International Gingerbread House Display 2009

A Gingerbread Village Display to Support Greater Lowell Habitat for Humanity

The 2009 Gingerbread Village Display to support Greater Lowell Habitat for Humanity will be held on December 5th and 6th 2009 at All Saint's Episcopal Church, in Chelmsford, MA. In its fourth year – photos from the 2006 and 2008 exhibits are available – this annual event is a community celebration of creativity and joy with the commitment to supporting fair and just housing for all.

Come visit the Habitat Gingerbread Global Village and learn about Habitat’s work in the world! Come see the Gingerbread Houses inspired by buildings from around the world! This is a great event for all; the houses are beautiful, we have fun games to play, great food to eat and it is all for a good cause!

Visit the International Kitchen for delicious homemade foods for breakfast and lunch! Stop by the Gingerbread Café and Cookie Walk to indulge your sweet tooth. Take a chance on winning a house with the Gingebread House Raffle Drawing!

Consider how you might get involved:

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How Do Gingerbread Houses Raise Money for Habitat for Humanity?

When all of the houses are gathered in one place it makes for an amazing display. We ask for a $5.00 donation per family to visit the display. Builders also have the option of donating their gingerbread house to be raffled off. All proceeds from the admission donations and the raffle go to benefit of Greater Lowell Habitat for Humanity.

The Building Codes

We encourage you to be creative and welcome all entries to the Gingerbread Village Display. There is no charge to participate in the display. We ask you to observe the following:

The Builder's Challenge

Habitat for Humanity builds in over 90 countries. The Habitat Global Village Program is Habitat’s commitment to building houses and supporting communities by becoming partners with the people they build with. Please join us in celebrating and supporting this work by building a Habitat Global Village out of Gingerbread.

This is a wonderful chance to learn, create and have fun. We will provide you with all the information you need to join in:

  1. Visit www.habitat.org, choose a country where Habitat builds.
  2. Email us at Greater Lowell Habitat for Humanity (ktrainor@lowellhabitat.org) with Gingerbread Global Village in the subject line.
  3. Let us know which country you are interested in and we will send you an information packet with the specifics of Habitat’s work in that country, including details about the country and photos of the buildings and works that have been done there.
  4. Fill out a registration form (see below) to let us know that you will be participating in the Habitat Global Village Display. Then have fun designing and building your Gingerbread Global Village!

All ages and skill levels are welcome. This is for everyone!

Gingerbread House Raffle Drawings

Each house that is donated will have a a box for raffle tickets in front of it. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event to raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell. At 5 PM on Sunday, 6 December 2009, we will draw the winning tickets and notify the lucky winners. Gingerbread houses must e picked up that night by 7 PM. All proceeds from the drawings will go to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell.

Important Dates

Friday, 27 November 2009

Thursday, 3 December 2009, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday, 4 December 2009, 7:30 - 8:30 PM

Saturday, 5 December 2009, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday, 6 December 2009, 12:00 PM (noon) - 6:00 PM

Gingerbread House Builder's Permit

To enter a gingerbread construction project submit an on-line form or print the form below and mail or FAX it to All Saints' Church. If you have questions, please contact our Gingerbread House Event Organizer.

— Your Information —

Organization (if applicable):
Contact Name:
Contact Email:
Would you like a copy of your submission?      
Address Line 1:
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City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone:

— Entry Information —

Category:
— Country:
Raffle Donation:

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Builder's Preview:
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— Mail or FAX your Entry —

Mail: All Saints' Episcopal Church
10 Billerica Rd.
Chelmsford, MA 01824
 
FAX: (866)731-8929