Habitat News!
November 21st, 2008
Annual Pond Hockey Tournament supports Habitat
 Ingleside - Entries are now being accepted for the fifth annual South Stormont Pond Hockey Tournament presented by Windmill Construction, scheduled for Feb. 14, 2009 in Ingleside. Pond hockey is four-on-four hockey (maximum of six players per team), played without goaltenders on open-air rinks built on the frozen bay at Farran Park. A total of 28 teams are required in three divisions: Men's Open, Adult Recreationa, and Ladies' Open. Entry fee is only $300 per team, with each team guaranteed a minimum of three games. All proceeds from the tournament and family carnival will be donated to the Habitat for Humanity. Registration forms are available at the South Stormont municipal office, at the Long Sault Arena, and can also be downloaded from www.pondhockey.org. For more information, contact Kevin Amelotte at 613-534-2419. There is limited space available, so register early!
November 10th, 2008
Cow Patti's January 23rd show to benefit Habitat
Tickets are now available for Cow Patti Theatre Company's upcoming dinner theatre productions of "Don't Dress For Dinner" a play by Marc Camoletti.
Bernard is planning a weekend with his mistress. He has hired a gourmet cook, is packing his wife Jacqueline off to her mother's and has invited his best friend, Robert, to provide an alibi. What could possibly go wrong? Suppose Robert doesn't know why he has been invited? Suppose Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers? What happens if the cook is mistaken for the mistress and the mistress can't cook? Mix these ingredients and you have the recipe for an evening of hilarious confusion... where nothing can go right! All will be revealed in this hilarious tale of lust as a weekend of passion turns into a nuptial nightmare!
Tickets for the Friday January 23rd dinner theatre are $55 each. General tickets are available at the Ramada Inn Cornwall. Preferred seating tickets are available exclusively through Habitat for Humanity. call 613-936-6876 ask for Mark.
October 25th, 2008
Habitat introduces new partner family at fundraiser barbecue
 St. Andrews – Saturday October 25th was a busy day for Habitat for Humanity Seaway Valley (HFHSV). Not only did they hold a very successful sale and fundraiser barbecue at their ReStore in Bonville. They also introduced the Debellefeuille family, their newest partner family, and drew the winning raffle ticket for their draw for $2500 in gas.
Despite the steady rain, people showed up in droves at the ReStore to help support HFHSV. Donations towards the spring home build were accepted in exchange for hot dogs and hamburgers and a total of $669.44 was raised.
Late afternoon they drew the winning ticket for a draw held in conjunction with MacEwen Gas. MacEwen teamed up with HFHSV in selling raffle tickets for $2500 worth of gas. Christine Lapensee of MacEwen Gas was on hand. “MacEwen is very happy to support a great cause like Habitat” said Mrs. Lapensee. Tickets were available at MacEwen gas stations throughout SD&G for over a month. Mr. Garry Cassidy of Chesterville is the lucky winner of the $2500 in gas. A total of $4275 was raised through ticket sales.
The big announcement however was the introduction of the DeBellefeuille family. Debbie DeBellefeuille, and her two children, Nicolas (15) and Sabrina (13) are Habitat for Humanity Seaway Valley’s newest partner family. They will be moving into the new Habitat home being built in the spring in South Stormont. Debbie, who works for the Red Cross, has begun volunteering at the ReStore in order to accumulate her mandatory “sweat equity”. Single parent families need to put in 250 hours of volunteer time with HFH before receiving the keys to their new home (two parent families require 500 hours).
“I really enjoy my time at the Re-Store.” Said Debbie, “I love all the people I meet and feeling like I am a part of the team. It just opens up my world a little more. I am enjoying every moment of this new adventure.“
Debbie’s two children were also very excited about becoming a partner family. Nicolas, a very sports minded young man who plays football for the Wildcats and for Holy Trinity, is looking forward to the build. He’s old enough to be on the construction site swinging a hammer with the other volunteers. Sabrina, the youngest of the family, is a very artistic girl. Although not old enough to actually work on the construction site, she is confident she will be able to help in other ways.
October 17, 2008
South Stormont Township donates land to Habitat
 St. Andrews – Habitat for Humanity Seaway Valley is one step closer to building their next home thanks to a donation of land from the Township of South Stormont.
“This is the perfect opportunity for the Township to support a great organization like Habitat” said Mayor Bryan McGillis. “The lot we are donating has been vacant for many years and it warms our hearts to know that it will soon be the site of a deserving family’s new home.”
The empty lot on County Road 44 (formally Headline East) is situated next to civic # 17365. Construction is set to begin next spring. “We’re very excited. It’s been many years since our last build and this will be our first in South Stormont” said Dick Aubry, Chairman of Habitat for Humanity Seaway Valley. “We’re hoping for lots of volunteers and would like to get as many businesses and individuals involved as possible.” Habitat for Humanity Seaway Valley has built three previous affordable homes in the City of Cornwall.
October 6, 2008
MacEwen teams up with Habitat for a draw of $2,500 in gas.
MacEwen has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity Seaway Valley in a draw of $2,500 worth of gas redeemable at any MacEwen gas stations in SD & G.
"What a great way for us to help Habitat raise funds for their upcoming build" said Christine Lapensee of MacEwen "Through our stations, we're able to get the word out to all corners of the region"
Tickets are available for purchase at all MacEwen gas stations throughout SD & G and at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
The Winning ticket will be drawn on October 25th at a customer appreciation barbecue held at the ReStore.
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