Nissan Canada Foundation has been confirmed as the official sponsor for Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Canada.
This internationally recognized Habitat for Humanity event will be returning to Canada in 2017 to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Habitat for Humanity Canada is slated to build 150 safe, decent and affordable homes for 150 families across Canada, to help break the cycle of poverty through home ownership.
Since the partnership with the Nissan Canada Foundation began in 2008, nearly 1,000 Nissan Canada Inc. and dealership staff have volunteered close to 6,000 hours of time to help build 50 homes in cities across the country, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Saint John and Halifax.
“We are absolutely thrilled that the Nissan Canada Foundation will be supporting the 2017 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Canada,” said Joni Paiva, president of Nissan Canada Inc. in a written release.
“With Habitat, Nissan has a broader platform through which we can impact the lives of deserving families, long-term and in a meaningful way, carrying out our corporate vision to enrich people’s lives.”
The Nissan Canada Foundation is marking 10 years of partnership with Habitat for Humanity in Canada, and will also be involved in other projects including acting as a title home sponsor for a Malton, Ont. project where a complex of townhomes will be erected starting in 2017.
The foundation said it will also donate a 2017 NV Passenger Van to Habitat for Humanity’s Halton-Mississauga’s new ‘Volunteer Shuttle Program’ to help launch the new initiative.
