The weather was picture perfect at Shelburne Farms on Sunday August 29th as Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity held its annual picnic.  Hundreds of supporters, volunteers and our homeowners and their families came out to celebrate and support the special way Habitat helps people achieve the dream of homeownership.  Live music from the 60’s & 70’s provided a festive back drop as little ones joined in on the special children’s activities and other guests enjoyed  lively matches of croquet and badminton. 

Texas Roadhouse’s signature pulled pork and BBQ beans were on the menu along with burgers & dogs, and classic summer salads.  Slices of Vermont Velvet cheesecake with fresh berries enjoyed just before a gorgeous sunset provided a sweet ending to the day.  Special thanks to Texas Roadhouse for helping us put together such a delicious feast for all of our guests and the many other local businesses that supported this event.  A huge thank you to our volunteers and supporters who joined us for this event and helped make it such a success!  All of the proceeds from this year’s picnic will go directly to help us complete the building of three Habitat houses this year.

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Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity’s 2010 Community Picnic

Join us on Sunday afternoon, August 29, for a picnic to celebrate and support the special way Habitat helps people achieve the dream of every family: homeownership. Shelburne Farms is the perfect setting for a picnic. Cooks from the Texas Roadhouse in Williston will be grilling up lots of delicious food for your pleasure. Kids and adults will have a great time playing games along the shores of Lake Champlain. Badminton, croquet and special kids games and many other family friendly activities will be enjoyed. Tickets are only $10 per person or $25 for a family of three or more. Please come to have a great time and support Habitat's mission to end substandard housing and promote AFFORDABLE home ownership here in our community.

Purchase your Tickets online or call (802) 872-8726!

On Monday night September 20th, Texas Roadhouse in Williston, Vermont will be holding a charity night to benefit Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity. A portion of the proceeds from the evening’s sales will go directly to support houses under construction this year. Please plan to come out and join us for some tasty vittles and a chance to support Habitat! More information about this event will be posted on our website and Facebook.

Our newest house on Elmwood Avenue is making rapid progress. The second floor is framed and the roof trusses are up already. It was only a little more than a month ago that we had a Women's Build" event at the site that was sponsored by Lowe's with food from the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant. This new two story energy efficient three bedroom home of approximately 1100 ft sq is being built on Elmwood Avenue in Burlington’s “Old North End”. The Habitat Partner Family should be in their new home in the fall of this year.

Click on the link below to see a slide show with pictures from the event at the Old Lantern

We had an amazing late spring evening to enjoy all of the festivities, meeting old and new friends alike and celebrating the beginning of this unique project. Read more about this event in the next edition of our Habitat newsletter coming in early August.

A special thank you to all of the individuals, businesses, groups and organizations who helped make this event so successful.