On Saturday, May 2, 2009 the all-women community chorus Womansong will perform a benefit concert for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity’s 2009 Women Build program. “Womansong for Women Build” will be held at Montreat Conference Center at 7:30pm.Proceeds from the concert will support the construction of the 2009 Woman Build house. Tickets are $15 in advance/ $18 at the door; child/student tickets available for $7. Tickets may be purchased at Montreat Conference Center at the front desk of Assembly Inn and at Montreat Books and Gifts. Tickets may also be purchased on-line at ashevillehabitat.org or womansong.org.
Womansong was founded in the spirit of women working and singing together, and is known for celebrating the unity, diversity and empowerment of women and serving the community to promote social change. Women Build encourages and empowers women to take action to address the problem of substandard housing by working together to build safe, decent, affordable housing. What a natural collaboration!
Since 1983, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity has welcomed more than 180 Buncombe County families to safe, decent and affordable houses. Habitat homes, which are HealthyBuilt certified, are sold at no profit to partner families, who pay back a no-interest loan.
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