For the second year in a row, Yorkton Hyundai is making a big contribution to Habitat for Humanity, donating a 2013 Hyundai Accent to the Hyundai for Habitat car draw.
Laurie Renton, Fund Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity in Yorkton, says that she expects to build on the past success of the draw, which raised about $25,000. Renton says that their goal is to raise $50,000 this time around. Renton says that the ultimate goal is to see a Hyundai build in four or five years.
June is shaping up to be a busy month for Habitat, with construction beginning on the next build in the city. Renton says that their goal is to finish the build at around the same time as the car draw, in order to give Christmas presents to both the family and the car winner.
"Talk about momentum and excitement, because it's not just about the winner of the car and the people moving into the home, it's everybody, because it makes an impact on the whole community," Renton says.
Shannon Crook and her family will be moving into the home. Crook's daughter has a bone disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and the new home will be designed with her in mind. Crook says this is the most important part of getting a new home is the difference it is going to make in her daughter's life.
"They told me that they would do everything that they could to accommodate my daughter... Every place that we've been in, we would move in, look around, and say how do we make this work. So this makes everything easier on her, that's the biggest part of it," Crook says.
Crook works both at the Painted Hand Casino and the Good Spirit School Division, and she says both of her employers have been very supportive of Habitat. She says it's good to see people come out to support.
"People are helping somebody that they don't even know, that shows that it brings out a lot of good in people," Crook says.
The car draw will happen on December 19.
