EVENT REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11!
*If you have any issues with registration, please contact together@habitatkent.org
We are excited to gather with you for a unique 40th Anniversary Event celebrating 40 years of working alongside 500 families to help them build and buy their homes!
Event Details
- Thursday, October 26, 2023
- Registration & Reception: 5:15 pm
- Dinner & Program: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- The Goei Center: 818 Butterworth St SW, Grand Rapids
Keynote Speaker & Address
Majora Carter, Revitalization Strategist and Social-Enterprise Pioneer
“Affordable Homeownership: The Impact on Urban and Rural Communities”
Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow and Peabody Award winning broadcaster. She’s responsible for the creation of numerous economic development, technology inclusion ,and green-infrastructure projects. She is also a lecturer at Princeton University’s Keller Center.
She is quoted on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., “Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one” – which is also the subtitle of her 2022 book, Reclaiming Your Community.
2023 Habitat Kent Awards
Hope Award: Habitat Kent Founders
Honoring those who emulate hope in our community
Stability Award: Van Haren Electric Inc.
Honoring a long-term supporter with roots in our past and a vision for the future
Opportunity Award: Mercantile Bank
Honoring a partner who furthers our mission through collaboration, innovation and opportunities
Thank you to our Event Sponsors!
Platinum
Wells Fargo
Gold
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Mercantile Bank
The DECC Company
Williams Distributing/Kitchen & Bath
Silver
Comerica Bank
Erhardt Construction
Fishbeck
Macatawa Bank
Bronze
BDO USA, P.C.
Behler Young
First Community Bank
Flexco
Insignia Homes
Meijer
Miller Pipeline
Standard Lumber
Telosa Consulting
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Wolverine Building Group
Zeeland Lumber