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Build in Halifax This Summer with Habitat for Humanity
Halifax, Nova Scotia July 15 – 22, 2018 Canada is recognized for being one of the best places to live on earth, and is known for having a low poverty rate compared to the rest of the world. However, most people are unaware of the fact that there…
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New community programs highlight Habitat HM’s most ambitious year yet
Many people use the new year as a time to set goals for themselves, this is no different at Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga. This year will see Habitat HM build more homes for families in the community than ever before. We have been hard at work preparing for…
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Volunteers Recognized for Efforts On and Off the Course
Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga (HFHHM)’s volunteer dream team — consisting of Gunther Cusolle, Barb Irwin, Jeff Nugent, and Sharon Bondy — has 10,000 volunteer hours between them and a shared passion for golf. With no signs of stopping and the generous corporate sponsorship of Award Construction, these four…
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Summer Student Profile: Meet Sonia Kodgule
Sonia Kodgule came from India to Canada a year ago, and she is already getting involved in her local community to make a positive difference. Inspired by her experiences volunteering at DoorStep School in India, an organization which seeks to provide education to children who can’t afford to…
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Summer Student Profile: Meet Boosani Ncube
Boosani Ncube wants to change people’s lives and leave a mark on the world. This, he said, will fulfill him. One way Boosani hopes to achieve these goals is through his work as an engineer. Currently going into his second year of studying civil engineering at Humber College,…
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Summer Student Profile: Meet Paige Gregory
After getting her start with Habitat For Humanity Halton-Mississauga as a co-op student, Paige Gregory is back as a summer student working as a Warehouse Associate. Her job “involves organizing the warehouse, making sure it’s kept tidy, helping load and unload the trucks that come in and just…
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Summer Student Profile: Meet Yousif Majid
When Yousif Majid isn’t reading books about physics, playing sports with friends or watching TV, he is at Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga, where he works as a summer student in the ReStore. “I help our customers, I talk to them, see what they need. I also help out…
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Summer Student Profile: Meet Shan Grewal
Shan Grewal first heard about Habitat for Humanity at a school assembly about homelessness. A few years later, he started volunteering at the Brampton ReStore, lifting and assembling products on the floor. When he was searching for a job this summer, he “came across a posting from Habitat…
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Summer Student Profile: Meet Ash Rao
Ash Rao credits her experiences in student government in grade eight with sparking her passion for marketing. “I’ve always loved to draw, and I was artistic as a kid, so I went into the advertising part. It was just posters. I was like, ‘I have to go into…