Smyrna, GA (November 6, 2015) – NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and its sponsors will dedicate three new home builds to veterans in Cobb County. The first dedication will take place on Nov. 7 in Powder Springs, GA and two more will take place on Nov. 14 in Austell, GA.
Corporate sponsors KeyBank Foundation, Novelis, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Nissan North America and Travel and Transport will dedicate their build to US Army veteran Donnell Davis and his two daughters, ages 8 and 10 (names withheld) on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. in Powder Springs, GA.
The dual dedication of two side-by-side Habitat homes will take place on Nov. 14 in Austell, GA with Wells Fargo, Citi Retail Services and The Cobb Catholic Coalition. Wells Fargo and Citi will dedicate their home to a veteran (name withheld) and The Cobb Catholic Coalition will dedicate their build to veteran Rosa Haynes.
“We are humbled and grateful for all of their service and sacrifice and are honored to dedicate these brand new homes to our veterans and their families,” says David McGinnis, CEO of NW Metro Atlanta Habitat. “We are also very fortunate to have these great sponsors and their volunteers who uphold our mission to provide affordable housing for deserving families, which includes our veterans.”
About NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity:
Since 1986, NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, an affiliate of the international organization, works with the community to provide safe, decent, affordable homes to deserving, well-qualified families in Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties.
About the sponsors:
KeyBank Foundation has sponsored NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for five years and has provided 100 richly diverse volunteer opportunities each year for KeyBank employees and students from Morehouse College to work side-by-side with the homeowner family and with other Habitat partner families on the build site in this inclusive environment.
Novelis is joining NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for a second year as a sponsor. Employees from Novelis Global Research & Technology Center in Kennesaw will volunteer and build for two days. NW Metro Atlanta Habitat received $20,000 (two-day) sponsorship for the employees to volunteer on the build site.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company has supported NW Metro Atlanta for over eight years, and has helped build a home each year with this affiliate. Even after the company focused their philanthropic efforts on STEM education, they have remained a supporter and good neighbor.
Nissan North America marks 10 years of partnership with Habitat for Humanity International this year and has supported several NW Metro Atlanta Habitat builds. Due to a significant employee base and corporate presence in the greater Atlanta area, Nissan is sponsoring a team-build day in Cobb County with the NW Metro Atlanta Habitat affiliate.
Travel and Transport is the fifth largest travel management company in the United States, servicing clients throughout the country, as well as globally.
Citi Retail Services is an entity of Citi, the leading global bank that has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit through its primary Retail Services Business, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. It actively supports the revitalization and growth of the economy through community donations to nonprofits and schools, team member philanthropy and volunteerism, community development loans and investments, environmental initiatives, and other corporate citizenship initiatives.
The Cobb Catholic Coalition is made up of community churches Catholic Church of Saint Ann, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and The Catholic Church of the Transfiguration