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Habitat for Humanity of Gaston is ending its year-long 20th Anniversary Celebration. This past May Habitat-Gaston built (side-by-side) their 20th Anniversary House and their first full renovation to mark 20 years of work in Gaston County.  Members of the City of Gastonia Police Department, Gaston County Sheriff’s Office and Gastonia Fire Department volunteered all of the construction labor. Female employees of the Departments/Office volunteered their labor on May 5th as part of Habitat International’s Women Build Week.

An affiliate of Habitat International, Habitat-Gaston was founded in 1989.  Johan Newcombe was the champion for the establishment of the local Habitat affiliate and its first volunteer president and executive director.  She organized the construction of the first Habitat houses and was the major architect of the program in Gastonia.  Becky Carter, former Executive Director of the Community Foundation, was the visionary who aspired to establish a Habitat affiliate in Gastonia.  Both women devoted long hours and tremendous effort to build a broad constituency to advocate for the elimination of substandard housing in our community.  Habitat-Gaston acknowledged the co-founders with their anniversary projects.

The 20th Anniversary House honors Mrs. Newcombe and the 20th Anniversary renovation honors Mrs. Carter.  The homes are located in Gastonia’s Parkdale Neighborhood and were dedicated on Sunday, May 23.

Additionally Habitat-Gaston opened a Habitat ReStore, which accepts and resells donations of new and gently used items.  The ReStore selection is vast and varied, from housewares to hardware; from bikes to building materials.  Located on the Avon Street side of the Habitat-Gaston office building, the ReStore is Gaston County’s best kept bargain secret.  Donating to the store is a green way to discard unneeded items. Purchases at the ReStore help Habitat build more homes.

Habitat for Humanity will persist in its efforts to provide safe, decent and affordable housing for low income families in Gaston County.  Homeowner information meetings are held at the Habitat-Gaston office on the second Saturday of each month at 10 AM.  Pre-registration is required.

There are a number of ways for the community to partner with Habitat-Gaston.  Contact a Habitat-Gaston staff person, based on your level of interest.

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