CARMEL, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Family owned and Indiana-based Salin Bank is pleased to announce the donation of two Carmel, Indiana lots to Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County. The lots are located in the Homeplace neighborhood on the city’s south side on East 104th Street.
“This kind of property in Carmel is hard to find,” said Rhett Cecil, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County, “First, we need a community that will be supportive of a Habitat for Humanity home and the homeowners who will live there, and second, to keep construction costs low, we need all of the utilities ready to go.”
“This is a major gift to the community, to Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County and to the families that will ultimately live in these homes,” said Cecil. “People hear ‘Carmel’ and they don’t think there are hard-working, low income families living here—well, we have hard-working, low-income Hoosier families living here, and these silent citizens are in desperate need of help.”
“We are pleased to help Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County with this gift and hope that we can continue to be an important part of the Carmel community in the future,” said Bill Salin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Salin Bank & Trust Company. Salin Bank has been a partner with Habitat for Humanity for more than two decades in communities throughout Indiana. The Bank has provided Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County a gift of property valued at $21,500 and Salin Bank employees will be volunteering to help build the new home when Habitat breaks ground next spring.
Nathan Weis of McGinnis Design Group has been chosen to design the Brownstone style homes and the community has responded favorably to the proposed addition. The multi-family homes are being built on the two donated lots as part of Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County’s effort to eliminate substandard housing and provide simple, decent affordable housing built in partnership with homeowners, volunteers and sponsors.
The new home in Homeplace will add to more than 54 Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County houses built in Hamilton County since its inception in 1990.
Groundbreaking for the new multi-family house is set for April 6, 2012.
About Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County
Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian organization that is dedicated to working in partnership with hard-working, low-income families in Hamilton County under the conviction that every person should have a simple, decent, affordable place to live in safety and dignity. With its affiliate office located in Westfield, a strong Board of Directors and a host of willing partners and volunteers, Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County continues its quest to eliminate sub-standard housing across the county, one family at a time. Having recently completed building its 54th home in Hamilton County, Habitat for Humanity of Hamilton County encourages everyone to help build hope, build dreams and build lives!
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built, rehabilitated, repaired or improved more than 500,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than two million people. For more information, or to donate or volunteer, visit habitat.org.
About Salin Bank & Trust Company
Salin Bank and Trust Company, a family-owned community bank, is one of the top ten state chartered banks in Indiana with assets of more than $750 million. Salin operates 23 banking centers in 10 Indiana counties serving Burlington, Columbus, Delphi, Edinburgh, Fishers, Flora, Fort Wayne, Galveston, Gas City, Kokomo, Lafayette, Logansport, Marion, Walton, West Lafayette, and Indianapolis.