 Partner
Spotlight
Lowe’s store #1667 in Quakertown has been an extraordinary
partner from the start. The attitude of every employee is “how
can we help you?” words that have been music to our ears for
over two years now.
We approached the store in late 2004 while planning our first
Women Build program. In addition to being extremely receptive
to hosting Women Build clinics (created through the national partnership
between Lowe’s and Habitat for Humanity), they made clear
that they were ready and willing to do whatever else they could
to help. In 2005, they ran the clinics multiple times and also
offered advanced clinics to women interested in training to become
crew leaders. In 2006, they again ran multiple sessions of the
Women Build clinics. Each year, the clinics have received rave
reviews from Women Build participants, thanks to Tom Ritter in
Commercial Sales and his assistants.
Melissa Harris, the store’s Installed Sales Coordinator,
has been a driving force behind the store’s participation.
Her enthusiasm for our mission and commitment to doing everything
in her power to help has made her indispensable. In 2005, she
undertook the organization of a region-wide build day at Emerald
Hollow. Employees of area stores came together to build and had
such a great time, they did it again in 2006!
The store has also chosen to support us through their Lowe’s
Heros program. In 2005, that took the form of bringing a gift
of tools and materials in tow to their build day at Emerald Hollow.
In 2006, they purchased and donated a playset kit to our Women
Build-ers, who built it as a training and awareness raising activity
at a local shopping center and then raffled it off to raise funds.
From researching landscaping materials to moving sheds and playhouses
to donating materials to our Resale events, the staff at Quakertown
Lowe’s have proven themselves incredibly dedicated and generous.
We simply cannot thank them enough for all that they do, but we
can try! Our first step is telling the world how much we adore
Quakertown Lowe’s. Got a handy man or woman on your Christmas
list? Now you know where to go!
In November and December, the store is participating in the
Homes for the Holidays program, another Lowe’s/Habitat national
partnership. See above for more information on this program! |
Physicians
Endoscopy staff partners with Habitat by raising funds and volunteering!
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County and the Bucks County Association
of Realtors, Inc. have launched Neighbor to Neighbor 2008! The
program is a partnership between Habitat, the association and
its members to build homes for deserving families in Bucks County.
The goal of the program is to raise $100,000 with the help of
local realtor agents; and, in addition to a financial commitment,
the program encourages participants to promote the mission of
Habitat Bucks to make safe, affordable housing a matter of conscience
and action in Bucks County. >