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Feb 13, 19 •
0 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
OK, so most everyone has seen the Febreze commercials where people go noseblind to the smells in their homes, right? The same can be said of things that are out of place or in a minor state of disrepair in your home. At least that’s the case with me. It...
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Jan 23, 19 •
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Students across the country have an opportunity to help a local family become a Habitat homeowner, thanks to the Meaning of Home contest, a national writing contest in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada. Launched earlier this month, the Meaning of Home...
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Oct 3, 18 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
There were lots of happy tears at this year’s Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent’s 2018 home dedication. Cindy Krutasky received the keys to her new Pain Court home on Friday and is proud to be able to call herself a homeowner. This is the fifth house...
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Nov 15, 17 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Test-drive donations via a local auto dealer will help build homes and will assist in sending local kids to an international baseball tournament at the Baseball Hall of Fame. That’s the impact the final two Ford Drive 4Ur Community events organized by...
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Sep 12, 17 •
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Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent is going to take on the environment as part of the 12 days of Positivity. Habitat’s ReStore is the host location for the Sept. 14 event. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., bring in everything from E-waste to gently used furniture and...
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Sep 5, 17 •
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Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent is going to take on the environment as part of the 12 days of Positivity. Habitat’s ReStore is the host location for the Sept. 14 event. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., bring in everything from E-waste to gently used...
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Aug 29, 17 •
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For Lee Chrysler and Nichole Spall, a summer of hard volunteering paid off when they took the keys to their new home in Blenheim – this year’s Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent project. Nancy McDowell, executive director for Habitat for Humanity in...
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May 24, 17 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
File it under “Why the heck doesn’t everyone do this,” but the local Habitat for Humanity folks deserve a huge pat on the back. So too do municipal officials, and the organizations partnered up to provide families in need with used computers. Access to...
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Oct 19, 16 •
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Swiffer hopes to sweep some funding towards Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores. The P&G subsidiary is helping to mark 25 years of ReStore by $1 for every ReStore transaction from Oct. 17 to Oct. 31, helping more families build strength, stability and...
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Sep 28, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • No Comments
When they handed Athena Lumsden the key to her new home last Friday, they also handed her a new life. “All I wanted was a safe home in a nice neighbourhood,” she said as she took the keys to a three-bedroom home in Charing Cross. “It’s gorgeous and...
