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Construction Classes

Construction Classes for Women Scheduled for Summer 2009

Hey, ladies! Are you tired of having to call a contractor to fix every little thing in your house? Are you intimidated by power tools? Do you want to know how your house is put together? Now is your chance to learn some basic construction skills taught by women in a class for women!

Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia's Women Build will be holding a series of construction classes for women from July 11th - August 1st. This is an eight-session course, but it being offered this summer in a slightly different format than previous classes. Instead of eight half days, the class will be condensed into four full Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM with a lunch break. Classes will be held at our North Philadelphia warehouse and cost $295 for all four weeks or $45 per class. Space is limited.

Skills you will learn include the basics of hand tools, power tools, framing, roofing, sheathing and siding, insulation, drywall and painting, flooring and finish carpentry. Each class includes some lecture followed by hands-on practice. This is the kind of class where you will get to try everything out - you won't just be watching the instructor do it.

Since these are full-day classes, participants should be comfortable standing for a couple hours at a time and should know that parts of the class will take place in our un-air conditioned warehouse. Participants will be responsible for their own lunches.

You can register on-line by going to out "Donate" page and selecting "Women Build Construction Classes" and entering $295 for the full series, or by sending a check made out to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, 1829 N. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121, Attn: Shelly Halloran.

For more information, visit www.habitatphiladelphia.org or call Shelly at 215-765-6000 ext. 13.

Click here for our Women Build Construction Classes Brochure

Women Build Class Schedule (all classes run from 9am-4pm with a one hour lunch break from noon-1pm)