Build-a-Thon focusing on affordable homes in Lahaina
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Habitat for Humanity Maui will be holding its 12th annual Build-a-Thon fundraiser from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Feb. 22 in the Kahoma Residential Subdivision in Lahaina.
Participants will be working to complete the last five homes as part of Habitat Maui's 10 single-family affordable homes project in the Lahaina subdivision.
Participants are asked to have a personal goal of raising at least $100 in pledges or donations. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available to support the event. All money raised will go towards construction costs for this project.
The Build-a-Thon is a public awareness and fundraising event.
The event is expected to mobilize over 100 volunteers and make significant construction progress on several homes Habitat is building. Lunches, snacks and door prizes will be provided.
While the need for truly affordable housing options is extreme in all parts of Maui, it is especially acute in Lahaina. According to the Realtors Association of Maui's January 2020 report, the median sales price for a single family home in Lahaina was more than $1 million ($1,177,500).
For more information about the 2020 Build-A-Thon, or any of Habitat for Humanity Maui programs or events, call the office at (808) 242-1140, or go to www.habitat-maui.org.