Habitat for Humanity barbecue to return to Marcellus
The 12th Annual Habitat Chicken BBQ and Homemade Pie Auction will return on Saturday, Sept. 21, with the four churches of Marcellus again teaming up to raise funds for the Interfaith Build for Syracuse Habitat for Humanity.
This year’s event will be held at Marcellus First Presbyterian Church,1 E. Main St., from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Tickets are still $10 each and include: half a barbecued chicken, macaroni and/or potato salad, baked beans, a dinner roll, dessert and beverage.
Takeouts are available.
Tickets are currently available at all of the church offices, Marcellus Pharmacy, Marcellus Free Library and Syracuse Habitat.
A limited number will be available at the door.
The event is usually a sell-out, so get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
This event is similar to a progressive dinner, only in reverse. Rather than persons moving from one church to another for each course, the churches instead will bring their various dishes and desserts to the Methodist Church.
Besides the delicious barbecue dinner, another highlight of the evening is the homemade pie auction. Bakers from each of the churches bring their favorite pie(s) to be auctioned off throughout the evening.
This lively event has usually netted about $900 additional for Habitat each year.
With local clergy and other volunteers as the auctioneers, lots of laughs can be heard as friendly bidding wars often develop over favorite pies. Cost of a Home: A Habitat home costs approximately $100,000 to build and requires a minimum of five to six months of volunteer labor.
The volunteers work from Wednesday through Saturday each week and 6-10 workers are needed each day. In addition, the future owner of the house must put down $1,000 and supply 300 hours of ‘sweat equity’, as well as being financially capable of paying the mortgage (30 years, no interest) and other costs associated with owning a home. A 10% tithe of unrestricted funds raised by Syracuse Habitat is sent to Habitat International to support missions in Uganda.
The Marcellus churches raised over $4,600 at the last BBQ and pie sale and provided some of the volunteer labor to build the house. Thanks to the generosity of our community, over $46,600 has been raised over the past 11 years through these dinners, another special event and other donations of cash and building materials, with 100% of the money collected going to Habitat since all of the food (even the chicken) is donated.
Volunteers needed for current Syracuse builds: two homes are currently under construction at 603 Hixson Ave. One is an Interfaith build and the other is a Veteran build. To volunteer for either one, contact Lisa at: [email protected] or 315-422-2230.
If you go
What: Ecumenical Chicken BBQ & Pie Auction
Where: Marcellus First Presbyterian Church; 1 E. Main St., Marcellus
When: 5:30 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 21
Price: $10 for 1/2 chicken, all the fixin’s + drink and dessert
Tickets available at: All local churches, Marcellus Library, Marcellus Pharmacy & Syracuse Habitat
