Jake Raffe fundraising for 2017 Carter Work Project Volunteers
Jake Raffe
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Habitat For Humanity is an organization dedicated to helping low income families and individuals build affordable housing. I am fundraising so I can participate in this project.
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About Me
I spent my first two years of college at my local community college in Des Plaines Illinois, where I became involved with the Habitat for Humanity club. My first ever project involved traveling to the Sioux Indian Reservation with a group of around 20 students to build and renovate housing in the Reservation. The trip was extraordinary and evoked new desires to volunteer more. Since than, I have participated in multiple habitat events and builds. In July, I will travel to Winnipeg Canada to participate in the 2017 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project where I will have the honor of working alongside hundreds of people including the homeowners, students, teachers, and maybe even President Carter himself. My goal is to raise $2000. This donation will be used to purchase supplies for the trip. Your donation is more than that, it is an investment towards a better future for these families.
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The 2017 Carter Work Project will be held at sites across Canada July 9-14, 2017. The two main build sites will be hosted by Habitat Edmonton in Alberta and Habitat Manitoba in Winnipeg. President and Mrs. Carter and hundreds of volunteers will help 150 families across Canada, including Indigenous families, access affordable homeownership.
For over 30 years, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter have traveled across the world with Habitat for Humanity and thousands of volunteers, donating their time and voices to build and improve homes alongside Habitat homeowners. Their time and effort helps raise awareness of the critical need for affordable homeownership, and how Habitat helps homeowners achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build a better life for themselves and their families.
Since 1984, Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project has drawn nearly 100,000 enthusiastic volunteers who have rolled up their sleeves to help build or improve homes in partnership with families in need of affordable housing. Together with the Carters, these volunteers have built, renovated or repaired more than 4,000 homes in 14 countries.
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