Pikes Peak Habitat’s Top 10 for 2010
By: Nikki Richardson

  1. We plan to serve 15 new families in 2010.
  2. Three homes will be rehabilitated for Habitat families this year.
  3. The ReStore – Habitat’s building supply store – will use over 100 tons of recycled materials, which will keep them out of our landfills.
  4. We will be hosting our first-ever Singles Build Day on February 13! Know of any singles that would like to participate? Contact Jenny.
  5. In April, we will begin building our 100th home! Mortenson Construction is the builder, and we are so excited to reach this milestone at PPHFH.
  6. Mark your calendars! June 12 is our 8th Annual Hike for Habitat at America the Beautiful Park.
  7. Our friends from Bike & Build are coming through Colorado Springs for the second time to help build a Habitat home. One group will build June 26 and the second group will build July 3 – July 10.
  8. On September 15, we are hosting an event with Home Depot that will include 500 volunteers helping build homes in Colorado Springs.
  9. Builds planned for 2010 – Youth United, USA Build, Mitchell House (a home being built by high school students for Habitat) and our fourth Thrivent Build.
  10. An estimated eight homes will be built in Egypt by Pikes Peak Habitat.