Holiday Meals Delivered for Easter

Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg Area has announced that the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank will be generously providing Easter meals to 15 Habitat partner families and recent homeowners. 

Habitat will receive a complete meal for each family from the Central PA Food Bank and then the meals will be delivered on Thursday, April 1, 2010 to the families by members of the Habitat for Humanity staff.

Deliveries are scheduled for 4:00 P.M. on April 1st, after all volunteers meet at Habitat’s future headquarters building located at 100 N. 13th Street in Harrisburg.

This holiday season marks the first time Habitat for Humanity has teamed with the Central PA Food Bank for Easter. The Central PA Food Bank also participates in all the partner family dedication ceremonies by donating food to stock the shelves and freezers in each new home.  Central PA Food Bank has been dedicated to ending hunger in the Central PA area for more than 20 years.  (www.centralpafoodbank.org)

Recently, Habitat for Humanity teamed up with the Food Bank to provide Thanksgiving meals to Habitat for Humanity home owners.

“This is the kind of trend and tradition we would like to see continue,” said Antron Watson, Habitat for Humanity Project Administrator. “The Food Bank has stepped up for our home owners on multiple occasions and these donations really make the holidays a joyous time.” 

Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg Area is an ecumenical ministry that welcomes all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Through volunteer labor and tax deductible donations of money and materials, Habitat for Humanity builds new homes, rehabs and repairs homes and provides educational workshops. 

Homes are sold to partner families at no profit and with no-interest mortgages.  Since its inception in 1986, the Harrisburg area affiliate has built more than 57 houses in the Harrisburg, PA area providing simple, decent and affordable homes for families in need. For more information, visit www.harrisburghabitat.org or contact the Habitat office at 545-7299.