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Jack Sprat bar night and bake sale

Our second bar night was great! Groovitational Pull, the band pictured above, put on a tremendous show, rockin out to spot-on David Bowie covers. They played pro bono for Habitat and I just wanted to give them a shout-out for their great gig and willingness to support our mission. We raised $100 even from cover [...]

I’m gonna have to give you a ticket.

Tonight was a success! About half the team worked as ticket takers tonight at the womens’ basketball game against Coastal Carolina. We made a little over a $100 and really enjoyed the new experience. The notable aspects of the evening were as follows.
We showed up at about 5:30 pm and were told to meet in [...]

WCHL Chapel Hill News…

“UNC’s Habitat Thailand Team Trip Leader Brandon Garren says fundraisers are the cornerstone of obtaining money for the UNC Habitat Thailand team to get money for their summer trip to Thailand….” – WCHL News
Read full article at: http://www.wchl1360.com/detailswide.html?id=12388

Weekly Update 11/13

Whew, Friday really took his time getting here this week. But, what a successful week it has been! On behalf of the entire team, I just wanted to cordially thank everyone that donated to our program recently. Our current balance sits at $4,422.46– an almost $2,000 increase from last week’s standing! We truly appreciate the [...]

Building the foundation for a community — Habitat for Humanity Int’l

Habitat for Humanity’s annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project is a weeklong event, but the planning behind it begins many months before the first bricks are laid. A handful of volunteers have been in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for four or five months, preparing the build site and laying the groundwork for a new community [...]

New Search Engine – Check it out!

Here’s a new easy way to raise money for UNC-Habitat Thailand. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they’ll donate about a penny to us every time you do a search!
In addition, do all of your shopping through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 900 [...]

Retreat Pics!

U.S. military joins Habitat for Humanity project in Nong Plalai

The USS City Of Corpus Christi arrived in Laem Chabang on Oct. 24 for a scheduled port visit.

More than 20 American sailors came ashore and picked up hammers to complete three Nong Plalai homes for impoverished families being constructed by the local arm of U.S.-based Habitat for Humanity.
The sailors from the USS City Of Corpus Christi [...]

Bar night and Bake Sale

Tonight was very successful! Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us! Selling baked goods in bone-chilling weather at 3am in morning wasn’t easy, but it did pay off– we made another $125! At the same time tonight, we also made $82.00 in donations from our Bub’s sponsored bar night! We had a great [...]

Bub O’Malley’s Bar Night!

Our first bar night is being sponsored by Bub’s at 157 E Rosemary Street. Take a break out of your toiling week and come relax with UNC-Habitat! There will be special karaoke performances by members of the H4H Thailand team– that should be quite the incentive. The fun starts Thursday night, 10-2am. Be there!