Results for the First Round of Elections
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 18:34
Last night our chapter elected next year's Directors. Congratulations to all those who received positions! The competition was tough this year. We encourage those who did not get a position as a Director to run for a Coordinator position next week and continue to work closely with Habitat. The races were close and all of the candidates would have made excellent choices for Directors!
Results:
President: Andy Dries
Vice President: Mike Schiltz
Treasurer: David Trahms
Secretary: Nicola Kim
Strategic Communications Director: Kelsey Manders
Souper Bowl Director: Sam Bittner
Education & Advocacy Co-Chairs: Heather Smaby and Rachel Dalton
Work Projects Directors: Zach Schwartz and Andrew Sanville
Trips Director: Lauren Lever
Kickin' It With Habitat Postponed!
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- Category: Fundraise
- Published on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 18:29
Due to the closing of the park last weekend by the city, Kickin' It With Habitat will be rescheduled. Keep checking for more information on the new date!
Register for the 2nd Annual Kickin' It With Habitat!!
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 01:58
Join us for some food, fun, and kickball at our 2nd Annual Kickin' it with Habitat!
Where will it be?
The annual kickball tournament takes place on April 20th at Henry Vilas Park. Food and drink will be provided.
What is the cost?
The cost is $8 if you sign up as a team or $10 if you sign up as an individual. All proceeds go towards providing simple decent affordable housing to Madison families in need.
Registration is now open! Click on the link below to register now!
3rd Annual Tour De Habitat!
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- Published on Monday, 18 March 2013 01:27
Tour de Habitat 2013 Registration NOW OPEN!
Want to get a great workout while enjoying spring in Madison and helping out a Madison family in need? Then Tour de Habitat is the event for you!
What: 12 or 25 mile bike tour through scenic Madison to help raise money for our student-build house. We also have a Children’s Tour with a short bike ride through Vilas Park followed by a scavenger hunt, games, and a visit from the Henry Vilas Zoo’s mascot, Henry the Lion!
When: May 4th, 2013. Registration starts at 8:30, and the tour starts at 9:00. The Children’s Tour also starts at 9:00.
Where: The tour starts and ends at Henry Vilas Park and goes around Lake Wingra, Lake Monona, and the UW Campus. The Children’s Tour will be held in Henry Vilas Park and the Henry Vilas Zoo (right next door).
Cost: $25 pre-registration for the 12 and 25 mile tours and $30 day-of. $10 per child for the Children’s Tour.
Why: To raise money for the UW-Madison campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity and to have a great time biking through Madison with friends and family!
Who: YOU! We can’t wait to see you at the event!
To register for this event online, follow this link:
http://www.stayclassy.org/madison/events/tour-de-habitat/e23596
For more event details, check out the official event page on our website:
http://habitatuw.org/fundraising/tour-de-habitat
Questions? Email Heather Smaby at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for any questions or suggestions related to the event!
Souper Bowl XVII
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- Published on Saturday, 05 January 2013 19:42
Souper Bowl is an afternoon and evening of food, art, and entertainment, bringing the Madison community together to support Habitat for Humanity. Souper Bowl XVII will take place on Feb. 2nd from 2-8. All proceeds from the event go directly toward making Dane County a better place to live by providing simple decent affordable housing to families in need. To present this event we partner with Madison area high schools and potters, who donate ceramic bowls created in their art classes and businesses. Larger and more decorative bowls are sold in the silent Pro Bowl auction. The day is packed with entertainment, celebrities, great food, and door prizes. Be sure to mark your calendars!
Visit our Souper Bowl Page for more information!
We've changed our domain!
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 December 2012 06:07
Have you noticed the change in your browser's address bar? Do to some administrative restrictions placed on our student group, we've had to change the name of our organization and thus our domain. You can now find us at www.habitatuw.org. That's right, the "UW" comes after the "habitat". For now, your browser will automatically redirect you if you're still used to uwhabitat.org. But, be aware....we've changed! Likewise, email addresses have changed as well. You may use the same email prefix but with @habitatuw.org instead.
Build XII: Diriye/Hassan Family
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- Published on Monday, 29 October 2012 00:38
In Fall of 2012 work began on the house that would go to the Diriye/Hassan Family, the family sponsored by UW-Habitat for Humanity this year. Below is a brief bio from the family:
We are a family of four – Mohamed (father), Sahra (mother), Musab (son), and Layla (mother’s sister). We are originally from a country of long time civil war (Somalia). Before we came to United States we lived in a different country than Somalia and we never felt home in that case. It was a big dream for us to feel at home once again. We came to United States in October, 2003. We lived in Barron, Wis. for five years. When we came first to the United States, it was OK with us to be renting apartments, but when Musab was born we started thinking about having our own home.
We felt a home would help us finally settle and we felt we are at home here in this very cold Midwest State of Wisconsin. We then moved here to Madison. Today, it is something we could not imagine to see our own home is finally being built here. The most amazing thing to see for us is people from different groups are here to build what we one day will call our home
Big thanks from our heart to all of you, THANKS
