Home Builders Foundation raises $298,260 at the 22nd Annual Building Hope Gala & Auction
This year’s Building Hope Gala & Auction presented by California Closets proved to be another successful year for Home Builders Foundation. The event, held on April 13th at The Nines Hotel in downtown Portland, raised nearly $300,000 to help build and renovate shelters for those experiencing homelessness throughout the Portland metro area.
Led by Honorary Chair Nate Bond, President and CEO of PacificCrest Custom Cabinetry, this year’s Building Hope Gala & Auction wassupported by leaders in the home building industry including Parr Lumber, Nate& Karen Bond of Pacific Crest Custom Cabinetry, Jason & Jill Behunin ofBuilders FirstSource, Randy Sebastian of Renaissance Homes, and Randy &Naquel VanLant of Macadam Floor & Design, all of whom supported HomeBuilders Foundation with significant contributions to the event.
The Building Hope Gala & Auction drew a record 453attendees to The Nines Hotel for an incredible night of fundraising. Attendeeshad the opportunity to bid on amazing live auction packages that included uniqueexperiences such as a turkey hunt with Steve Rosling of Cascade Sotheby’sInternational Realty, a weekend getaway at the Stoller Family Estate’s guesthouses with numerous tours and tastings of the local vineyards, and the DateNight For A Year package that had twelve inventive dates including overnightstaycations, cooking classes, and much more! This year’s Golden Ticket winner Steve Kaer of Kaer Property Groupsurprised everyone in the room when he announced he would not take any packageout of the live auction so Home Builders Foundation would have a chance toraise more money!
Home Builders Foundation highlighted its partnership withthe New Meadows, a transitional housing facility for youth aging out of fostercare, during its special appeal. Home Builders Foundation recruited RenaissanceHomes and Walsh Construction to serve as the Builder Captains for this extensivenew build, which has ten studio and five one-bedroom apartments as well ascommunal space for New Avenues’ programming. Home Builders Foundation raised anincredible $80,900 during the special appeal thanks to the support of attendeesas well as donors who were not in attendance.
Funds raised at the Building Hope Gala & Auction benefitHome Builders Foundation, the charity of choice for the Home BuildersAssociation. Home Builders Foundation focuses on building and renovatingshelters for those who are most vulnerable when homeless, including familieswith children, youth, and domestic violence survivors. Home Builders Foundationcompletes shelter builds and renovations by leveraging donations from companiesin the home building industry and providing cash grants to shelter providers tocomplete projects.
Home Builders Foundation would like to say a special thankyou to Nate Bond for the support provided to the event. Home BuildersFoundation would also like to thank all of the attendees, donors, volunteers,and the 2019 Auction Committee for their contributions to the event.
Elaina Cecchini, & Gala Committee Co Chair Jeff Cecchini
Home Builders Foundation would like to thank all of the companies that sponsored this year’s Building Hope Gala & Auction: California Closets, Standard TV & Appliance, Builders FirstSource, Performance Insulation, Milgard Windows & Doors, OrePac, Sussman Shank LLP, The Oregonian, Metropolitan Land Group, NW Natural, Pacific Crest Custom Cabinetry, Umpqua Bank, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices NW Realty, Everett Custom Homes, First American Title, Kaiser Permanente, Lakeside Lumber, Montgomery & Graham, Tiffany Home Design, West Hills Land Development, Key Home Furnishings, LifeSYTLest, Oregon Blue Print, and Pamplin Media Group. Table sponsors included: Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty, Delap LLP, IBEW Local 48, IWP, Ink Reality, Lawyers Title, Lennar, New American Funding, PayneWest Insurance, Parr Lumber, HBA Past Presidents, and The Management Trust – Northwest.
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