FEAST 2023

Thanks to all who attended and supported the annual FEAST for Habitat, a fun after-work party in a transformed construction warehouse!

New in 2023: Providers of food and drink at this year’s FEAST for Habitat entered a friendly competition. Attendees cast their votes that evening for the FEAST for Habitat 2023 Food and Beverage Fan Favorites awards; while there were many delicious entries, these stood out to FEAST-goers as the best:

Best in Show (entrée or savory dish): The Waxwing, for their Thai chicken boulettes and sesame tofu
Confectionery Excellence (dessert): Johnny’s Roadside, for their s’mores milkshakes
Best Beverage (beverage): Glendale Ridge Vineyard‘s wine

Also new in 2023: the silent auction went virtual, and anyone could bid from home! Attendees could peruse items in-person at the event, but those unable to attend could still support the event from afar.

For the $50 ticket price, partygoers joined old and new friends, colleagues, and neighbors to raise money to build homes alongside families who are ready to put meals on the tables of their own very first homes. Thank you to the sponsors and attendees for joining Habitat in celebrating the good work being done by so many at Habitat, including our volunteers, building and housing community, and building supply donors. This years FEAST went amazingly and we raised over $25,000 for Habitat!

Thanks to our 2023 FEAST Sponsors!

2022 Gingerbread Build

Tenth Annual Gingerbread Build!

Week-long Build-at-Home event with a public award ceremony

Teams were provided with a gingerbread kit containing the six basic house-building pieces and a bag of icing. Any teams wishing to enter into the contest in one of the categories listed below used the six pieces of gingerbread provided, and beyond that let their imaginations and decorative additions run wild. Celebrity judges reviewed and make their decisions on the winners, awarded in a public zoom ceremony at 3pm on Saturday December 10thwatch the recording here! All winning teams received 4 buttons to Northampton’s First Night Celebration, and teams that raise the most money and have the greatest number of donors each received a $50 Northampton gift card in addition to their buttons.

2022 10th Anniversary Award Winners:

FEAST 2022

Join Pioneer Valley Habitat and our co-hosts rk Miles for the annual FEAST for Habitat, a fun after-work party in a transformed construction warehouse! The FEAST was held this year at rk Miles from 5:30pm – 8:00pm on Wednesday, May 25th.

For the $50 ticket price, party goers mingled with old friends and made new ones while sampling food and drink from local purveyors, placed bids on fabulous silent auction items, and listened to jazz music provided by the Hey Hey Club. Thank you to the sponsors and attendees for joining Habitat in celebrating the good work being done by so many at Habitat, including our volunteers, building and housing community, and building supply donors. This years FEAST went amazingly and we raised nearly $20,000 for Habitat.

Limited tickets were available at the door. Pre-registration was open until Monday, May 23rd. Please note that this event is for individuals 21 years of age and over because alcohol was served. Guests were required to present proof of up-to-date Covid-19 vaccination, including relevant boosters, to enter the event.

Thanks to our 2022 FEAST Sponsors and Contributors!

2021 Gingerbread Build

In 2021, a record 55 teams registered and 21 generous banks and businesses supported the Build. We’re sure you remember: the competition was fierce and fun! On top of that, several teams hosted fundraising pages and together raised more than $1,600 to more than match the $1,500 challenge that was on the table from an anonymous Habitat friend. Altogether the building of small homes from the comfort of contestant homes raised over $18,000 to support real families with low incomes building real homes.

FEAST 2019

Feast 2020 is May 6, 6:30-9pm, at rK MILES

FEAST 2019

Tuesday May 7, 2019 @ rk MILES, Hatfield, MA

ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE ENDED.  GET YOUR TICKET AT THE DOOR.

Join Pioneer Valley Habitat and our co-hosts rk Miles for the annual FEAST for Habitat, a fun after-work party to be held this year at rk Miles from 6:30pm – 9:00pm on Tuesday May 7th. This year will be a special celebration of our 30th anniversary as a Habitat affiliate!

For the $45 ticket price, party goers will feast on delicious food, enjoy a beverage, meet new people, hear some jazz provided by local musicians, and find some hidden gems at the auction table.  Come join us to celebrate 30 years of good work being done by so many including our volunteers, building and housing community, and building supply donors.

Limited tickets will be available at the door.  Online ticket purchases available until May 5th or mail your check for $45 per person payable to “Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity” to PO Box 60642 Florence, MA 01062.

Interested in being a 2019 FEAST Sponsor? Click here to learn more.

Deadline for full sponsorship benefits is Friday, March 8th.

Thanks to the following 2019 Feast sponsors: 

Please consider supporting these establishments whose generosity made the FEAST possible!

Food and Beverage by:

2017 FEAST for Habitat

FEAST for Habitat 2017 was Wednesday May 17, 2017 5:30-8pm

at Cowls Building Supply in Amherst

Special Thanks To Our Event Sponsors!

Click the arrow below to see all the sponsors

2016 Gingerbread Build

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2016 Gingerbread Build!

And the 2016 Award Winners are:

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  • Best Tribute to a Celebrity – Cutchins Program for Families and Children
  • Craziest Feat of Engineering – Shrek-zilla
  • Best Bungalow for a Bookworm – River Valley Co-op
  • Greenest Living – Bee Green
  • Most Amazing Duplex – Hampshire Regional
  • Best Nod to Summertime – UMass Habitat for Humanity
  • Animal Lover’s Dream – Rainbox Ninjas
  • Most Comical – Easthampton Public Safety
  • Judges’ Choice 1 – Suite 331
  • Judges’ Choice 2 – GCS Alums
  • Team with Greatest Number of Donations – The RSBs
  • Team with Greatest Number of Donations – Girl Scout Troop 40436
  • Team with Greatest Number of Donations – GCS Alum
  • Team That Raises the Most Money – The Craft Lab

Thanks to the supporters of the 2016 Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity Gingerbread Build! 

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