1-800-PACK-RAT Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Build a Children's Playhouse for Local Charity

WAKE FOREST, N.C. - Aug. 1, 2016 - PRLog -- 1-800-PACK-RAT, LLC (http://1800packrat.com), a service leader in portable storage and moving solutions, recently worked with Habitat for Humanity of Durham to build a playhouse for a local charity. A team of employees from 1-800-PACK-RAT arrived early in the morning to spend the day cutting, painting and assembling a playhouse that will be used by kids in a community garden at Passage Home in Raleigh, NC.

The Durham chapter of Habitat for Humanity's mission is to take people out of the poverty cycle by providing safe, affordable housing so families can begin growing equity to better their lives. They have built and sold over 300 homes and repaired more than 150 homes for their local community over the course of 31 years.

The Habitat Playhouse Program brings companies and communities together to build playhouses that will benefit families with children or programs that work with children. Since the inception of the Playhouse program, over 75 playhouses have been created raising over $150,000 for Durham's affordable housing program.

Once the playhouse was completed, 1-800-PACK-RAT was able to utilize one of its portable storage container and its mini-mover trucks to deliver the playhouse to Passage Home's community garden. Passage Home is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1991 and is dedicated to the revitalization of low-income areas and helping families become self-sufficient through employment and education training.  Passage Home offers after-school programs to local children including summer camps, STEM education and farm-to-table food demonstrations aimed at helping children grow healthy produce in areas where organic foods are difficult to attain without means of transportation. The Habitat for Humanity playhouse will reside in the Passage Home community children's garden.

"Being involved and giving back to our local communities is something all of us at 1-800-PACK-RAT are passionate about. Not only does Habitat for Humanity provide companies a chance to help their local communities, but they also provide great team-building programs," said James Burati III, Sr. VP Sales and Marketing with 1-800-PACK-RAT. He continued, "We were very happy to be able to give the playhouse a permanent residence at Passage Home in Raleigh where numerous children will be able to enjoy it."  A video showing the delivery of the playhouse from Durham Habitat for Humanity to Passage Home can be found on 1-800-PACK-RAT's YouTube Channel. (http://youtube.com/1800PACKRATvideo)

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About Habitat for Humanity Durham

Habitat for Humanity of Durham is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization operated on Christian principles that seek to put God's love into action by building homes, communities, and hope. Habitat for Humanity of Durham is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions.  Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman, and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all. Learn more at www.durhamhabitat.org/. (http://durhamhabitat.org/)

About Passage Home

Passage Home's mission statement is to break the cycle of poverty for the communities they serve in Wake County. This can be done by connecting families and neighborhoods to resources and opportunities. They prepare people to receive their blessings. By staying true to their values and focus, they continue to lead the charge on poverty in Wake County. Their focus is on families, children, affordable housing, faith, access to opportunities, economics and partnerships. Learn more at www.passagehome.org/. (http://passagehome.org)

About 1-800-PACK-RAT

1-800-PACK-RAT is the portable storage container and moving company that provides the simplest way to move or store your stuff in the United States and Canada. With portable storage containers, customers have the flexibility to choose on-site storage, warehouse storage, local moving, long-distance moving or any combination. 1-800-PACK-RAT has numerous facilities across the USA and Canada. For additional information about 1-800-PACK-RAT, visit their website at 1800packrat.com.