Our February Home is where our heart is Women Build was held the week of Valentine's Day at our 44th home for the Derricott Family. Thank you Dominion Resources for sponsoring this event! Check out photos of our awesome volunteers! 

The next Women Build Week will be May 6-11 and the theme is Strong Women, Strong Communities. This is also National Women Build Week and the week leading up to Mother's Day. Thank you Bon Secours for sponsoring this event!

  

To volunteer, please contact Laura Oliveira, Volunteer Coordinator, at 804-569-6108 or email Laura at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . You can also "attend" the event on Facebook.

Mark your calendars!  Other 2013 Women Builds will include September 11-14 (Labor of Love theme in honor of Labor Day) and November 13-16 (Counting Our Blessings theme in honor of Thanksgiving).

What is Women Build?

Women Build challenges and empowers women from all walks of life to work together to build affordable homes, hope, and opportunity for hardworking and deserving Hanover families. Women Build is a program of Habitat for Humanity International, and the national underwriter of the program is Lowe's. To learn more about Women Build, including how you can participate on the Women Build committee or help sponsor future Women Builds, please contact Cristi Lawton, Director of Development, at 804-569-6108 or  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell and former Virginia First Lady Susan Allen participated in one of our Women Builds last year! Click on the photo to read the newspaper article.