WCWP Helps Sponsor WE Build Habitat For Humanity

Last year I had the great fortune of helping the San Fernando Valley Green Building Task Force (A subcommittee of the SFV Green Team) on a volunteer build for Habitat for Humanity in Pacoima, CA. It was truly a memorable experience of working together as a group for an important cause … creating homes for those in need and building community. One of the added benefits of the day was I learned how to build a fence with a few other women and really enjoyed the sense of accomplishment of the finished product.

Then in January I met Donna Deutchman the Executive Director/CEO for local Habitat For Humanity projects on a conference call. When Donna told me about one of the projects she was working on – a Women’s Empowerment Build, I knew right away it was something that WCWP would like to help sponsor. It was a project dedicated to empowering women - a three-day build that would take place on May 23, 24 and 25, 2010.

This past weekend was the WE Build and certainly proved to be another one of those memorable experiences that not only sent a clear message to women about what can be accomplished when you put your mind and heart into something, but also what it feels like to make a difference in someone else's life – how to give back to the community – true unconditional love.

The cast and crew of several daytime soaps, including Days Of Our Lives and the Bold and The Beautiful, as well as many other tv/movie/music talent (The Bachelor cast and crew), businesses, mother and daughters, and a few brave men, all joined in and volunteered their time and power to create something very special – a sense of community. The energy that was generated by all of these women (and men) working together to raise these walls was so powerful. We have posted additional pictures on the WCWP Expo facebook page … if you are not yet a friend/fan, please consider becoming one … enjoy.

I want to thank all of the companies that helped make our participation in the project such an amazing gift for the 18 new homeowners (already completed), for the future recipients of the additional homes being built, and for all of those who generously volunteered their time. Earth Friendly Products donated boxes of (safe for humans and the environment) a full spectrum of natural cleaning products for each of the families living in the completed homes, plus for all of the celebrity gift bags! Each box was hand delivered and received with gratitude. Sandrine Cassidy, owner of June Fifteen Collection donated all the canvas gift bags, Funky Monkey, Fabe’s Natural Bakery, Clif Bar/Luna Bar, Zevia Natural Beverage, Go Mambo, Organic Valley Family of Farms and Nature’s Path all contributed healthy snacks for the three days volunteers – THANK YOU all!