HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LONDON TO COLLECT TEN MILLION PENNIES TO BUILD A
HOME – IT JUST MAKES “CENTS”
(London, Ontario) April 4, 2012 - Habitat for Humanity London will collect ten million pennies
to build a home for another low-income family in Oxford, Middlesex, Elgin. Ten million pennies
equates to $100,000 – the cost of the materials required to build a home for a low-income family
in our community.
“With the federal government announcement that the penny will no longer be in production as of
this fall, we’re calling on all Londoners to donate pennies that have collected in their drawers,
change trays, and pockets, so that more low-income Canadian families can receive the hand up
of a home they can afford,” said Jeff Duncan, CEO, Habitat for Humanity – London, Oxford,
Middlesex, Elgin.
Habitat for Humanity London will be collecting pennies at their two ReStores, located at #4 - 40
Pacific Court and 317 Adelaide Street South.
“Ten million pennies will form a six foot, by six foot, by six foot cube, will weigh 55,000 lbs, and if
the pennies were stacked one on top of the other they would reach 15.8 kilometers high.
Facilitating a fundraiser like this will be a ton of work, actually 25 tons, but if it will mean that
another low-income family will access affordable homeownership, it will be more than worth it,”
said Duncan.
Part of a national initiative, Habitat for Humanity affiliates and ReStores across Canada will be
accepting donated pennies with the ultimate goal of collecting 690 million, enough so that each
of the 69 Habitat affiliates in Canada can build one more home.
In Canada, Habitat has given the hand up of affordable homeownership to over 2,000 families.
Habitat homes are sold to low-income families through interest free mortgages with no downpayment required. We’re building to end poverty.
Habitat for Humanity London:
Unit 11 – 45 Pacific Court
London, ON N5V 3N4
519 659 1949
-30For more information please contact:
Sharon Brennan, Manager Communications and Development
Habitat for Humanity London – Oxford, Middlesex, Elgin
519 659 1949 ext 231 [email protected]