MEDIA ADVISORY: Habitat CFC to Host Annual Women Build Meet-Up: A Celebration of Community and Empowerment at Brewport in Bridgeport, CT

Josue Jorge

Director of Communications and Volunteer Services

475-422-4444

jjorge@habitatcfc.org

Bridgeport, CT – Habitat CFC is excited to announce its upcoming Annual Women Build Meet-Up. The event is an empowering celebration of Women Build which is one of three affinity groups that contribute to Habitat CFC’s mission. The event serves as an excellent opportunity for individuals, both women and men, to learn more about fundraisers and Build Days hosted by Women Build throughout the year. The affinity’s group goal this year is to help Habitat for Humanity build an affordable home on Holly Street in the East End of Bridgeport, CT.

Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County staff and volunteers, Bank of America representatives, and Fairfield County community members

Meet and socialize with women who are part of (or interested in) Habitat CFC’s Women Build group, while enjoying pizza, salad and either one glass of wine or a beer. This event is free and sponsored by Bank of America.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.

Brewport, 225 S. Frontage Road – Bridgeport, CT

Carolyn Vermont, CEO Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County

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Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County seeks to build community and improve lives by partnering with low-income families, community volunteers and donors to build decent and affordable homes in stable and welcoming neighborhoods. Habitat CFC has a proud thirty-seven-year history and a well-earned reputation for success throughout the region. We are a developer with a commitment to “green” construction, a family service agency, non-profit financial institution, community advocate and provider of over 8,000 volunteer opportunities each year. Habitat CFC transforms abandoned properties into homes for tax-paying, contributing community members. Since 1985, Habitat CFC has dedicated 281 homes and has helped more than 1,100 family members in Fairfield County. Our success rate is well over 95%. Our ReStore, located in Stratford, accepts donations of furniture, appliances and building materials, and then resells them. The proceeds from the ReStore help the organization build more affordable housing in Coastal Fairfield County. For more information, visit habitatcfc.org.