Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County is dedicated to promoting volunteerism for all ages. We feel it is our responsibility to encourage young people to take an active role in improving their communities from an early age.

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Thanks, Marty!
It was like Christmas in summertime for our construction staff, thanks to Marty Leicht who selected Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County for his Eagle Scout project. Marty coordinated a two day tool drive at local Lowe's stores, asking customers to make a donation of materials for our construction site. Marty collected close to $1,000 in tools and supplies! Volunteers and construction staff were very excited to see all that was donated and had a ball checking out all the new toys. What a great project, Marty -- thank you!

Bridge Valley Elementary collects over 300,000 Habitabs
We thank the efforts of Bridge Valley students and staff who recently donated a collection of nearly 316,000 Habitabs, totalling 240 pounds. We appreciate all the work and coordination that went into that effort. It is amazing what our youth can do!

River Valley Waldorf School
On Thursday, June 5, students at the River Valley Waldorf School in Upper Black Eddy prepared a morning snack for Habitat for Humanity’s volunteers, then toured the building site to learn about the need for affordable housing.

Boy Scout Troop 230
On Saturday, June 7, Boy Scout Troop 230 from Yardley traveled to Emerald Hollow, grill in tow, to prepare a delicious lunch of grilled chicken, veggie burgers, and lots of side salads for Habitat’s hungry volunteers to enjoy.

Alternative Spring Break!
Spring break usually brings to mind sun, surf, and a tropical location, but for 20 Connecticut students from Miss Porter's School and Avon Old Farms School, spring break meant hard work building homes at Emerald Hollow. As part of Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge program, the students traveled the week of March 10th and spent three days framing a new cluster of townhomes. Many organizations in the community lent a hand to make this year's event successful: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Trumbauersville and Quakertown United Methodist Church provided lodging during the build week; the Upper Bucks County YMCA allowed the students use of their shower facilities; Christ's United Church of Christ provided their facilities for a closing dinner; and lunches were provided by students at Kutz Elementary School in Doylestown. The Kutz kids also received the Collegiate Challenge volunteers when they traveled to Doylestown for lunch and recess one day! 2008 marks the fifth year that Miss Porter's School has build with Habitat Bucks, and Avon Old Farms School volunteered for the third time. In addition to their hard work and energy, the students made a financial contribution to the affiliate. Thanks to everyone involved for making this program a continued success!

Dream Homes!
Tohickon Valley Elementary School hosted a Build a House Build a Dream competition. Students participating in the afterschool Technology and Science Association created 28 entries for the competition. Jennifer Christmas, the club co-coordinator said this was the largest number of homebuild a house build a dreams designed since they began this event four years ago. Beth Adams, Outreach Director for Habitat for Humanity, and Katherine King, a member of the Faith Relations committee, served as judges for this event. We were simply overwhelmed by the creativity, the careful thought in materials and design, and the issues addressed from energy conservation to total construction costs.

Graduation + Scout Projects: Completing a graduation project with Habitat provides the opportunity to develop leadership skills and improve college applications and resumes while making a difference in the community. Projects are available in construction, fundraising, journalism, art & design, and more. > Click here for a complete list of projects.

Dedication Support: Youth groups can assist with home dedication ceremonies by providing refreshments or creating welcome baskets for the new homeowners. Basket creations can range from homemade quilts to cooking supplies and food to picture frames and other home decorations.

House Thank You Cards: Partner families use house-shaped cards to write thank you letters to our volunteers. Habitat supplies instructions on how to construct and decorate the cards.

Aluminum Can Recycling: Aluminum can recycling can raise money for Habitat. Details are available at www.cansforhabitat.org.

For more information about any of these programs, please contact Beth Adams at b.adams@habitatbucks.org or 215.822.2812 x305.