasing a paper house. Store staff has been displaying these paper houses with the donor's name on its World Habitat Tree inside the store.

The United Nations established World Habitat Day in 1985 to spotlight the need for adequate shelter worldwide. On the first Monday in October each year, Habitat for Humanity affiliates and national organizations raise their collective voice, taking action to change the systems, policies and attitudes that lead to poverty housing, and engaging partners in solutions.