HELLERTOWN, Pa. – Habitat for Humanity held its biggest fundraiser of the year Monday in Northampton County.
The money goes towards projects designed to help single moms.
Statistics show that 60 percent of renters are getting by on less than $50,000 a year.
It’s an annual rite of spring, at Dimmick Park in Hellertown.
Habitat for Humanity is gearing up to raise more than $150,000, through their all-female competition called, “She Nailed It”.
“In 2021, 82 percent of our homeowners were single mothers,” said Gina Loiacono of Lehigh Valley Habitat for Humanity.
The competition brings together teams of four, with creative team names like, the Power Hitters, the Nail Biters, and the Splinter Sisters.
The Stud Finders took up the challenge. Team Captain Rayven King-Gray is nicknamed “The Hammer”.
“It’s important for me to be part of this. I grew up in construction, my parents are contractors,” said King-Gray.
Forty-five teams of four women must pound four nails into a board in the shortest time possible to advance to the next round.
“Oh, we practiced every week! Every week we could,” explained King-Gray. “We took an hour or two, got our reps down, our movements, and made sure we came out here to rock it today.”
One in 8 households spend half or more of their income on housing. Habitat for Humanity is here to help.
“Right now, disproportionately, the path to home ownership and the various obstacles, affect single mothers more than any other field right now,” said Loiacono.
The money raised will go to the Habitat for Humanity Home Ownership and Repair Program.