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Strengthening our Community & World for Generations to Come
Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of
Habitat for Humanity International, has been helping
low-income families build and own their own homes since 1990. Under the direction of a volunteer Board of Directors,
Hattiesburg Area Habitat works in partnership with low-income
families to build affordable, decent housing in Forrest and Lamar counties,
and in the city of Hattiesburg based on the
principles of the
Theology of the Hammer.
Without the help of our generous donors
and volunteers, we could not bring
the dream of a decent, affordable home to families in need. You
can participate in this worldwide effort to solve the low-income
housing crisis.
Volunteers are always needed at Habitat. Use skills you already
have, or learn new skills by helping to build a Habitat home,
working in the office, assisting with fundraising events or on a
committee. Habitat works because of the commitment of its
volunteers, businesses and organizations in the community.
For more information on how you, your corporation, church or
community organization can become a part of Hattiesburg Area
Habitat for Humanity please
contact
us at: 601-582-HOME or
email: info@HattiesburgHabitat.org.
What is the Theology of
the Hammer?
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Harlem
Ambassadors Exhibition
Basketball Game and Show
“Harlem Ambassadors VS Hattiesburg Habitat Hoopsters”
Sponsored by Citizens
National Bank
GENERAL EVENT
INFORMATION
The
internationally-acclaimed
Harlem Ambassadors are
coming to Hattiesburg,
Mississippi for a
game at
William Carey
University’s Clinton
Gymnasium on
Friday, February 12,
2010 at 7:00p.m.
The Harlem Ambassadors
offer a unique brand of
Harlem-style basketball,
featuring high-flying
slam dunks, dazzling
ball-handling tricks and
hilarious comedy
routines.
The Ambassadors set
themselves apart from
other “Harlem-style”
basketball teams by
working with local
not-for-profit and
service organizations
and holding Harlem
Ambassadors shows as
community fundraising
events. For
Hattiesburg’s event the
Ambassadors have
partnered with
Hattiesburg Area Habitat
for Humanity
to help raise funds for
its affordable housing
program.
The
Ambassadors have worked
extensively with
organizations such as
Habitat for Humanity in
communities throughout
the U.S., and perform
more than 200 shows a
year. Those shows have
helped raise millions of
dollars – an
accomplishment of which
Ambassadors President
Dale Moss is very
proud. “It feels good
to be able to provide
quality entertainment
and create memories that
the fans will take with
them,” Moss explained.
“We’re able to give even
more when we can help
provide funding for a
Habitat for Humanity
house and that feels
great.”
Hattiesburg
Area Habitat for
Humanity has been
helping area families
build and purchase their
own homes since 1990.
Hattiesburg Area Habitat
works in partnership
with low-income families
and community volunteers
to build affordable,
decent housing within
the Hattiesburg
metropolitan area. This
affiliate has served 50
families, consisting of
more than 200
individuals, in our
community.
Sponsorship levels
are available as listed
below:
Player Sponsorships -
$200.00/each
Donations of cash to
support the build are
always appreciated!
Click here for a
Sponsorship Form
The Hattiesburg
Habitat Hoopsters team
features the basketball
talents of several local
celebrities, to
include: Father
Tommy Conway, Reggie
Collier, John Brown, and
Rev. Bruce Case among
others. The
Hattiesburg Habitat Hoopsters
team has a complete team
roster of 20 total
players to compete
against the Harlem
Ambassadors!
Click
HERE to view the
complete list of
Hattiesburg Habitat Hoopsters players.
Tickets for this
fundraising event to
benefit Hattiesburg Area
Habitat for Humanity
are available now.
Advance tickets for
students and seniors are
$7.00 and $9.00 for the
general public. Day of
the game tickets for
students and seniors
will be $8.00 and $10.00
for the general public
at the door. All
children age four (4)
and under will be
admitted free.
If you are interested in
participating in this
exciting, fun-filled
evening as a sponsor,
player or both, please
contact Andrea Dixon,
Executive Director, by
phone at 601-582-4663
ext. 11 or by email at
habitatdir@yahoo.com.
Secondary Event
Sponsors: 
Quarter Sponsors:
 
 
Player Sponsors: 
Post-Game Meal Sponsor: 
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Future Habitat homeowner, Melissa Carpenter,
pictured above with "Habitat Hoopsters" Players: (L to R)
Bruce Case, Nathan Shows, John Brown and Josh Duplantis
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Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser Set for Southern
Miss Employee
University of Southern Mississippi employee
Melissa Carpenter has mountains of praise heaped on
her practically every day.
What she does not have is a home of her own. But
that’s all about to change.
Carpenter, who serves as a secretary in the
Student Activities Office at Southern Miss, will get
to see a lifelong dream come true as the owner of a
new home courtesy of Hattiesburg Area Habitat for
Humanity. Construction is set to begin at Celeste
Place in Hattiesburg in early February with
completion scheduled for sometime in April.
“When I found out I almost screamed,” said
Carpenter. “I’ve cried many tears of joy over this.
Habitat for Humanity does so much for people in
need. I feel so blessed that they are helping me
become a homeowner for the first time.”
To help defray costs of construction, a
basketball fundraiser has been organized pitting the
internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors against
a group of notable Hattiesburg area business
professionals dubbed the “Habitat Hoopsters.”
Gametime is set for 7 p.m., Feb. 12 at William Carey
University’s Clinton Gymnasium. Citizens National
Bank is serving as title sponsor of the event.
Josh Duplantis, interim director of the Office of
Community Service Learning at Southern Miss, helped
organize the basketball fundraiser and plans to
volunteer during construction of Carpenter’s new
home.
“In Melissa’s tenure at USM she has dedicated
countless hours to students and their success,” said
Duplantis. “In addition to her work here, she also
serves several community agencies including Civitan,
United Way, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters just to
name a few. With all that she gives, we are humbled
to have the opportunity to give something back to
her and make her dream of home ownership a reality.”
Carpenter’s home will be the sixth to occupy
space in Celeste Place off Edwards Street in the
Southeast part of Hattiesburg. The three-bedroom,
one-and-a-half bath dwelling will include a front
porch, laundry space, refrigerator, stove, driveway
and storage shed.
According to Andrea Dixon, executive director of
Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity, applicants
are required to complete 450 “sweat equity” hours
and provide a down payment of $500 before moving
into their new home. The recipient may then purchase
the home from a Habitat for Humanity affiliate
through a zero-percent interest, 20-year loan.
“The work Habitat does in the Hattiesburg
community is so vital because it brings people
together in a way that unites us,” said Dixon.
“Everyone understands shelter. It’s a common need
that we all have.
“Habitat joins families, volunteers and donors,
all who make up Hattiesburg’s churches, schools,
corporations, businesses, civic groups and local
governments together to declare that affordable
housing is necessary in our community and poverty
housing has no place here.”
Advance tickets to the basketball fundraiser for
students and seniors are $7 and $9 for general
admission. Day-of-the-game tickets for students and
seniors will be $8 and $10 for general admission.
All children age 4 and under will be admitted free.
Tickets are available at all Citizens Bank
locations, the Student Activities Hub at Southern
Miss and the Habitat for Humanity office on Highway
42 in Hattiesburg. For more information call
601.266.6467 or 601.582.4663.
University of Southern Mississippi employee Melissa
Carpenter, left, will receive a new home courtesy of
the Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity. Pictured
with Carpenter is area Habitat director Andrea
Dixon. (Office of University Communications photo by
Van Arnold)Click the link
below for more information on how you can
participate in raising additional funds to help
build Melissa's house:
http://southernmissgreeks.com/page.php?page_id=121395
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Hattiesburg Area
Habitat for Humanity's Blitz Build Weekend: 5-Houses in 3 Days!
Hattiesburg Area Habitat hosted nearly 1,700 volunteers,
including a number of service men and women from Camp Shelby, this
past weekend. These volunteers built the first
five houses in the 10-house Celeste Place subdivision, located at
1741 Edwards Street, Hattiesburg, MS to near completion. Through partnerships with
over sixteen community churches and additional funding through
Habitat for Humanity International from
the People of
Qatar, five of the ten houses have been fully-sponsored
and were built with volunteer labor from the churches and others
in the community. There was also an enormous amount of support
through donations of materials, food and services from area individuals,
businesses, schools and civic organizations.
On
Sunday evening at 6:00p.m., all of the Habitat
volunteers, families, sponsors, staff and supporters gathered together at
West Point Church to celebrate the
accomplishments of the weekend build with food, singing, special
presentations and a showing of video footage of the build.
The families selected for Habitat houses have incomes
within the low-income range of 30 – 60% of the area median income
and are in need of simple, decent and affordable housing. Each
partner family is required to complete a total of 450 sweat equity
hours and provide a $500 down payment prior to closing. The houses
will be sold to the partner families at no profit – no interest.
The mortgage payments made by homeowners are used to build more
houses.
“I am standing
here today because Habitat gave me and my family a chance,”
said
Bridgette Ferguson, Habitat partner family whose house is being
sponsored and built by First Baptist Church of Hattiesburg, Sacred
Heart Catholic Church and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
“Soon my children will have a place they can truly call ‘home’.”
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To All
Veterans, Active Duty
Reservists and Guard
Thank
you so much for your service to
our country. Your
sacrifices and
dedication to the ideals
of our country are
honored. We
are grateful for all
you've done to keep us
safe and free. God
Bless You!
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Hattiesburg Area HFH is a United Way agency.
 
P.O. Box
1092, 5191 Hwy 42, Hattiesburg, MS 39403
© 2005-2006 Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity
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