Oldcastle, Inc. was honored by Paterson Habitat for Humanity as the 2011 Corporate Partner of the Year at the organization’s Annual Dinner on April 11, 2012.
The connection between Simpson Strong-Tie and Habitat for Humanity is growing stronger. Simpson Strong-Tie is renewing its partnership with Habitat for the sixth straight year bringing the company’s overall donation to $1.5 million.
It took two installments in this series to make it all the way up to the point where the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project (CWP) for Haiti would actually begin the work of constructing 100 simple, decent homes in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Haiti and the homeowners.
More than 20 years as a Habitat for Humanity volunteer did not fully prepare me for this experience. Nearly thirty years of experience as a freelance writer is no help as I attempt to describe the indescribable.
Habitat for Humanity will mark a major milestone when it dedicates its 500,000th house in Maai Mahiu, Kenya, and begins construction on its 500,001st house in Paterson, N.J.
