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Habitat for Humanity Yukon is registered with CanadaHelps. Habitat for Humanity Yukon is registered with CanadaHelps! For us, CanadaHelps.org provides a cost effective alternative to setting up our own online donations facilities: there is no set up fee, no annual charges and we receive immediate notification when a donation is received. We are only charged when a donation is actually made, thereby ensuring we are not paying for a service that is not being used. The transaction fee is only 3%, a very modest fee for having our donations deposited directly to our bank account. Recognizing the benefits of online giving to both donors and charities, CanadaHelps launched its first website in 2000. Today, more than five years later, CanadaHelps facilitates over $10 million in donations to Canadian charities annually. To donate now in a safe and secure way, use their link: 
Colin Nickerson of Whitehorse wins the 2006 Mercedes Smart Car!!! Habitat Yukon's Smart Car Raffle ended at 8:00 p.m. on Valentine's Day when Ciara Stick of Well Read Books drew the winning ticket, Number 995 with Colin's name. (Cathy Musial sold the winning ticket.) This was the first major raffle for Habitat Yukon, and just over 2,700 tickets were sold. The $30,000 raised from this raffle will go towards the completion of our house at 6 Kodiak Place in Copper Ridge. We are very happy for Colin and we are sure he will enjoy his new car. We would like to thank everyone who helped sell our tickets. Special thanks have to go to Well-Read Books and Alpine Bakery who sold several hundred tickets each. We also are deeply grateful to Pirate Radio and Television of Toronto for the donation of our radio ad and to our three local radio stations for running these ads for us: We are also grateful to Whitehorse Motors who displayed our car for three weeks over Christmas, as well as selling our tickets. Other businesses who helped sell of our tickets include:
Donate a $60,000 pop can to Habitat Yukon.
Family Selected for First Habitat for Humanity Yukon House Kim Field, Michelle Vanderkley and their three daughters, Alysha (11), Jordyn (8) and Makensi (3), will be the proud purchasers of the first Habitat for Humanity house to be build in the Yukon. The family was selected after a six-month selection process that began with public information meetings held in 2004. Family Selection Committee members guided applicants through the process, explained how the Habitat for Humanity program works and outlined the obligations a family would be taking on if selected. "Everybody was incredible. They made everything easy to understand, kept us uplifted and made us feel quite at home," Michelle says. "I've known of Habitat for Humanity for years, but it's unbelievable we're part of it now. It's an overwhelming experience." "It's a fresh start," says Kim Field, a 35 year-old who has lived all but his first two years in the Yukon. "I've been walking on a cloud since I heard." The opportunity to buy a new house, interest free, with mortgage payments that are matched to the family's income is a stark contrast to the family's current situation. Kim works as a delivery truck driver in Whitehorse and Michelle has been a stay-at-home mom since the birth of their three-year old. "It's been very hard," Kim says. "Something you can afford to rent is at the bottom of the market - usually out of town to get something large enough." Despite cutting wood every weekend last winter, and burning four cords a month, everything in the pantry froze in their rental home north of Whitehorse. "A strong gust of wind will blow out a candle," Kim says, "and there's an old fuel spill near the house that has an overwhelming smell in summer." Their new house, designed by Jim Vautour, will be built on lot 451 Kodiak Place in Copper Ridge, on land donated by the Government of Yukon. It is a single storey, four bedroom design, designed to an Energuide for Houses rating of 80, which means that it will be highly energy-efficient and have low operating costs. Site development will begin this spring. Actual construction, using volunteers and relying on community contributions, donations and fundraising efforts, will begin in August. Habitat for Humanity volunteers will be approaching local building supply businesses seeking partnerships for the build. People who want to be part of the project can contact Habitat for Humanity at 456-4349 to volunteer, or to contribute goods and services. Habitat for Humanity relies on community contributions, volunteers and the mortgage payments of participating families to build low-cost houses, which are sold interest free to families who could not otherwise finance the purchase of a new home. north of 60 in Canada in the fall of 2004. Organizing efforts have been underway in the Yukon sine 2003, lead by President Todd Hardy and a dedicated corps of volunteers. "We're all looking forward to working with Kim and Michelle to put them in a new home," Hardy says. "This is a big step forward for them and for the volunteers who make up Habitat for Humanity Yukon." 
From left to right: Hank Moorlag, Kim, Alysha, Jordyn, Michelle, Makensi and Todd Hardy.
First Prize: Hayrack at Pine Ridge Hollow. Original framed acrylic on board by Lily Schreyer. Winner: Michelle Belanger. Second Prize: Eating Out. Framed limited edition print by Bill Barnie. Winner: Karen Goruick. Third Prize: Oak floor model stitching stand. Winner: Pam Lattin. Our sincere thanks to Canadian Tire, Home Hardware and Walmart for their support in allowing us to sell tickets at their stores. |
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Habitat for Humanity Yukon Box 31118 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5P7 Tel: (867) 456-4349 E-mail: info@habitatyukon.org |
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