Build Day 1 - Groundbreaking Ceremony & Kickoff Day
Friday, November 7
Special Kickoff speaker: Jonathan T.M. Reckford, CEO Habitat for Humanity International
Click here to see photos from Atlanta Habitat's Groundbreaking Ceremony
Build Day 2 - Day of "Firsts"
Saturday, November 8
Celebrating Atlanta Habitat’s leadership in affordable housing and major milestones for the organization and Habitat families. Special guests included:
Tim Sullivan, Atlanta Habitat Board member Linda Parrish, Former Atlanta Habitat Board Chair and Advisory Council member Gil Nicholson, Atlanta Habitat's first volunteer Chalonda Simpson, First homeowner to complete new Home Smart education requirements Bertha & Monica Scott, Homebuyer & second generation Habitat homeowner daughter Emily Wallace, Atlanta Habitat first homeowner and first to pay off her mortgage
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House Sponsors: King & Spalding (1,000th house) | Sutherland (1,001st house)
Build Day 3 - Former President Jimmy Carter & First Lady Rosalynn Carter Visit
Wednesday, November 12
Click here to see photos from the visit by Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter
House Sponsors: McKenna Long & Aldridge (1,000th house) | Atlanta Gas Light & Woodward Academy (1,001st house)
Build Day 4 - Celebrating Faith-based Partners
Saturday, November 15
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House Sponsors: Dunwoody United Methodist (1,000th house) | Peachtree Road United Methodist (1,001st house)
Build Day 5 - Interfaith Day
Sunday, November 16
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House Sponsors: Interfaith partners – Al-Farooq Mosque, Buckhead Community Fellowship, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Morningside Presbyterian Church, Northside Drive Baptist Church, Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, The Temple, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (1,000th house) | Bixler Consulting Group (1,001st house)
 Build Day 6 - Atlanta Habitat's Green Building Practices
Wednesday, November 19
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Atlanta Habitat builds energy-efficient, EarthCraft/ENERGY STAR homes that protect the environment and reduce utility bills for homeowners.
House Sponsors: The Home Depot Foundation (1,000th house)
Build Day 7
Friday, November 21
Consumer Advocate Clark Howard broadcasting his radio program live from the build site.
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House Sponsors: Cox Enterprises (1,000th house)
Build Day 8 - Dedication Day & "Building Block" Party
Saturday, November 22
Click here to see photos from Atlanta Habitat's Building Block Party
House Sponsors: Peachtree Presbyterian Church (1,000th house) | Wachovia Foundation & Pinnacle Custom Builders, Inc. (1,001st house)
Thank you to those who helped us with the landmark builds of the 1,000th and 1,001st houses.
House Sponsors
Atlanta Gas Light · Bixler Consulting Group · Dunwoody United Methodist Church · The Home Depot Foundation · King & Spalding · McKenna Long & Aldridge · Peachtree Presbyterian Church · Peachtree Road United Methodist Church · Pinnacle Custom Builders, Inc. · Sutherland · Wachovia Foundation · Woodward Academy · Interfaith Partners: Al-Farooq Mosque, Buckhead Community Fellowship, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Morningside Presbyterian, Northside Drive Baptist, Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Smoke Rise Baptist Church, The Temple and Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta
Corporate In-kind Sponsors for the Houses
Alcan Aluminum Corp – Alcan Cable Division · The Dow Chemical Company · Ferguson Enterprises · Georgia-Pacific Corporation · Owens Corning · Pennington Seed · Smithville Industries, Inc. · Square D · Super Sod · Valspar · Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) · Whirlpool Corporation · Yale Locks
Media Sponsor
Cox Enterprises
Foundation 1000 Event Sponsors
AGL Resources · Best Bank · Six Feet Under
Corporate In-kind Sponsors for "Building Block" Party
Coca-Cola Enterprises · Post HOPE Foundation
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