Habitat for Humanity Launches Online Auction as Part of “Hammers & High Heels” Fundraising Effort Online Auction is Now LIVE until June 17th

Franklin, TN – June 8, 2020 — Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury has launched an Online Virtual Auction that is now LIVE, open to the public, and ready for bids. Their largest fundraising event of the year, “Hammers & High Heels,” was cancelled this spring due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, Habitat for Humanity is now relying on this Online Auction to reach a fundraising goal of $38,000 for their 2020 Women Build home, now scheduled to be built in Fall 2020 in Fairview, TN. The Auction launched today at 12:00pm CST and will close on June 17th 10pm CST.  Visit the auction site to register and bid now:  www.womenbuildtn.com.

The Online Auction features trips, unique memorabilia, items from Franklin’s finest retailers, and much more. Supporters who register will be able to bid on items and receive text messages when they are outbid. They can also set their top bid for an item, and the mobile bidding app will bid up to that threshold for them.

Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program brings together and empowers women from all over Middle Tennessee to fundraise and build a home in partnership with a local family in need. Upon completion, a qualifying family purchases the home with an affordable mortgage. Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury has built 246 homes in Williamson and Maury Counties and continues to build 14-18 new homes per year. 

 

Hammers & High Heels, HFHWM’s annual Women Build fundraiser, brings 350+ people together for dinner, music, and dancing to raise the $70,000 needed for the “bricks and sticks” of this home. Hammers & High Heels is slated to return in 2021 as an in-person event.

 

This year’s future homeowner is single mother Rebecca Lee. Lee’s family moved to TN from Michigan in 2002.

 

“My siblings and I learned hard work, integrity, and loyalty from our parents,” Rebecca explains.

Her father was a U.S. Navy veteran and worked for Jones Company, building homes all over Middle TN, and her mother worked as an Arabic translator at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Rebecca works as a hygienist at Heartland Dental.

 

“I want to pass on the values that my parents instilled in us to my son Xavier. I want to provide him with a stable environment,” she continued.

 

Rebecca is most looking forward to the sense of community in her new neighborhood, Willow Crest.

 

“Habitat gives people who are trying to better themselves an opportunity. I am so appreciative to everyone who will be part of my build and who are helping to raise funds for my home.”

 

Visit www.HFHwm.org for more information about Habitat’s work in Williamson and Maury Counties.

 

Special thanks to our sponsors: Schneider Electric, Censis, Williamson Medical Center, HCA Healthcare, Fleetcor, Legend Homes, The Kevin Carter Foundation, SunTrust now Truist Bank, and Fifth Third Bank.

 

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About Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury
Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in approximately 70 countries. Habitat for Humanity Williamson-Maury (HFHWM) was fully incorporated as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International on December 5, 1992. We have built 246 homes in Williamson and Maury Counties and continue to build 14-18 new homes per year. Home construction, critical repair, and neighborhood development services are funded through tax-deductible financial contributions; in-kind donations from local businesses, churches, civic organizations, and individuals; and profits generated from our affiliate’s ReStore.

 

Homes built by Habitat are not given away, and partner families must complete a homebuyer’s education program and earn at least 200 hours of “sweat equity” by working on their home and the homes of others. After a thorough qualification process, applicants are selected based on three criteria: the need for affordable housing, the ability to pay the mortgage, and the willingness to partner. Completed homes are SOLD with an affordable mortgage to the families, helping build strength, stability, and independence to build a better life.

 

For more information about our homeownership program, volunteering, or sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.hfhwm.org.