“We have friends who have told us we are lucky like we’ve won the lottery, but being lucky only lasts for a moment,” Avon says. "Instead, we feel blessed to own this home, and this feeling lasts a lifetime.”
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“We have friends who have told us we are lucky like we’ve won the lottery, but being lucky only lasts for a moment,” Avon says. "Instead, we feel blessed to own this home, and this feeling lasts a lifetime.”
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In a year where nothing went as planned, 41 children are now celebrating their first holiday season in their new Habitat home. Their dreams of home came true this year -- we hope you find deep joy and peace in that.
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Life is busy. There’s no denying it. Every day it feels like it gets more complicated and the rollercoaster doesn’t stop.
But what if we told you that if you set a goal, you can achieve it? That there is a way you can improve your life in a tangible way?
Earlier this year, as an organization, we were put in a position we had never been before and urgent donations were needed to support our families who had lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Some people never give up - no matter what. David and Myriam are those kind of people. Tragic events in Colombia forced them to lose everything, twice. Myriam lived alone in Canada for five years to get her family Permanent Residency. Then, once reunited in Canada, the family lived in the basement of Myriam’s sister’s home for four years.
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These past few months have seen tremendous uncertainty for all of us. Through it all, we’ve been reminded of the importance of having a safe and stable home.
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In 1990, Habitat for Humanity was formed in Calgary. It’s slogan back then was “Building Homes. Building Hope.”
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What a unique time in our lives. All over the world we live on the razor’s edge, not knowing what will happen one day to the next.
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Waking up to rainwater dripping into buckets. Making friends as the new kid and hoping it’s the last time. Keeping items in boxes because you know you’ll have to move again. For this family of three, that all ended when they picked up the keys to their home in Silver Springs, February 4th, 2020.
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Thad and Lisa have been married for almost 25 years and have three daughters between the ages of 18 and 23.
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