On Friday, August 22nd at 3:30pm in Swannanoa, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity will hold a key dedication ceremony to celebrate the completion of its 9th Women Build home and the beginning of the Stynka family’s new future. With Women Build as the sponsor, the majority of the home was built by women from all walks of life—from college-aged volunteers to retirees.
Andrei
and Rodika Stynka, the partner family, are scheduled to officially close on the
home the following week. After putting in 400 hours of “sweat equity” at
Habitat’s jobsites, ReStore, and in homeownership preparation classes the
family will become legal Habitat homeowners with an affordable 0% interest
mortgage. With their two young children they will start a new life in a community
surrounded by Habitat neighbors they met during their sweat equity process.
Women
Build is Habitat for Humanity's program for women who want to learn
construction skills and build homes and communities. The purpose of Women Build
is not to exclude men, but to focus on including women in the home building
process. The house is mostly built by female volunteers and construction
supervisors. A team of women comprise the Women Build advocacy team (WOMbats),
and the major sponsors are predominantly female. Major sponsors for this
particular Women Build house are: Global Village Teams in Support of Women
Build, Minigowin Fund, Publix Super Markets Charities, and “The Three Marthas”.
Lowe’s is the national underwriter of the Women Build program. Additionally,
the WOMbats raised money using an online crowd-sourcing platform.
This
year, the WOMbats focused on a “recipe” theme. Event attendees are encouraged
to bring a favorite hand-written recipe which will be included in an album and
presented as a gift to the family. The recipe theme represents the many “ingredients”
which are needed to build the home: community support, donors, volunteers,
building materials, and a partner family. A recipe for success!
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