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:
- You could build a house for the display with friends and family
- Encourage your business to enter a house or sponsor a team to build a house
- Invite your community group, (book club, scout troop, etc.) to build a house
- Organize a house building party for your school, house of worship, or sports team
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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:
- All building materials should be edible
- All buildings should be built on a stiff foundation such as foam core or cardboard
so that the house can be moved for display.
- Estimate the size of the base of your building and notify the
Gingerbread House Event Organizer
prior to the event if you need to make modifications to your estimate
- Notify the Gingerbread House Event Organizer
if your entry requires electrical outlets or special handling
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:
- Visit www.habitat.org, choose a country where
Habitat builds.
- Email us at Greater Lowell Habitat for Humanity (ktrainor@lowellhabitat.org) with
Gingerbread Global Village in the subject line.
- 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.
- 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
- Gingerbread House Registrations Due
- Late entries are accepted, up until Dec. 3rd 2009, but please try to register
so that we can plan a beautiful display
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Builder's drop off their Gingerbread Houses at the All Saints' Church back entrance
(double glass doors). Entries will be displayed on covered tables 33¾ inches square.
Larger entries accommodated with prior notification. See Builder's Code for more information.
- Include a 3x5 index card with your entry listing the names of the builders and
verifying whether or not the gingerbread house is being donated for the raffle.
- Brochures and business cards from participants may be displayed.
- If you cannot drop off during this time, please make arrangements with the
Gingerbread House Event Organizer
Friday, 4 December 2009, 7:30 - 8:30 PM
- Builders' Preview: all builders and contributors to the Gingerbread Village Display are invited to
come see the display. There is no cost for this event, but please RSVP to the
Gingerbread House Event Organizer
if you will be attending. This is our chance to thank you for all your hard work!
- Remarks from Greater Lowell Habitat for Humanity and the Gingerbread Village Planning Board.
- Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, 5 December 2009, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Public showing: Suggested admission for visitors is a donation of $5.00 per family.
- Raffle ticket sales begin.
- Visit the Kitchen for homemade soup and bread, the Café for a hot beverage, and pick-up
your favorite treats on the cookie walk.
Sunday, 6 December 2009, 12:00 PM (noon) - 6:00 PM
- Public showing: Suggested admission for visitors is a donation of $5.00 per family.
- Visit the Kitchen for homemade soup and bread, the Café for a hot beverage, and pick-up
your favorite treats on the cookie walk.
- Raffle concludes and winning tickets will be drawn at 5:00 PM
- Gingerbread house pick up between 6:00 - 7:00 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.
