Each new home brings Habitat for Humanity NWT closer to its next build, according to executive director Matt Belliveau.

To contribute to that mission, residents can now buy 2,555 raffle tickets SA国际影视传媒� which is equal to the number of families facing inadequate or unaffordable housing in the territory, according to the 2016 census. The proceeds of the raffle tickets, at $60 each, will support a new housing build on Spence Road.

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Belliveau said the new house on Spence Road  will be pre-fabricated. Using the model will reduce uncertainties in the building process, he said, as opposed to the organizationSA国际影视传媒檚 previous projects where changes made halfway through construction could sometimes become  SA国际影视传媒減ricey.SA国际影视传媒�

The model has the added benefit of allowing the organization to spread its efforts to other communities, where there may be smaller labour pools available to assist it Habitat construction.

The raffle is expected to support that expansion into smaller communities.

While the organization had done other fundraisers in the past, the raffle can be repeated annually, creating a steadier source of support for the builds. SA国际影视传媒淚t adds certainty of SA国际影视传媒� funds coming in each year,SA国际影视传媒� Belliveau said. Otherwise, he said Habitat relies on grants that can be tied to specific projects, or one-off fundraisers.

It also allows the organizationSA国际影视传媒檚 volunteers to become more involved in the community, he said.

SA国际影视传媒淚t gets our volunteers out into the community as theySA国际影视传媒檙e selling tickets and letting people know about the work that Habitat does,SA国际影视传媒� he said.  Those tickets are available at  Polar Tech Recreation, RoySA国际影视传媒檚 Audio Video Unlimited, and the Yellowknife ReStore, in addition to other locations.

Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. on September 21st at the Yellowknife ReStore.

Potential prizes for those winners include an ATV , two round-trip flights with a paired luggage set, and a 55SA国际影视传媒橲A国际影视传媒� television.

Belliveau, meanwhile, hopes the raffle and HabitatSA国际影视传媒檚 ReStore, where it resells donated house furnishings, can build off each other SA国际影视传媒渁nd at the end of the day Habitat has more funds to proceed with the next build.SA国际影视传媒�

On that front, HabitatSA国际影视传媒檚 organizational strategy relies heavily on building momentum on existing housing projects. Families apply through Habitat to pay for their homes, but Habitat, acting as a bank, removes the interest from their mortgages. That makes the housing more accessible and supports HabitatSA国际影视传媒檚 next project.

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