The manufactured housing industry is a mission-driven industry with the overall goal of providing great places to live at the price points customers most need and want. Nearly every edition of MHInsider magazine, in the Happenings section, there is mention of a builder, community owner, or service provider doing something kind for a person or family who could use a little help, from U.S. military veterans to grade school students.
During the holiday season, from mid-November through the New Year, the level of giving goes up exponentially, to the point it makes it difficult to house in a traditional print publication. That’s a lot of industry giving!
So, we at MHInsider, decided we’d hold back a few stories and post them on the manufactured housing news blog where space and opportunity to connect with the audience abounds.
Happy Holidays Manufactured Housing Professionals!
Thanks for all you do, including for giving back when it’s needed most.
Clayton Home Building Facilities Donate $68,000 to Cancer Center
Five East Tennessee home building facilities from Clayton Home Building Group®, a national builder of attainable housing, presented Morristown Regional Cancer Center with a $68,090.30 check for their Patient Assistance Fund. The center’s Patient Assistance Fund helps cancer patients and their families cover costs associated with treatment, medication, transportation, utility bills and other basic needs during and following their treatment.
During October and November, Clayton Home Building Group team members at Clayton Bean Station, TRU® White Pine, Clayton Supply Morristown I, Clayton Supply Morristown II, and Clayton Rutledge raised money for the fund, with their facilities and The Clayton Homes Foundation matching some or all of the team member contributions to comprise the final amount.
Since 2017, Clayton home building facilities have donated more than $180,000 to the fund. This year’s donation is the largest so far, with more facilities participating than ever before. Team members got creative with their fundraising efforts this year and held T-shirt and hardhat sticker sales, chili cook-offs, cutest dog contests, and even pie-in-the-face raffles.
“As a former patient at the Morristown Regional Cancer Center, it means so much to me to see my colleagues continue to support the center that helped me,” Jody Charles, a team member experience manager at Clayton Bean Station said. “I am now four years cancer-free, and the number of facilities involved in this project continues to grow every year.
“The effort and dedication that our team members have in raising money for the Cancer Center is simply phenomenal,” he said. “I am so proud of my fellow team members and to be a part of an organization that strives to give so much to our community.”
Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System Chief Administrative Officer Gordon Lintz said the network is extremely thankful for the new partnership.
“The money they have raised will help numerous cancer patients and it’s impossible to describe the impact of this donation,” he said. “They’re truly impacting the lives of cancer patients in our community.”
To donate to the Morristown Regional Cancer Center’s Patient Assistance Fund visit http://www.jinglerunforhope.com.
YES Communities Residents Come Together to Brighten the Holidays
Sandhill Shores, a YES Community in Fort Pierce, Fla., hosted a Thanksgiving feast for residents with a simple stipulation; bring an unwrapped toy for children in the area. The donation box overflowed as residents graciously donated sports equipment, toys, and four bicycles to the Fort Pierce Police Santa Cop toy drive.
“Our residents and staff did not disappoint with this huge box of toys! I am so proud of everyone here,” Sandhill Shores Office Administrator Bridget Jones said.
Patrice Mitchell, culture ambassador for YES Communities said it speaks volumes about the residents to see an outpouring of generosity like this.
“At a meal to celebrate our residents, they selflessly brightened the holiday for others in the community,” she said. “You love to see it!”
YES Communities team members across the country host events in their communities. Holiday meals, giveaways, and celebrations bring residents together to cultivate relationships and create a family-friendly atmosphere.
RHP Properties Adopts Las Vegas Classroom
A $10,000 donation to a Las Vegas elementary school classroom will provide needed resources to promote academic success. The nation’s largest private owner of manufactured home communities is working with AdoptAClassroom.org to support Arturo Cambeiro Elementary School as it has with other schools in previous year.
“We are so thankful for the generous donation RHP has provided to our school,” said Chris Popek, principal of Arturo Cambeiro Elementary. “Our teachers work extremely hard at making learning enjoyable and engaging and I am excited to see them put extra instructional resources to use that the donation will fund.”
Clayton Partners to Empower People on a Path to Homeownership
Clayton, a national builder of attainable housing, and Operation HOPE, a national organization that equips people with financial tools and education, are partnering to help people reach their dream of homeownership.
Operation HOPE’s Hope Inside® homeownership program provides one-on-one coaching, workshops and other educational resources that help clients overcome common barriers to homeownership, including poor credit, lack of a down payment, existing debt and money management. The nonprofit also focuses on building generational wealth and encouraging entrepreneurship.
With support from Clayton, the Hope Inside homeownership program will empower approximately 4,000 people with 7,000 homeownership services and resources, putting them in a better position to purchase a home. Clayton’s funding also will help scale the Hope Inside homeownership program’s digital platform and expand the nonprofit’s coaching network, supporting more people for years to come.
“Operation HOPE’s partnership with Clayton enables us to equip even more people with the financial tools and education to secure a better future through homeownership, a critical component to building generational wealth,” Operation HOPE President and CFO Brian Betts said. “As we continue to help families through economic uncertainty and a complex housing market, these resources are needed more now than ever.”
Operation HOPE has been providing these crucial home-buying and homeownership services since 1992.
“Homeownership is one of the greatest avenues to wealth creation and ultimately lifts up entire communities,” Clayton CEO Kevin Clayton said. “We are proud to partner with Operation HOPE and do good by empowering more people with the tools to achieve homeownership.”
Zeman Homes Holds Food Drive
Shady Oaks, a family-friendly community in Minooka, Ill., held a food drive through thee local food bank on Nov. 3o. Despite the freezing temperatures that day, the staff and some of Shady Oaks’ families came out to help pack bags of food. The residents were so helpful and really appreciated this event. They packed meats, dairy, cereal, frozen goods, coffee, and more.
Cohron Manufactured Homes Provides for Elderly Residents
In early December, a couple in their 80s lost their home to a fire, and Cohron Manufactured Homes, which operates in the Indianapolis area, stepped in to help. Just a week later, the couple was able to move into their 2017 Clayton home where they would spend the holidays and New Year. Ronald Breymier, executive director for the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association called the effort unprecedented.
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