Habitat Update from Habitat for Humanity International 20DEZ13

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S monthly e mail newsletters are always full of good news, and this month is no exception. If you can make a donation, because while the news in this e mail is good, the need in the U.S. and around the world is great. Check out these stories..

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Take the 2013 Year-end Nissan Match Challenge! Our corporate partner Nissan has offered a generous $1.5 million gift and now they are challenging YOU to help match it with your own generous gift to Habitat for Humanity. Make your special year-end gift now and help Habitat go twice as far to help families who are in need of simple, decent and affordable homes.
Ways to give your 2013 year-end support
There's still time to send a Gift from the Heart This is your last chance in 2013 to give a holiday gift that makes a difference in the life of a family who desperately needs a home. Give a Gift from the Heart and then send a personalized card or e-card to your loved one. Send your Gift from the Heart today. Resolve to give hope all year long As 2013 comes to a close, start your 2014 resolutions now. Resolve to bring hope to your neighbors in need all year long as a HopeBuilder. What a great way to end the year and start 2014—by changing lives! Join HopeBuilders today. 10 Habitat ReStore items to help fix up your home Your local Habitat ReStore is a great place to shop and donate. Find home improvement items at a fraction of retail prices while helping to improve the lives of families in your community. "My own miracle" Habitat homeowner Michael Townsend shares how his accessible house is helping him achieve greater independence while battling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Soccer and building with a special Global Village trip Travel with other soccer players and enthusiasts to Recife, Brazil, in March. The team will repair houses in partnership with local single mothers while organizing and playing soccer games with at-risk youth. Changing the lives of 10,000 North Carolina families Firefighter John Cram and his two children will be the proud owners of an Asheville Area Habitat house—the 10,000th built by Habitat for Humanity in North Carolina. Read more in Habitat World magazine. Thanks to you, more families remain secure and able to grow This year, Habitat was able to help overcome barriers to secure housing around the world, including fortifying property rights for women in Bolivia and correcting mortgage regulations in the U.S., to allow our affiliates to continue to serve our partner families. Read more in our 2013 Advocacy Report. Habitat homeowner takes a star turn Toshia Williams has been a Habitat homeowner for almost 20 years, paying off her mortgage early and raising three children. This month, she and her house are featured on a home décor TV show.
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