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World Habitat Day Flag Raising Celebrating 20 Years of Creating Cost-Effective Ownership Housing

Yesterday was United Nations World Habitat Day.  Options for Homes and Home Ownership Alternatives took the opportunity to celebrate 20 years of cost-effective home ownership in Toronto, and around the world, with two events. 

The first was a flag raising at Toronto City Hall where Options and HOA received a proclamation from the city.  We were lucky to hear from Options CEO Mike Labbé, City of Toronto Affordable Housing Office Manager Erik Hunter and Jill Mulholland, a homeowner at our Cranbrooke Village development.  

City Councillors, Kristyn Wong-Tam and Peter Leon and well as Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area CEO Ene Underwood were on hand to lend their support at the World Habitat Day flag raising celebrating Options and HOA's 20th Anniversary. 

Check out some great photos from the event:

*The beautiful Options for Homes/Home Ownership Alternatives flag!

*Mike Labbé, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Erik Hunter, Jens Lohmueller  and Peter Leon

*The flag flying

*Mike Labbé celebrating the Options HOA 20th Anniversary World Habitat Day Flag Raising

*The Options and HOA team!

*The proclamation Options and HOA received from the City at the flag raising. 

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Options and HOA!

Stay tuned tomorrow for a recap of our 20th Anniversary/World Habitat Day cocktail event!

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Happy World Habitat Day!

                  World Habitat Day takes place on the fist Monday of October all over the world.  It was officially designated by the United Nations in 1985 and first celebrated in 1986.  

The purpose of World Habitat Day is to reflect on the state of our cities and towns and the basic human right to adequate shelter.  It aims to remind the world that we are responsible for the habitat of future generations.

This year the theme of UN World Habitat Day is "Voices from Slums". Learn more about this years theme and campaign here.

World Habitat Day is near and dear to Options and this year marks the third annual Options for Homes/Home Ownership Alternatives World Habitat Day Celebration Event!

For the past 20 years Options for Homes has been dedicated to providing quality homes in great communities at the best possible price.  Options strives to bring home ownership within reach for as many individuals and families as possible. 

Since 1994, Options and its affiliated organizations across Canada and around the world have provided over 6,500 households with home ownership oppourtunities.  

                                               *Just a few Options for Homes homeowners

Options believes that home ownership should be available to everyone. Ownership makes households financially stronger which in turn creates stronger cities, not only for now but for the future.  

Options for Homes celebrates World Habitat Day every year because we truly believe that every person in the world should have access to adequate and affordable shelter which in turn will create strong and self-sufficient communities around the world. 

This year Options will be celebrating not only World Habitat Day but our 20th Anniversary with a Flag Raising event at City Hall in Toronto this morning and a celebration this evening.  Both featuring speeches from people who have seen Options grow and develop over the past 20 years and from homeowners whose lives have been changed since joining the Options Family!

Stay tuned for stories and photos from both events!!