Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast will collect 10 million pennies to build a home for another low-income family. Ten million pennies equates to $100,000 -the cost of the materials required to build a home for a low-income Coast family.
"With the federal government announcement that the penny will no longer be in production as of this fall, we're calling on all supporters of Habitat 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 executive director Ron Pepper.
Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast will be collecting pennies at their ReStore, located at 5605 Highway 101 in Sechelt
"Ten million pennies will form a six foot, by six foot, by six foot cube, will weigh 55,000 pounds, and if the pennies were stacked one on top of the other they would reach 15.8 km high. Facilitating a fundraiser like this will be a ton of work, actually it's 25 tons, but if it will mean that another low-income family will access affordable homeownership, it will be more than worth it," said Pepper.
In Canada, Habitat has given the hand up of affordable homeownership to over 2,000 families. Habitat homes are sold to low-income families though interest free mortgages with no down-payment required, allowing families to break the cycle of poverty.
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