http://habitatgnh.org Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:10:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Big Thank You! Habitat would like to thank the following outstanding groups who volunteered their help for our Giant Tag Sale (and set up) on Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18. Thanks to their hard work and generosity, Habitat raised nearly $5,000, all of which will be used to ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/11/18/habitat-tag-sale-a-success/ Habitat sponsor group Madison Cares commenced work on their fifth home for Habitat on October 25. The new construction home is located at 23 Wilson Street, New Haven. Dozens of volunteers got a head start with the construction during the Madsion Cares "Building Green on the Green" event in late September, ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/11/10/madison-cares-begins-build-v/ On Saturday, November 1, Yale-New Haven Hospital and Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven joined in breaking ground and kicking off construction on a new Habitat house located at 15 Wilson Street in the Hill neighborhood. The construction project, estimated to take about six months to complete, is being co-sponsored by ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/10/28/yale-new-haven-hospital-and-its-medical-staff-to-co-sponsor-a-new-habitat-home/ The Amity Cares Wine Tasting on November 12 at Scoozzi Trattoria & Wine Bar in New Haven raised almost $1,000. Amity Cares is currently raising funds to build their third home for Habitat. Guests enjoyed specially selected wines and light hors d'oeuvres. Scoozzi donated the hors d'oeuvres and The Wine Thief donated wine for the event.  Special thanks to Jeff at ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/10/28/amity-cares-wine-tasting/ Friends, neighbors, Habitat staff, Board members and volunteers celebrated the dedication of 18 Shepard Street, New Haven, with Habitat's newest homeowner Tonya Sherman and her family on Sunday, September 14. The house, which dates to 1900, was sponsored by the Habitat sponsor group Madison Cares (click here to visit their website). Habitat ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/09/29/habitat-dedicates-its-60th-home/  Sleeping Giant Build Hosts 1st Annual Golf Classic Laurel View Golf Course Sleeping Giant Build, one of Habitat's house sponsor groups, hosted its 1st Annual Golf Classic at the Laurel View Country Club on Friday, August 8. To learn more about Sleeping Giant Build, visit their website at http://www.sleepinggiantbuild.org/. http://habitatgnh.org/2008/08/08/sleeping-giant-build-to-host-1st-annual-golf-classic/ A-Plus Building Supply sponsored a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven in conjunction with its Grand Opening on Saturday, July 12, at 31-C Fulton Street in New Haven. A-Plus invited friends, family, customers, vendors and supporters of Habitat to enjoy a day of fun to benefit Habitat's home ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/07/12/a-plus-building-supply-grand-opening-fundraiser-for-habitat/ Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven has been building homes in New Haven County since 1986 and has kept pace with the national trend towards designing and building more environmentally friendly structures. Habitat will expand the scope of energy-efficient features when it begins construction on two new homes in ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/06/18/habitat-for-humanity-of-greater-new-haven-to-expand-its-scope-by-building-green/ On June 11, Habitat held a casual summer cocktail party at the beautiful waterfront Owenego Inn in Branford. 170 guests enjoyed an evening of live music by The Langley Brothers Band, delicious hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and a silent auction. Fusco Corporation was the main event sponsor. Additional sponsors were Turner Construction, ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/06/17/habitats-summer-party-a-big-hit/ Habitat for Humanity hosted the second of three Youth Days on Saturday, June 14. The first was held on May 10. The day was organized by Sleeping Giant Build (SGB), one of Habitat's house sponsor groups. 19 youth volunteers from New Haven, Hamden and North Haven spent the day working on a variety of ... http://habitatgnh.org/2008/06/16/international-association-of-new-haven-funds-habitat-youth-days/