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Lights, Camera, ACTON!
After two years of proposals, applications, agreements, and construction – our home in Acton is ready for its family. Our Bett-Knowlton Build Project, like so many other great projects, began with a conversation. Two years ago, our affiliate made the decision to redefine our definition of family beyond…
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Filipino Social Club of Oakville gives Habitat Halton-Mississauga a hand-up
Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga would like to extend a big thank you to the Filipino Social Club of Oakville for their generous donation of $1,000 to our organization. The Filipino Social Club held a gala on October 27th, 2017 to mark their 25th anniversary helping the community, To…
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Helping more Donors with our “Indoor Home Pickup Program”
For many years our ReStore product donors have been asking us to develop a program that would offer indoor home pick up that would take large items that they couldn’t get into their garage or basement. Our wonderful donors indicated they would contribute a small donation for that service.
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Habitat announces plans for new, innovative recycling project
Friday, February 9th was a monumental day for Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga. Burlington MPP Eleanor McMahon and Katharine Bambrick, CEO of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, joined members of the community at the Burlington ReStore to hear the results of a five-month study focusing on reducing the construction industry’s impact on…
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Turning donated clothes into new homes
Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga’s enduring vision is to see every single person have a safe and decent place to live. Our social enterprises, projects, and community partnerships are all created with this singular focus in mind. Starting this month, Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga is adding another way to help…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Amoy Sue
Meet Amoy Sue. Amoy has been a volunteer at the Mississauga branch ReStore for over five years. “I keep coming back because I enjoy the hands-on work and I enjoy sharing my experience to help others learn.” she says. Amoy works hard to spread her knowledge with customers and new…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Brian Vella
Meet Brian Vella. He is currently volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in the Milton ReStore. Brian has worked over 2,000 hours with Habitat since his retirement five years ago. Before retiring, Brian worked for Ontario Hydro. “I was the last tradesman in my group, it was the…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Poy Zong
Meet Poy Zong. Poy is a new immigrant to Canada. She worked six weeks as part of a co-op project with Habitat Halton-Mississauga last year. When she lived in China she was a manager in a large media company. Originally she was worried about adapting to marketing in…
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What’s happening at the Mississauga ReStore?
Habitat HM’s first big project of 2018 is currently underway in the Mississauga ReStore. Ontario’s largest ReStore, located at 4500 Dixie Rd. in Mississauga, is the first of our three ReStore locations to be undergoing renovations. We are revamping how the ReStore looks and operates. When the renovations are…