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Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity
Laura Williams-Parrish, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Laura.Williams-Parrish@pikespeakhabitat.org
719.475.7800 ext. 106

Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity Hosts Fundraiser Honoring Veterans

Decorated Studs Will Frame House for Veteran Family

Colorado Springs, CO (June 25, 2025) – Every year, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity builds a home in partnership with a local veteran family. This year, U.S. Army veteran Willie and his wife Barbara are building their home with Pikes Peak Habitat, a nationally recognized Veterans Build affiliate of Habitat.

Pikes Peak Habitat is hosting a fundraiser, Veterans Build Stud Decorating Day, to encourage the public to help build the home by sponsoring a stud for $50 or block for $35. This cost covers registration for the event where donors can decorate stud(s) or block(s) with messages and drawings of hope, encouragement, and inspiration. The home will be framed using these studs and blocks.

WHEN: Saturday, June 28, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

WHERE: 868 Bidwell Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80915

Future Habitat homeowners, Willie and Barbara, will be at the event, as well as Pikes Peak Habitat’s Director of Construction Services Eric Wells, and Donor Relations Manager Emma Price.

To learn more about Veterans Build, visit pikespeakhabitat.org/veteranbuild/

About Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity

Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity builds strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter in El Paso County. We construct permanent, affordable homes in partnership with the community and prospective homebuyers, who purchase their homes with affordable mortgages. In addition, our home repair program works with seniors, veterans, and other cost-burdened homeowners in El Paso County, who “pay it forward” by serving their communities. Pikes Peak Habitat has been an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International since 1986 and has partnered with more than 300 families in El Paso County. For more information, visit http://www.pikespeakhabitat.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.