THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD BASALT VISTA I We are working to get our first nine families into their new Net-Zero homes by the end of the year This project has the ability to transform how Habitat builds homes in areas that are experiencing similar housing By Scott Gilbert, President Some have asked how we are able to do crises for the people who are vital to the health of their communities. Visitors are so much as a small, rural nonprofit. First, Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valey welcome on the jobsite. To learn more, we have an incredibly generous community go to HabitatRFV.org/Basalt-Vista In a rural area where you would not expect of donors. Second, we partner with local to find an innovative Habitat for Humanity businesses that donate or discount their affiliate, our team is dreaming big and doing unprecedented things products and services. And last, but not TOVORA least, we are able to do what we do because Recently we've become aware of the of the revenue generated by our ReStore. impact of the affordable housing crisis in THE PROCEEDS FROM OUR RESTORE ENABLE 100% OF DONATIONS TO GO DIRECTLY INTO OUR our expensive resort area on our ability to attract and retain teachers and others vital to the health of our community. This led us RESTORE 2.01 Our ReStore is to approach the Roaring Fork School District considered the best in the country BUILDING FUND due in large part to the high quality of and Pitkin County to find a way to address our donated goods. We offer gently used (and some new) furniture, home In January 2018, we consolidated our the problem. It thrills us to say that last fal, ReStores into a custom-designed we broke ground on a unique community furnishing, appliances, building materials 40,500 square foot energy-efficient space. collaboration: The Basalt Vista Affordable and more and often receive donations from hotels when they remodel. Curently Our mortgage payment is now less than the combined rents we were paying for Housing Community we have a large selection of furnishings WITH BASALT VISTA WE'LL NEARLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF HOMES WE'VE BUILT IN 20 YEARS IN JUST FOUR YEARS. from the and Four Seasons our previous locations. hotels. We also offer free donation pick-ups and can ship anywhere in And, because the proceeds from our the country. Check out our app, The ReStore Insider, for a first look at ReStore cover all of our administrative expenses-including paying a "living wage new merchandise as well as access to coupons and other special offers. Shop including benefits, for our staff-100 percent The homes in this all electric Net-Zero- with us 7 days a week at 53 Calaway Ct. of donations go toward building homes with Glenwood Springs. For more information community will generate more energy local families. and hours, visit HabitatRFV.org than they will use and are located on land About those families: Every family not only donated by the Roaring Fork School District pays a mortgage, but each adult homeowner Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley Pitkin County provided infrastructure funding also contributes at least 250 hours of sweat and the Town of Basalt is contributing in the equity. It's what we call a hand up, not a form of reduced fees. The homes are being hand-out, and a big part of what makes built by our staff, subcontractors, volunteers our work in the valley so rewarding and the homeowners SPONSORED CONTENT 3-bedroom home available! If you are a teacher or employed by RF Schools, you may qualify to purchase this home in the basalt vista Basalt Vista Affordable Housing Community. To learn more, visit HabitatRFV.org/basalt-vista Thank you to our generous partners who are helping to make homeownership possible for the people we need in our community: 2757 design+build co. I Alpine Bank | Ajax Mechanical I B-Tech I Bryant Colorado Builder's First Source I CORE I Expert Electric I Holy Cross Energy I LG I Pitkin County I REG Sunsense Solar I Town of Basalt a net-zero affordable housing community THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD BASALT VISTA I We are working to get our first nine families into their new Net-Zero homes by the end of the year This project has the ability to transform how Habitat builds homes in areas that are experiencing similar housing By Scott Gilbert, President Some have asked how we are able to do crises for the people who are vital to the health of their communities. Visitors are so much as a small, rural nonprofit. First, Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valey welcome on the jobsite. To learn more, we have an incredibly generous community go to HabitatRFV.org/Basalt-Vista In a rural area where you would not expect of donors. Second, we partner with local to find an innovative Habitat for Humanity businesses that donate or discount their affiliate, our team is dreaming big and doing unprecedented things products and services. And last, but not TOVORA least, we are able to do what we do because Recently we've become aware of the of the revenue generated by our ReStore. impact of the affordable housing crisis in THE PROCEEDS FROM OUR RESTORE ENABLE 100% OF DONATIONS TO GO DIRECTLY INTO OUR our expensive resort area on our ability to attract and retain teachers and others vital to the health of our community. This led us RESTORE 2.01 Our ReStore is to approach the Roaring Fork School District considered the best in the country BUILDING FUND due in large part to the high quality of and Pitkin County to find a way to address our donated goods. We offer gently used (and some new) furniture, home In January 2018, we consolidated our the problem. It thrills us to say that last fal, ReStores into a custom-designed we broke ground on a unique community furnishing, appliances, building materials 40,500 square foot energy-efficient space. collaboration: The Basalt Vista Affordable and more and often receive donations from hotels when they remodel. Curently Our mortgage payment is now less than the combined rents we were paying for Housing Community we have a large selection of furnishings WITH BASALT VISTA WE'LL NEARLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF HOMES WE'VE BUILT IN 20 YEARS IN JUST FOUR YEARS. from the and Four Seasons our previous locations. hotels. We also offer free donation pick-ups and can ship anywhere in And, because the proceeds from our the country. Check out our app, The ReStore Insider, for a first look at ReStore cover all of our administrative expenses-including paying a "living wage new merchandise as well as access to coupons and other special offers. Shop including benefits, for our staff-100 percent The homes in this all electric Net-Zero- with us 7 days a week at 53 Calaway Ct. of donations go toward building homes with Glenwood Springs. For more information community will generate more energy local families. and hours, visit HabitatRFV.org than they will use and are located on land About those families: Every family not only donated by the Roaring Fork School District pays a mortgage, but each adult homeowner Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley Pitkin County provided infrastructure funding also contributes at least 250 hours of sweat and the Town of Basalt is contributing in the equity. It's what we call a hand up, not a form of reduced fees. The homes are being hand-out, and a big part of what makes built by our staff, subcontractors, volunteers our work in the valley so rewarding and the homeowners SPONSORED CONTENT 3-bedroom home available! If you are a teacher or employed by RF Schools, you may qualify to purchase this home in the basalt vista Basalt Vista Affordable Housing Community. To learn more, visit HabitatRFV.org/basalt-vista Thank you to our generous partners who are helping to make homeownership possible for the people we need in our community: 2757 design+build co. I Alpine Bank | Ajax Mechanical I B-Tech I Bryant Colorado Builder's First Source I CORE I Expert Electric I Holy Cross Energy I LG I Pitkin County I REG Sunsense Solar I Town of Basalt a net-zero affordable housing community