Thank you to all those who came out to support the Joy Gaskill Memorial BBQ fundraiser, as well as to News14 Carolina for the coverage! If you couldn’t join us, watch this video for information on how you can still help us build Joy’s H4H home for a family in need of adequate housing:
News14 Carolina Report
A Beaufort business is raising money to build a Habitat for Humanity house in memory of an employee.
About 250 people got a barbecue lunch from a Beaufort company Wednesday, to support the Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity project. Employees at Jarrett Bay put together the fundraiser to raise money for the Joy Gaskill Memorial House.
Gaskill was a Jarrett Bay employee and Habitat volunteer. She had started raising money to build a Habitat home, but was killed two years ago in a car accident.
Now her coworkers and friends are hoping to raise the money needed to build a Habitat home in her memory.
“It’s great to see so many people in the community supporting it. We’ve had local businesses coming by 20 and 30 plates at a time, and we completely sold out,” Jarrett Bay President Randy Ramsey said. “So it’s certainly gratifying for us to know that so many people cared about Joy and cared about Habitat for Humanity.”
A location for the home is still being chosen. It costs about $50,000 to build a Habitat for Humanity home.
How to help
If you would like to donate, call 252-223-2111.
Or you can send donations to:
Joy Gaskill Memorial Fund
c/o Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity
Post Office Box 789
Newport, NC 28570
