Past Events

A Virtual Holiday Celebration Brings Habitat Staff, Volunteers, Homeowners, and Partner Families Together! 

Serving Those Who Have So Selflessly Served Us: Veteran Homeowner Receives a New Roof and Home Repairs.

Every family we serve has a beautiful story that demonstrates their determination to build a better future for themselves and their families. One homeowner that we’ve worked with this year is particularly special – McDonald Martin, an Air Force Veteran and longtime resident of Palmyra. McDonald has lived a life of service – and now we get to serve him! 

As you may know, our partner families prepare for homeownership by contributing “sweat equity.” You might picture them putting in time on the construction site building their home and fellow partner families’ homes as well as repairing homes for neighbors in need

But some partner families choose to volunteer in the community as a part of their sweat equity, and this holiday season, one of our families has gone above and beyond to give back.  

The sold out 2020 “Straight Outta Lockdown” Golf Outing hosted at Old York Country Club in Chesterfield was in place of our annual Charity Build fundraiser. During a time full of isolation and uncertainty, this event reminded me that we are all in this together, and together we can do extraordinary things.

Our golfers and sponsors raised over $60,000, which will help ensure that hard working families in our community have a safe place to call home. Despite the challenges we face now and moving forward, thanks to you, Habitat will continue to build homes, complete repairs, and provide homeowner preparation for our partner families.

Women Build is bringing the community of strong, dedicated women together to be a force for good in ourselves and in our communities. Women Build channels the power and energy of local women to focus on something uplifting, and to lift up walls in our neighborhoods.

Women Builders also get dirty. We put our muscles where our mouths are and build homes and communities. As we help others, we help ourselves. We learn new things, we push ourselves. We know how to tile bathrooms, how to lay hardwood floor, how to be the boss.

This year, Lowes sent a group of women employees to help us work on our Veteran Build in Palmyra!

Two bets are better than one!  At Casino Night, we are combining our cards to make a FULL HOUSE to celebrate the merger between MSB Habitat and Habitat BCGTP. The two affiliates are stronger together, sharing resources to help us build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter for more families in need!

Hosted at Mercer Oaks in Princeton.

In honor of Veterans Day, on November 16th, 2019 we hosted our 5th annual Take a Veteran to Lunch event in partnership with the Burlington Lodge #32 or Free and Accepted Masons with proceeds supporting Habitat for Humanity’s Veterans Build Program.

Swap your suits for boots and help Habitat BMC build homes and dreams right here in our community. The Charity Build is a simple concept. Teams of employees come together for a friendly competition while building a Habitat home!  During the Habitat provided lunch, the teams will hear stories shared by current Habitat homeowners, future Habitat homeowners, and staff. This is a wonderful team building experience for the partnering businesses, promoting workforce unity while making a significant contribution to our community.

In 2019, Charity Build activities focused World Habitat Day’s message of building a world where everyone has a decent place to live.  Poverty housing looks different in the US than it does in other countries, and we forget that some basic necessities here are luxuries in other communities. Charity Build teams were tasked with creating shelter from items often used to build housing in poverty-stricken communities around the world like wood pallets, tarps, sheet metal, and cardboard. The teams were encouraged to be mindful of the obstacles these families face with each shelter tested on its level of safety, decency, and affordability. Through the event’s activities, teams grew their awareness of conditions low-income families endure, as well as knowledge of how Habitat is working to build brighter futures for them.

Evesham, NJ

At Rock the Block, Hamilton residents, township leaders, and community partners will work together with Habitat and volunteers to complete minor exterior repair and preservation projects to improve and beautify the neighborhood at no cost to the homeowners. Rock the Block events showcase Habitat’s Neighborhood Revitalization program, which brings people together to improve the quality of life in targeted neighborhoods.

Over 100 volunteers helped us complete 8 projects in the surrounding blocks of our two Hamilton homes being built!

Our annual fundraising luncheon that is joined by over 150 attendees from local business, civic, community and philanthropic groups at the Double Tree to hear the work Habitat has done through the year.

With a special “Do you know more than a Habitat Homeowner” entertainment.