{"id":3666,"date":"2013-08-28T23:46:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T03:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=3666"},"modified":"2013-09-11T18:41:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T22:41:46","slug":"women-set-to-build-habitat-for-humanity-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/women-set-to-build-habitat-for-humanity-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Women set to build Habitat for Humanity house"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s probably safer to hammer in work boots rather than heels, but Habitat for Humanity York Region likes to live dangerously.<\/p>\n

At least for one night only. <\/p>\n

Habitat will host a \u201cHammer & Heels\u201d dinner and fashion show in October to mark their launch of Women Build, a program to engage women across York Region not just with Habitat, but in picking up their own hammers and helping to build homes where needs and opportunities arise. <\/p>\n

Through Women Build, a construction job is completed entirely by women from the design concept stage right through to the very last flourishes of the home once it\u2019s constructed. <\/p>\n

Women Build is a model that has been successfully implemented by Habitat for Humanity organizations in communities across Canada, but this will be a first for York Region, according to Keasha Green, Community Event Manager for Habitat for Humanity York Region. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe had two successful builds in York Region last year and we\u2019re doing a new turn in terms of having a theme,\u201d says Ms. Green. \u201cThe interesting thing about [focusing] towards women\u2019s groups is we\u2019re not just getting women who want to volunteer because they are women; we\u2019re getting women who are in the trades who come out and say, \u2018I actually want to build and contribute to this.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great opportunity to introduce the fact there are females in the trades. We\u2019re also engaging community leaders: we\u2019ve got MPs and MPPs, Councillors, and leading women in business coming together, so we\u2019re bringing together the whole community.\u201d<\/p>\n

A location for York Region\u2019s first Women Build house has not yet been determined by the Habitat board, but the build is indeed scheduled for 2014. They\u2019re currently aiming at one house but that is entirely dependent on how much money they raise \u2013 and, of course, land prices in whichever York Region municipality they decide to focus on. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in participating but intimidated by the project or unsure of what you can contribute, Ms. Green says there\u2019s no cause for concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have no skills, you get trained on the site,\u201d she says. \u201cWe have people who are trained to build houses. You get hands-on training. The other side of it is, if someone already has a trade, they bring in specialized people. If you are a woman and already know how to do roofing, for instance, you are welcome to come and we will connect you with our construction manager to start the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great opportunity because it embodies the fact it can be for career-oriented women, a stay-at-home mom, or someone at the office \u2013 anyone can just grab a hammer and go. It\u2019s kind of fun too!\u201d<\/p>\n

Hammer & Heels will be held October 17 at the Venetian Banquet and Hospitality Centre in Vaughan. For ticket and event information, as well as info on Women Build, visit www.hammersandheels.ca, or call 905-868-8722.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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