United Way and Solid Ground Invite Habitat for Humanity’s House Build to Fremont Fair
United Way and Solid Ground Invite Habitat for Humanity’s House Build to Fremont Fair
Seattle, Washington- May 21, 2007
The 36th Annual Fremont Fair and United Way of King County will serve as host to an outstanding effort at this year’s event: United Ways’ Unite to End Homelessness event. This addition to the fair consists of a partnership between United Way, Solid Ground (the non-profit behind the Fremont Fair), and Habitat for Humanity Affiliates of Greater King County to build a house during the Fremont Fair.
The House Build will construct a single-family house on the fairgrounds in just two days — both a literal home and a powerful symbol of working together to end homelessness. “This is a great example of the power our community has when we come together and share our commitment to ending homelessness,” said United Way of King County’s president and CEO, Jon Fine.
“We wanted (the build) to be a way to get people involved in a real-world solution,” Solid Ground’s Communications Manager, Mike Buchman stated, “What better way to engage people in ending homelessness than by having them build a house for a family that will move into stable housing.”
“The commitment of the entire community to this project to provide a safe decent home for a hard-working family demonstrates the reality of the effort to end homelessness in our community,” said Tom Granger, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of East King County. “The symbolic build at the Fremont Fair will be brought to fruition (or) become a reality (or) will be reinforced by the dedication of the completed home on Snoqualmie Ridge later this year.”
Sponsored by Google and the Master Builders Association, the footing of the Fremont Fair Habitat house was constructed the first week of May at the permanent home site in Snoqualmie. When Solstice weekend arrives, volunteers will be working to frame and set walls as well as engage individuals and families in painting Welcome Home signs for all families moving into permanent housing this year.
After the house is built at the fair, it will carefully be deconstructed and moved to the Snoqualmie Ridge Habitat site where it will be rebuilt on its foundation. The house will be completed and moved into sometime later this year taking one more family into permanent housing.
According to the Seattle King County Coalition for the Homeless, more than 8,000 people are homeless in King County on any given day and it is estimated that up to 24,000 people will experience an episode of homelessness.
“We need to raise the level of awareness about homelessness and what causes it, we need to help people understand that in this community we can end homelessness, that we have the wealth, the resources and the tools to provide safe affordable housing for us all,” Buchman commented, “We hope that the Unite to End Homelessness House Build will create a rallying point, a catalyst to help people with this new reality: by working together we can end homelessness in our part of the world!”
Seattle, Washington- May 21, 2007
The 36th Annual Fremont Fair and United Way of King County will serve as host to an outstanding effort at this year’s event: United Ways’ Unite to End Homelessness event. This addition to the fair consists of a partnership between United Way, Solid Ground (the non-profit behind the Fremont Fair), and Habitat for Humanity Affiliates of Greater King County to build a house during the Fremont Fair.
The House Build will construct a single-family house on the fairgrounds in just two days — both a literal home and a powerful symbol of working together to end homelessness. “This is a great example of the power our community has when we come together and share our commitment to ending homelessness,” said United Way of King County’s president and CEO, Jon Fine.
“We wanted (the build) to be a way to get people involved in a real-world solution,” Solid Ground’s Communications Manager, Mike Buchman stated, “What better way to engage people in ending homelessness than by having them build a house for a family that will move into stable housing.”
“The commitment of the entire community to this project to provide a safe decent home for a hard-working family demonstrates the reality of the effort to end homelessness in our community,” said Tom Granger, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of East King County. “The symbolic build at the Fremont Fair will be brought to fruition (or) become a reality (or) will be reinforced by the dedication of the completed home on Snoqualmie Ridge later this year.”
Sponsored by Google and the Master Builders Association, the footing of the Fremont Fair Habitat house was constructed the first week of May at the permanent home site in Snoqualmie. When Solstice weekend arrives, volunteers will be working to frame and set walls as well as engage individuals and families in painting Welcome Home signs for all families moving into permanent housing this year.
After the house is built at the fair, it will carefully be deconstructed and moved to the Snoqualmie Ridge Habitat site where it will be rebuilt on its foundation. The house will be completed and moved into sometime later this year taking one more family into permanent housing.
According to the Seattle King County Coalition for the Homeless, more than 8,000 people are homeless in King County on any given day and it is estimated that up to 24,000 people will experience an episode of homelessness.
“We need to raise the level of awareness about homelessness and what causes it, we need to help people understand that in this community we can end homelessness, that we have the wealth, the resources and the tools to provide safe affordable housing for us all,” Buchman commented, “We hope that the Unite to End Homelessness House Build will create a rallying point, a catalyst to help people with this new reality: by working together we can end homelessness in our part of the world!”
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