This Saturday, Maria Washington, our very first homeowner who helped build her home 25 years ago, made the final payment on her no-interest mortgage and burnt her mortgage papers.The special event was part of a three house dedication ceremony in the Meadow Lake neighborhood. Before purchasing the first Austin Habitat home in 1987, Maria Washington [...]
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SAVE THE DATE: September 18, 2010 Celebrate another successful year with HYP Austin and welcome the new board of directors for the 2010-11 year! Buy your tickets now! More food, beverages, music, and games than you can shake a stick at. . . and the most fun you’ll have at a fundraising event this year! [...]
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This past Saturday, we dedicated the Guedes family home at 7309 Thanna’s Way in the Meadowlake neighborhood. The “Eagle Home” was sponsored and built by area Boy Scouts as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. Dozens of Scouts and their leaders, as well as Mayor Lee Leffingwell and state Senator Kirk Watson were on hand [...]
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Austin Habitat volunteers Bill Aguayo, Barry Fisette, and Dell Goss were honored with the “Exceptional Service Award” at this year’s Habitat for Humanity Texas Leadership and Green Building Conference in Austin, Texas. These three gentlemen have committed hundreds of thousands of hours volunteering and building with Austin Habitat. In addition, Dell Goss is a retired [...]
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This past Saturday, a group of 80 graduate students from the UT McCombs School of Business volunteered for Austin Habitat. They helped build four homes on Thanna’s Way in the Meadowlake neighborhood. The students were all first-year MBA students, and according to Dirk Hallen, second-year MBA student and member of the McCombs Orientation Committee, they [...]
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This past Saturday, at 3 PM, we dedicated two new homes in the Devonshire neighborhood! Benjamin and Leticia Lazaro are the proud new homeowners of 6105 Devonshire Cove. They have three daughters and one son: Jennifer (13), Stephanie (11),Vanessa (8), and Benjamin Jr. (3). They have always worked hard to provide their children with all [...]
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Bill Aguayo is one of our beloved “regular” volunteers, who has been building with us for five years. Recently, he was featured in an article in Austin Monthly. The article describes a day in the life of a regular Austin Habitat volunteer! Here is an excerpt from the article: “Some of the volunteers are also [...]
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Last Wednesday, we dedicated the homes of Michelle Moore and Torronda Neal in the Briarcreek neighborhood! Michelle Moore’s house was sponsored by Pulte homes, one of the nation’s largest new home builders. Pulte has shown a commitment to providing affordable housing in our community. They have sponsored nine Austin Habitat homes, and have been a [...]
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