Charitable Giving

  • new/used material goods sold to raise money for charity

    Several remodeling associations hold yard sales to clear out new and used building materials and improve community relations. The Oregon Remodelers Association, the NARI Tampa Bay chapter, and the Idaho Remodelers Association all host sales to raise money for their chapters or for charity.

     
  • Tool companies donating to Habitat for Humanity

    A recently implemented charitable program from Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is helping drum up experienced volunteers for the Habitat for Humanity International program. "Heavy Duty Helping" is designed to give tradespeople -- both Milwaukee Tool users and others -- an opportunity to give...

     
  • Playhouse project

    By working 10-hour days Monday through Thursday so they could donate Fridays, the crew of Morris Builders in Rockford, Mich., built an 8-by-10-foot playhouse, auctioned off with eight others that were also donated to Habitat for Humanity. Owners Kirk and Joy Morris are rightly proud of their...

     
  • Habitat Home Repair

    Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro (N.C.) is securing funding to add home repair work to its services for low-income residents, the Greensboro News Record reported. "There's obviously a need for these kinds of repairs," the News Record quotes Bob Kelley, the affiliate's executive director...