Becky Engen has a passion for writing and building and engaging with communities through social media. She graduated from St. Cloud State University, and began her career in marketing and advertising as a junior copywriter and social media specialist. Becky joined the Twin Cities Habitat marketing team in 2013 as the Digital Marketing Program Manager and loves that she continues to learn something new each and every day about the great people who work for, volunteer with, and are served through the organization.
With the holiday season in full swing, there's one thing that new Habitat homeowner, LaVera, has been looking forward to with great anticipation...
"Hosting my first Christmas in our new home!"
It's November 27—Happy Giving Tuesday!
Giving Tuesday is a "global movement to inspire individuals to help others through the gift of time, donations, goods or using their voice in support of a cause." This year, we're asking supporters to sign up to support our Multiplying the Impact campaign, as we seek to double the number of Habitat homeownership opportunities we're able to provide for local families.
For Todd Roach and his family, giving has always been a part of family life.
Halloween has come and gone, and that means it's time to kick off Minnesota's annual season of giving with Give to the Max, starting today through November 15!
The store team has had a busy fall season so far, with record-breaking donations and the ongoing efforts of our volunteers and recycling programs. Here are a few things that we've shared with ReStoration Blog readers over the past few weeks:
Our global engagement work has been ramping up, and we have fun news and milestones to share with everyone!
Twin Cities Habitat relies on support from the local community in order to carry out our work each and every day. The material donations and financial contributions help us combat high costs associated with construction and repair work, and helps to keep mortgages affordable for homebuyers. One group of donors help to lay the foundation for our work by making convenient, ongoing monthly contributions to our organization. These sustaining donors are members of our Carpenter's Club.
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity recently received our latest ENERGY STAR certificate, highlighting the 51 ENERGY STAR certified homes we built in 2017. To date with these new homes, we have built 472 Energy Star homes in our region and continue to be the largest ENERGY STAR builder in the state!
With the Minnesota State Fair and back-to-school in full swing, and a big donation season (and sale!) on the horizon, our team is recruiting some extra helping hands to help out our stores during late summer and early fall. We've also worked once again with the talented Amy Matthews to bring you another helpful DIY tutorial, plus Jan shared some of her great DIY ideas with fellow fair-goers. Read below for our latest headlines!