Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Media Release Castle Playhouse


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2012

Contact:                                                                              
Maureen Hamilton (St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church)
818.430.7991
tthamilton@sbcglobal.net


St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church Fundraising Dinner Event for Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County

 (Westlake Village, CA) Habitat to the Max, one of the outreach ministries at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church in Westlake Village, will host their Annual Fundraising Dinner, Silent and Live Auctions and Opportunity Drawing on March 31, 2012 to raise funds for their fifth Habitat for Humanity home.  Dinner tickets are on sale for $50 each. Contact Mary at 818-970-8121 to purchase tickets or for more information.
This year, Habitat to the Max’s very special Opportunity Drawing Prize is an amazing castle playhouse for children.  It was designed and built by members of Habitat to the Max Ministry and Habitat for Humanity volunteers.  The castle was sponsored by ServiceMaster Clean Disaster Restoration Ventura County Franchisees (Todd Russell and Bruce Mason of ServiceMaster by T.A. Russell, and Hayko Aldzhikayian of Service Master by C2C Restoration).
The winner of the Opportunity Drawing will receive the castle playhouse, along with 3 sets each of the prince and princess costumes, all handmade furniture, accessories, moving and set up within 50 miles radius of Westlake Village, CA.    

Opportunity Drawing tickets are on sale until the drawing on March 31.  You can purchase a single ticket for $10.00, 3 tickets for $25.00, 7 tickets for $50.000, 15 tickets for $100.00, and 100 tickets for $500.00.  You do not have to be present to win.  The winner will be notified by phone.  Contact Mary at 818-970-8121 to purchase tickets or for more information.
If you won, but do not have the space in your backyard, consider donating it to benefit the children of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Los Angeles, or the RAIN Transition Living Center in Camarillo for homeless families.  For more information and pictures of the castle, please visit:  http://www.stmaxchurch.org/#/parish-events/habitat-for-humanity.

About Habitat to the Max
Habitat to the Max is an outreach ministry of St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church in Westlake Village.  The ministry’s mission is to sponsor affordable housing, working in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County to provide simple, safe, and decent housing for hard working families currently living in substandard housing.  The first Habitat to the Max house was completed in 2007, followed by a duplex dedicated in 2009 and the fourth house in 2011.  Currently they are building their fifth house on Stroube Street in Oxnard.  Partnerships within the Parish and the community help keep the costs at a minimum, maximizing the funds allocated to build simple, decent Habitat homes.
About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness. Based on Christian principles, Habitat for Humanity builds homes with people in need. Habitat offers a hand up, not a hand out. All homeowners contribute “sweat equity” to the construction of their homes and make payments on no-profit mortgages that go into a revolving fund to help build more houses.
Habitat for Humanity International has built more than 500,000 houses since 1976, helping create decent, affordable shelter for more than 2 million people around the world. Habitat is worldwide, with a presence in more than 90 countriesincluding all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.
Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County, a locally-run affiliate, has built 54 new homes in partnership with Habitat partner-families in Ventura County and repaired over 500 homes since 1983. Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County is currently building their 55rd and 56th homes in Oxnard.  For more information about the Ventura County affiliate, visit www.habitatventura.org

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