Habitat plans Women Build Week

COEUR d'ALENE - Lowe's and Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho are looking for local women to volunteer at a construction site during National Women Build Week, May 8-12.

Crews from the Coeur d'Alene Lowe's, Panhandle Women Builder's Association and Habitat will join with the volunteers to frame walls and set flooring on Habitat's 36th home in Kootenai County.

Organizers say construction or home improvement experience is not necessary.

The Mother's Day timeframe was selected for its significance to many volunteers.

"Families with children make up a staggering number of those in need of adequate housing. More than 12 million children - one in six - live in poverty housing in the United States alone," according to a press release.

Lowe's is contributing more than $1.3 million to National Women Build Week and providing $5,000 Lowe's gift cards and building materials to more than 250 Habitat affiliates.

Info: Katrina Boyer, 762-4663