Habitat for Humanity Halton held a volunteer dedication event to recognize outstanding volunteers. The event honored 16 award recipients in 8 categories, including Executive Director Award, Special Long Service Award, ReStore Volunteer Award, and Youth Volunteer Award. Over 400 people attended including volunteers, sponsors, partner families, and dignitaries. The magazine highlights Habitat Halton's growth, partnerships, builds, and positive impact of affordable housing on families' well-being.

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ANNUAL MAGAZINE 2013
Habitat Afiliate
1800 Appleby Line, Unit 10
Burlington, ON L7L 6A1
Tel: 905-637-4446
Fax: 905-637-1540
Email: office@habitathalton.ca
www.habitathalton.ca
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Contents
The Evidence Is In:
CMHC study reveals
that affordable
housing improves lives
We’re Growing:
Expanding to meet
the needs of our
community
Visionaries. Builders.
Groundbreakers.:
Putting our partners
and sponsors on the
map
Thank You:
Our volunteers make it
all possible
It Takes a Village:
Building homes
around the globe
Habitat’s Build
Programs:
How can you help?
Future Builds:
2014 is going to be an
exciting year
A special thank you to the following
individuals for their volunteer contributions
to the 2013 Review Magazine:
Writer : Nneka Onwualu
Editor: Roy Campbell
Graphic Designer: Andreina Camejo
Photo Credits: Maude Leger and Kelvin Chan
Staff Marketing & Communications Manager: Angela Goldrup
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Message from the
Executive Director
At Habitat for Humanity Halton, we have always
believed that access to affordable housing is crucial
to making our communities healthy and livable for
everyone. Now we know for sure.
It’s a statistic that many of us can’t comprehend: one
in nine families in Halton lives below the poverty
line and struggles to find an affordable place to live.
By some estimates, more than 5,000 Halton families
will require some form of affordable housing in
the next five years. Today many are living in less
than “decent” accommodations. The need in
our community is great and our commitment to
our core principles of “building safe, decent and
affordable homeownership opportunities” in Halton
must continue.
In order to continue to live by these principles,
we rely on the generosity of our volunteers
and community and corporate partners. This
generosity was evident in 2013, when so many of
our volunteers and partners picked up a hammer
at one of our build sites, stocked shelves in our
ReStore or held fundraisers for our programs.
Through donations of time, sweat and money, our
community showed us time and again that they
know as we do that affordable housing is crucial to
making our neighbours healthy and livable
for everyone.
We also now know that there are clear benefits to
providing affordable homeownership opportunities
thanks to the Canada Mortgage and Housing
Improving the health and
wellbeing of families
in Halton
Corporation’s “Building Families’ Futures and
Opportunities Through Habitat Homeownership”
report. The report provides clear proof that when
lower-income families are able to afford a home,
their health and wellbeing is positively affected. The
benefits of owning an affordable home are especially
evident for the children of families, a fact we’ve
known since our organization began.
The year 2013 was pivotal for Habitat Halton and in
this guide we share with you just a few of the year’s
highlights. We had groundbreakings in Milton and
Oakville. Presented a partner family with keys to a
new condo in Burlington, expanded our office and
ReStore to better meet the growing needs of our
community, welcomed new corporate partners and
volunteers, and continued to grow our programs,
services and initiatives. We also introduced our
‘What will you build?’ campaign and announced our
new 75 in 5 strategy.
Without the incredible support of our volunteers,
partners and sponsors, we would not have been
able to achieve so many wonderful things over
the past year, nor would be able to continue to do
such important work for our
community. This we know
for sure: homeownership
benefits everyone and with
your help, Habitat Halton
is continuing to provide
affordable homeownership
opportunities for
everyone in our
community. From all of
as at Habitat, thank you
for helping us build.
John Gerrard,
Executive Director

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Habitat Halton’s five year
strategy draws attention to the
need for affordable housing
in our region and the benefits
that good affordable housing
strategies bring to our
residents, neighbourhoods
and communities.
Habitat Halton’s strategy
to focus on building
higher density, multi-unit
developments will increase
the number of Habitat
homeownership opportunities
in the region from an average
of 1.2 Habitat homes per
year, to an average of 15 new
opportunities annually over
the next five year plan.
In 2014, Habitat Halton has
builds planned in Milton,
Oakville and Burlington
with the goal of providing
homeownership opportunities
to 24 partner families.
What will you build?
In 2013, Habitat Halton
introduced their “What will
you build?” campaign as a
way to remind us all that we
not only build homes, we
build hope and we build lives.
We achieve this because we
are a group that makes things
happen.
This year, what will you
build?
68% saw increased
children’s participation in
activities outside of school,
including sports, music, arts
and volunteering
65% said
their children’s
confidence
improved.
There were also
across-the-board
improvements in
children’s academic
performance,
behaviour, grades,
enjoyment of
school and school
attendance.
* To learn more about how
Habitat helps families, or for
the full CMHC family impact
report, visit www.habitat.ca.
75 in 5
Plan
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How does Habitat
improve family
life? Of the 300+
families surveyed
across Canada:
The Evidence Is In
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IMPROVES LIVES
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)*, with assistance from Habitat
Humanity Canada, conducted a Canada-wide survey of Habitat homebuyers in
2012. The survey, “Building Families’ Futures and Opportunities Through Habitat
Homeownership”, revealed that when lower-income families are able to afford a
home in a safe neighbourhood, there are clear benefits to their health and wellbeing.
86% reported
that they were
happier since
moving into their
Habitat home
89% said that
their family life
had improved
Over 80%
identified that having
a home that they could
call their own gave
them a sense of stability
58% reported that
they were better off
financially now than
before they moved into
their Habitat home
78% reported
improved health,
including reduced
colds, flu, allergies,
asthma symptoms
and stress, 31%
reported less
frequent visits to the
doctor, and about
25% reported fewer
days of work missed
because of illness
Family
participation
in volunteering
increased from
52% to nearly 61%.
This included
additional
volunteer
hours related to
involvement with
Habitat activities.

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Siemens for donating shelving, office
cubicles, desks, cabinets, steel, plants,
chairs, filing cabinets, wall units and
appliances for use in our new office space.
Other donated items will also be sold in the
ReStore.
Mattamy Homes and FlexLink
employees who worked alongside our
staff and volunteers to collect, move and
reassemble donated items.
Oakridge Auto Service Ltd.
for their ongoing services to help keep
Habitat Halton’s trucks on the road.
Oakridge spent a number of days fixing up
the body of our old 16 ft. old truck and will
continue to maintain all of our trucks in
the year ahead.
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We’ve grown to
meet the needs of
We’ve growngrown
our community
Our office and ReStore have expanded. The office is now
located in unit 13, next door to the ReStore on Appleby
Line. Moving the office has added approximately 6,000
sq.ft. of additional retail space for the ReStore whose sales
support all of our builds and initiatives.
Thank you to…
The Meeting House in
Oakville who volunteered to remove old
carpet and tile to help us prepare for our
new office space. They had all the carpet
removed, cut, rolled and tossed into the back
of a truck before lunch.
HTT Signs for wrapping our trucks with
beautiful advertising that will last for years to
come. HTT Signs also dedicated more than
three days of their time to put durable new
decals across the entire ReStore and office
front windows, making Habitat Halton more
visible in our community.

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Keller Williams Edge
Realty Brokerage
associates spent the day working
at the ReStore and in the office as
part of their international
day of service. Keller Williams
also raised $11,500 for Habitat
Halton at the first Annual Keller
Williams Edge Charity Golf
Tournament held at the Carlisle
Golf & Country Club.
The Home Depot
Burlington and
Oakville Burloak
Stores’ annual “Buy a Hammer,
Build our Community” fundraiser
was a huge success. The
fundraising campaign, which sells
$2 paper hammers, raised $19,580
for Habitat Halton.
FlexLink Systems
Canada Inc. chose Habitat
for Humanity Halton as its official
charity partner in 2013. Since
June, they have provided two of
their staff to work in the ReStore
for an afternoon every week.
TD Bank Group of
Toronto chose to volunteer
with Habitat Halton for four
full days at the ReStore as a
corporate team. Since September,
18 employees have been
contributing vital services to the
operations of the ReStore and to
Habitat Halton as a whole.
In May, volunteers from
Elavon, HS Brilliance
Cleaning and Wilfrid
Laurier University
joined Habitat Halton staff and
volunteers to help clean and
organize the ReStore. After just
one weekend, the teams left the
ReStore looking incredibly clean
and tidy.
Habitat for Humanity Halton
partnered with the Halton
Regional Police and
Emergency Medical
Service to show their support
for safe and healthy communities.
In July, officers used an old home
near Plains Road purchased by
Habitat to practice tactical rescue
and medical response drills.
Oakville
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As part of Aon Hewitt’s
Global Service Day, Aon
employees spent the day
volunteering in Habitat Halton’s
ReStore. The company also
provided the organization with a
donation of $10,000.
Helping Hands
from Across Halton
In November SEALED AIR
presented Habitat Halton with a
generous $10,000 donation.
Hanson Brick has joined us
as a partner and agreed to donate
brick for all future builds in Halton.
Oakville, Milton
District Real Estate
Board (OMDREB)
brokers and agents will promote
our ReStore Salvage, Donation
and Charitable Receipt programs
to home buyers in the Milton
and Oakville Area. The program
will offer the use of our logo, as
well as our signage and business
card programs, to partnered real
estate agents. Agents will also be
provided referral kits to promote
our cause.
Rosehaven Homes
presented Habitat with a
$1,620 gift in 2013. The Oakville
development company has been
a valued supporter of Habitat
Halton since 2008, contributing
annual donations as well as
several other gifts.
Starbucks has committed
to partner with us by donating
refreshments at our events
and celebrations. Starbucks at
Appleby Line and New Street
also supported our “Skating for
Humanity Event” in February,
while the Starbucks at Appleby
Line and Upper Middle donated
a free tall drink to everyone who
made a donation to Habitat Halton
at their new store launch in March.
Halton Hills
Milton
Burlington

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Our ability to assist
partner families and
provide safe, decent
and affordable homes
is only achievable
through the continued
support of our partners
and volunteers.
Align your company,
organization or group
with any one of Habitat
for Humanity’s build
programs and make a
difference in the lives
of Halton families in
need today.
Team Builders Blitz
In partnership with local
professional builders and under
the careful supervision of trained
Crew Leaders, your team will help
to build, renovate and/or repair
a home over the course of one
day or weekend. The idea of the
blitz is to make as much progress
as possible over a short period
of time to provide a home to a
partner family as soon as possible.
For more information contact
Sandy Bartel at 289-400-9459 or
email sbartel@habitathalton.ca
Adopt-A-Days
Habitat for Humanity’s
Adopt-A-Day Program is a unique
team-building experience that
engages employees and enables
your organization to invest in the
community. For a small $5,000
donation, your organization
will be the designated host or
sponsor at a build site for a day.
Participants on the site will wear
“Adopt-A-Day” t-shirts showcasing
the name of your company,
organization or group name.
For more information contact
Sandy Bartel at 289-400-9459 or
email sbartel@habitathalton.ca
When you support Habitat
for Humanity Halton’s Build
Programs, you do more than
build homes. You help to build
new hopes and opportunities for
hardworking, low-income families
throughout Halton.
Habitat’s Build Programs
Volunteer. Donate.Participate.
Change Lives.
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“I heard about Women Day and
thought, ‘What an amazing way
to show that women are strong.’
Everyone was very welcoming and
warm. I was really excited to be given
this opportunity.”
- Stephanie, Women Build Volunteer
“It felt as though my hands were
praying. Not just because they were
so sore after hammering all day, it
was because I knew that together with
members of our synagogue we were
not only building a house, we were
also building a dream for a family and
offering a helping hand up.
-Rabbi Stephen Wise, Shaarei Beth-El,
Faith in Action Volunteer
Women Build
The Women Build initiative
is about spirit, empowerment,
solidarity, fun and hard work.
It provides an opportunity for
women to learn new trades or
skills under the direction of skilled
tradespersons. On a Habitat for
Humanity Women Build, women
take responsibility for making the
project happen. Initiatives such as
raising public awareness, engaging
with the media, and volunteer
recruitment are all undertaken by a
diverse group of local women.
To arrange a meeting or group
presentation, please contact our
Fund Development Manager,
Vickie Ho-Devine,
at 905-637-4446 ext. 224 or at
vhodevine@habitathalton.ca.

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“Without Habitat’s volunteers, my dream of
owning a home wouldn’t have become a reality.
My heart is full of gratitude and appreciation to
all of them. They mean the world to me. Without
them none of this would have been possible.”
Ginger, Habitat home recipient
“Our volunteers, donors and sponsors hold the
key to meeting our objectives. We are grateful for
their hard work and dedication each and every
day. Thank you for all that you do.”
John Gerard, Executive Director,
Habitat for Humanity Halton
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In October, Habitat Humanity Halton held its first ever Volunteer
Dedication Event at the Oakville Conference Centre. Close to 400 people
attended including volunteers, sponsors, partners, dignitaries and
Habitat for Humanity Halton recipient families.
Following dinner, awards were presented to recognize eight different
categories of volunteerism. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers
and congratulations to our sixteen deserving award recipients for 2013:
HONOURING OUR
VOLUNTEERS h ld f
1. Naomi Kubota,
Executive Director Award
2. Mitch Banks,
Special Long Service Award
3. Skip Robertshaw,
Administrative Volunteer Award
4. Sharon and Dean Bondy,
ReStore Volunteer Award
5. Jan Greey,
Committee Volunteer Award,
Salvage Team, Construction
Volunteer Award.
6. Jim Bond, Jane and Peter Fisher
Volunteer Award.
7. Roy Campbell,
Youth Volunteer Award.
8. HomeWorks Committee:
Jan Loosley, Lucille Gravel, Kevin
Canghlin, Bert Krikke,
Deb Caughlin, Anthony
Chryssafis, Julianne Girouard,
and Grant Fraser, HomeWORKS
Award.
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As a Crew Leader you will:
Provide on the job direction and supervision of
crew members of all skill levels.
Be responsible for, coordinate and return the tools
required for the day’s activity.
Ensure safety onsite at all times.
Maintain a clean and orderly work site at all
times.
Maintain quality build standards in collaboration
with the Site Foreperson and Construction
Manager.
Possibly need to load and unload delivery vehicles.
Bring a cooperative and enthusiastic attitude to
the build site.
Be able to lift a minimum of 25 lb and possess
reasonable agility to do physical labour.
Possess a willingness and ability to learn new
skills.
Benefits of being a Crew Leader:
Use of professional skills in a volunteer capacity.
Satisfaction of contributing to Habitat Halton’s
mission.
Skill development and hands-on construction and
management experience.
Letter of reference.
Habitat Halton designated crew leader t-shirt.
Connect to your community.
Make new friends.
Develop leadership abilities.
For more information contact: 905-637-4446 ext. 236
or email vassistant@habitathalton.ca
Crew Leaders are an integral part of any
Habitat mission. Habitat Halton’s Construction
Department is currently providing Crew Leader
Training in January, March, May and July.
You can become a Crew Leader if:
You are a first-time volunteer or a frequent
volunteer and want to do more.
You understand the Habitat for Humanity
philosophy and want to promote it.
You are able to provide mentoring and positive
feedback to teams.
You have experience in framing, dry walling,
electrical work or plumbing, or any other home
renovation/construction element.
You are able to work with sub-trades, suppliers
and diverse volunteers.
You have previous experience in interactive
volunteer-based programs.
Some demonstrated construction experience an
asset but not mandatory.
You are able to work with a team.
You have good verbal skill and the ability to
communicate effectively with Habitat Halton.
You are able to lead a small, diverse group of
volunteers.
Become a
Crew Leader
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Global Village is an international Habitat for Humanity
program to help eliminate poverty and substandard
housing on a global scale. Volunteers from various
countries come together on short house-building
trips working hand-in-hand with partner
families in host country to construct
safe, affordable housing for local residents in
need.
Join us in Romania
and Argentina
Habitat Halton is excited to launch our
own Global Village program starting
with two builds in 2014: Romania in
September and Argentina in October/
November. As a member of the Halton
Global Village team, you
will work alongside other members
of our community and the host
community to build or renovate decent,
affordable homes for partner families.
Come and travel with purpose as we
expand our goal to eliminate poverty and
provide decent housing, both in Halton and
on a global scale.
For more information contact Kevin Whyte,
Procurement Coordinator, at 905-637-4446 ext. 232 or
ReStore Procurement at kwhyte@habitathalton.ca
It takes a “Global” Village
“Global Village is a truly unique, memorable, and rewarding experience. Being able to travel the
world, experience new cultures and make a real difference in people’s lives is at the heart of
what the program stands for. Having had the opportunity to travel to Bolivia in early December
2013 to participate in a build project, I can attest to the exceptional experience that Global
Village Canada and its international partners provide.” - Kevin Whyte, Global Village Volunteer

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2014
will be an
exciting year!
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What is the meaning of home? This is the question
Denver Winch and 5,000 other Grade 4, 5, and
6 students across Canada set out to answer in
Genworth Canada’s “The Meaning of Home” essay
contest.
Denver, an Oakville student, was one of five
runners up in the annual contest run by Genworth,
the country’s largest private residential mortgage
insurer. The contest provides $100,000 in awards to
benefit Habitat builds across Canada. Denver chose
Habitat for Humanity Halton as the beneficiary of
his $5,000 award.
Habitat Halton wishes to thank all of the local
students from Alexander’s Public School and
Captain R. Wilson Public School in Burlington;
and Gladys Speers Public School, Joshua Creek
Public School, Palermo Public School, Rotherglen
Elementary, St. James School, St. Mildred’s-
Lightbourn School and West Oak Public School in
Oakville who submitted entries to “The Meaning of
Home” contest.
Oakville student
wins $5,000 for
Habitat Halton in
Genworth Canada
“The Meaning of
Home” contest
What is Home?
A dog barking,
A splash of kids in the pool,
The ding of fresh food ready in the oven,
These are the sounds of...
Home!
The smell of smoke of a warm fire,
And smell of Thanksgiving dinner on the table,
And the smell of mud from your dog.
These are the smells of...
Home!
Playing football in the backyard after dinner,
And playing hockey at eight o’clock in the
morning,
Or jumping into the pool at midnight.
These are memories that you have at...
Home!
Feeling secure and not having to worry,
And joyful and happy and a smile that is so big it
goes around the world.
These are the feelings of...
Home!
Denver, Grade 5
Oakville, Ontario
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