WE'RE BUILDING A HOUSE!
As part of our efforts to support the larger community that comprises Oregon wine country, the Willamette Valley Wineries Association has committed to sponsor a new home build for a local family willing to partner with the McMinnville affiliate of Habitat for Humanity on wine country's first ever Winery Build.
EXPERIENCED PARTNERS
In the aftermath of a global pandemic that illuminated widespread housing insecurity, the mission and work of Habitat for Humanity is more critical now than ever. Affordable homeownership helps create the conditions that free families from instability, stress and fear and encourages self-reliance and confidence. Habitat for Humanity's own surveys of homeowners and their families show "better financial health, parents who are more confident about meeting their family's need, and even improved grades for their children." By partnering with Habitat, we look to offer these far-reaching benefits of homeownership to a wine country family in need.
PRE-ORDER TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE
In 2018, the Willamette Valley Wineries Association designed a custom Pendleton blanket that honors the land, the wine, and the people of Willamette Valley wine country. In 2021, we release a new version of the blanket updated with the colors that saturate our landscapes during the days just before harvest, when vines are laden with nearly ripe fruit and sunrises bleed into vineyards at dawn's light. Our first fundraising campaign for the McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity Winery Build is tied to the pre-sale of the blanket, with a portion of sales benefiting the effort. We hope you will find the beauty of this blanket and the benefit of your purchase compelling reasons to support our work to raise $100,000 and a house along with it!
MORE WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Every contribution helps. Just $15 supplies a bathroom faucet. $50 paints a living room. We welcome donations large and small and will document our journey here as we make headway toward our $100,000 goal.
As we welcome the summer season in wine country, wineries and hospitality partners will offer ways to help as well so check in often to monitor our progress.
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
Family selection! If you or someone you know in the McMinnville area would like to partner with Habitat Humanity on our Winery Build, now is the time to review the qualifications and attend our informational meeting on Wednesday, June 9th at Flâneur Winery in Carlton, Oregon. The meeting starts at 6:00pm and a Spanish language session begins at 7:30pm.
COMING UP:
Applications for family selection are due July 9th. We'll announce the chosen partner family in late August before we begin the build!