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Habitat or Humanity GreaterVancouver helps movemodest-income amilies rom

uncertain rental situations intoHabitat homes they own andcan affordgiving PartnerFamilies a hand up and not ahand out towards their dreamso a sae community andhomeownership. Habitat orHumanity Greater Vancouverhelps amilies in need romLangley to Squamish.

We rely on the generosity o

our community partners andvolunteers to build our homesand staff our ReStore operations.What is ReStore? ReStore is astore that sells donated newand gently-used home dcorand building supplies at 50 to80% off retail. All revenue romour Greater Vancouver ReStorelocations covers Habitat GreaterVancouvers operational costsand contributes to buildingmore Habitat homes in the localcommunity.

To mobilize volunteers andcommunity partners in buildingaffordable housing and promotinghomeownership as a means tobreaking the cycle of poverty.

ABOUT US

OUR MISSION

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It is with complete amazement that we send anoverwhelmingly well-deserved thank you to ourincredible volunteers and community partners. Itis because o your talent, muscle and support thatHabitat or Humanity Greater Vancouver was ableto achieve so much this year. Te year has beenoverflowing with incredible accomplishments thatwould not have been possible without the ongoingpartnerships o our community. Our mission topromote homeownership as a means to end the cycleo poverty is only achievable through meaninguland mutually beneficial partnerships with others.

Wishing you and your amilies a very happy holidayseason and a New Year o peace, joy and prosperity.

im ClarkCEO

November 18th marked the launch o ourfirst annual Women Build campaign, PowerWomen Power ools. Afer months oplanning, the evening was a great success.Many thanks to those who came to supportthe work we do and our initiative: to rally400 women to help build twelve homes overten days on our Richmond build site comespring 2015. Over 200 guests and mediapersonalities filled the Pacific Ballroom atTe Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, allowing usto showcase our upcoming build and how wecreate communities, one home at a time.

Women Build puts women at the oreronto social change and charitable giving right

here in Greater Vancouver. Our goal? o rais$500,000, and put it towards building morHabitat homes or our Partner Families. Withthe support o our Women Build ambassador(Premier Christy Clark, the HonourablLinda Reid (MLA, Speaker o the House), JilSchnarr, Jillian Harris, Jan Rice, Norma ReidMonica Moretto, Dianne Watts, Fiona ForbesKerry Sauriol and Jill Amery), we are confidenwe will reach our undraising target. o date,we have raised over $145,000 with the generousupport o sponsors, community partnersdonors and 27 participants who have eachcommitted to raising over $2,500 each, makingthem official Pink Hard Hat Clubmembers.

To join the Women Build movement visihabitatgv.ca.

HOW WE DO OUR WORK FIRST ANNUAL WOMEN BUILD

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

abitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver977 Enterprise Street, Burnaby BC V5A 1V5 NEW ADDRESS!04-681-5618 | communications@habitatgv.caabitatgv.ca

Lef: Jillian Harris and riend at the Women Build launch; right: eam Ambleside EnvironmentaPower Women Power oolsis powered by P&G. Photography by Scott Robarts

ReStore locations2475 Douglas Road, Burnaby

OPEN IN FEBRUARY! 7977 Enterprise Street, Burnaby126 Harbour Avenue, North Vancouve

69 West 69thAvenue, Vancouve

Building Homes. Building Hope. habita

CEO im Clark (lef) and CVs Norma Reid

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Te Women Build launch offered us the opportunity to showcasee architectural and landscape renderings o our Richmond

uild site. Tis build is a new model or Habitat or Humanity.We are constructing six homes, each with its own rental suite.

is a design unique to Greater Vancouver, as we address thetremely expensive housing market in our city. welve amiliesll benefit rom our efforts, as we create a housing complex builta community, to create a community. We anticipate breakingound in early 2015, and will invite our 400 Power Womennd Men) to build in the spring. ogether, we are bringing

omeownership and hope to local amilies.

terested in building as a corporate sponsor and give your aff a team-building experience? Contact Stephani Samaridisfunddevelopment@habitatgv.caor call 604-681-5618.

or updates on the Richmond build site, visit habitatgv.ca.

ICHMOND BUILD UPDATE

p right: Guest taking in the Richmond site plans at the Women Build launch; right:hitectural renderings of our Richmond build site with work generously donatedAbbarch Architecture Inc. and PWL Partnerships.

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ore every build, we ask you, our community members, toach out to your network o neighbours, colleagues, riendsd amilyto let us know o any deserving amilies in need ocent, sae and affordable housing. From there, we get potentialndidates to complete a pre-screening orm, and then, i eligible,ull application (for full details see habitatgv.ca). Successulmilies will be pre-qualified, asked to attend homeownershiporkshops and then ulfill 500 sweat equity volunteer hoursHabitat events, our ReStores or on our build sitepayment

wards the building o their own home. Tese are our Habitatrtner Families.

e Habitat homeownership model is simple. We remove amiliesom uncertain rental situations where 50 to 70 percent o theircome ofen goes to shelter costs, and provide them with stablee homes. Teir monthly interest-ree mortgage payments areed at 30 percent o their household income, indexed annually,

ving amilies hope and security while allowing them to saved build upon their own successes.

OW WE PICK OUR PARTNER FAMILIES

Tis year a Partner Familymoved out o a Habitat home and intothe traditional mortgage system. As a Habitat Partner Family,mortgage payments are banked as equity, and upon movingout, are given back to the amily to invest in their uture. Tathome then comes back to Habitat, allowing us to house anotherdeserving amily and continue to give a hand up and not a handout to those in need.

Habitat or Humanity Greater Vancouver currently providessae and affordable homes to thirty-one amilies in Burnabyand Vancouverwith orty-five children on a path to succeedin lie. In 2015, our Richmond homes will welcome twelve morePartner Familiesto our Habitat amily.

We are currently accepting family applications. If you or someone you know would benefit from a Habitat home, pleasefill out a pre-screening form at habitatgv.ca.

Partner Familychildren at playground in Burnaby. To date, we have housed 45children through our home builds.

Since August 2013, Habitat or Humanity Greater Vanpartnered with the YMCA Summer Exchange and YouWork Programs, Experience Education and the VancouBoard to provide work experience placements or students. Youth ages sixteen to thirty work in our societwell as in our ReStores, to learn valuable skill sets. o dathad the pleasure o hiring our o our interns, as we cowork alongside our community partners in offering emexperiences locally.

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday kicked off thshopping renzy, Givinguesdayopened the season oDecember 2nd. In support o this international campaigback, we threw a big sale at all three o our ReStore(rom Dec 24) and called it the Tree Days of GivinAll stock was 35% off.

Tanks to the support o Shaw Vs Fiona Forbes and comembers, our stores were buzzing and we experiencincrease in sales, all o which will go towards un

operations and building more homes, aster.

HABITAT GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUN

ReStores are Habitats social enterprise arm; they sell donatednew and gently-used home dcor items and building supplies at50 to 80% off retail. Tink urniture, bathroom fixtures, kitchenappliancesto flooring, lumber and everything in between.

ReStores are Vancouvers hidden gem. All revenue rom ourReStore sales covers Habitats operational costs, and contributesto building local homes in our community. Visit one o our threelocations in Greater Vancouver, and everyone wins!

Shop, donate, recycle or volunteer at the ReStore closest to you.For hours, locations and what we accept, visit habitatgv.ca.

ReStore: ReTHINK WHERE YOU SHOP

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Top: Vancouver ReStore; bottom: Nissan Canada Foundation taking pbuilding experience at

Big news on the ReStore front! In early 2015 we are opening ourfourth ReStore location in Burnaby at 7977 Enterprise Street.Tis will also be the new home of our societys office and ourdistribution centre. Te latter will help to streamline our businessmodel and expand our ReStore operations. We are adding newdepartments to our ReStores and will be accepting sporting goods,entertainment equipment, music, gardening, pet, housewares andbook items. With more space, we will kindly accept your donations

with open arms!ReStores are environmentally riendly. Our locations divert over600 tonnes o useable material per store rom our landfills everyyear. Recently, we partnered with ContainerWest, who has kindlydonated the use o its containers at three Greater Vancouvertranser stations. Tis green initiative will reduce waste in ourlandfills and inorm the public at large that recyclable productscan be donated and sold at our ReStores rather than thrown away.

In the same vein, ReStores recycle anything metal. Tey will alsocome and pick up salvaged items (in good condition) rom yourlatest renovations.

Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming environmentalprograms by visiting habitatgv.ca.

GivingTuesday sale at the Vancouver ReStore.

Avoid the landfill and bring your metal items to our ReStores

abitatPartner Family in front of new home.

Left: Shaw TVsgo! VancouverDunia Tozy at our North Vancouver ReStore inOctober 2014; right: CEO Tim Clark (left) with host Dunia Tozy.

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As a mainly volunteer-run organization, we owe much o our successto our volunteers! On October 6th, World Habitat Day, we celebratedthose who have made our homes, ReStores and events possible.

Since we began in 1995, our volunteers have banked over 65,000hours. Tats the equivalent o 31 annual ull-time employeesNo wonder we are so appreciative! With over 670 dedicated

individuals in our roster o community partners and time-giverswe thank you. You are integral in our ReStores and at our latestevent, the Women Build launch. You also contribute to our tradeshows at BUILDEX, BUILDEX Express, BC Home + GardenShow and Vancouver Home + Design Show.

Interested in volunteering on our build site, at our ReStores oHabitat events? Sign up at habitatgv.ca.

HABITAT CELEBRATES VOLUNTEERS

Looking to give back to your community? Look no urther.Habitat or Humanity Greater Vancouver has many ways youcan get involved:

Donate or recycle your home dcor, building supplies, metaland renovation items to our ReStores

Volunteer with Habitat!

Become a Good Neighbourand donate monthly to our cause

RUN4HOPE on behal o Habitat or Humanity GreaterVancouver, a National Charity, or BMO Vancouver Marathonin May 2015

Donate to Habitat and get AIR MILES or your good deed

Use your mobile and text HOMES to 20222 and donate toyour closest Habitat affiliate

Organize your team and Sponsor a Build Dayon our build site

GET INVOLVED!

Top: Celebrating our volunteers on World Habitat Day, October 6, 2014.

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Top: Media and design personalities (including Norma Reid, Tamara TaggartJohanna Ward, Barbara Matson, Kelsey Klassen, Kelsey Dundon, Christine FriendJennifer Scott and Jamie Banfield) upcycled a ReStore chair for auction at theVancouver Home + Design Show (VHDS). A big thanks to Marketplace Events for itticket promotion and for supporting our third annual upcycling challenge.

Build sitesEvents and trade showsReStores

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Corporate Sponsor a Build Dayon our Burnaby build site. To join our Richmondbuild, contact Stephani Samaridis at funddevelopment@habitatgv.ca. Christine Friends upcycled chair.

We are ever grateful for the ongoing support of so manyindividuals, organizations and community partners throughoutthe year. HANK YOU!

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