Sweat Equity Hours still loom

As part of being the recipient of a Habitat home, the partner family must complete a high number of 'Sweat Equity' hours. This prerequisite consists of 350 volunteer hours for a single parent and 500 hours for a two-parent family. The families must have these hours completed before moving into the house.

There are many ways to complete sweat equity: volunteering in the community, helping with housing projects, labouring on someone else's home, or working on their own home.

Selected families enter into a partnership agreement with HFHW by signing a contract. Once the sweat equity requirement is completed and the house is built, the family signs an offer to purchase the home.

Both families have been extremely hard at work in and around the community. Here's a shot of the Garcia's volunteering at the rodeo, selling tickets for the Playhouse Raffle:

If you have any type of community work available (volunteer events, yard work, labour) and are in need of great volunteers, please contact Family Selection Committee Chair:

Tamara McLellan

(204) 748-2743

tamaraleemclellan@hotmail.com