Events | Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity

Free Spring Flowers Trivia Night!

14 April 2026April 14, 2026Jess Flohr

Hosted by the Landscape Committee of Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity.

Join us, and your fellow flower and plant loving neighbors, at 6pm-7:30pm on Wednesday April 29^th at the Community Room at the Greenfield Public Library for a low-stakes community building trivia game! There will also be bubbles involved!

All trivia questions will be about spring flowers, both native and common garden varieties. Many of the questions will be true/ false or multiple choice, so even if you know nothing about flowers beforehand you still have a chance to win and learn some new flower facts to impress your friends.

Play as a team or by yourself, there is no limit to the number of players required to play trivia. If you come alone but want to join a team, let us know and we will connect you and other players. We want everyone to feel welcome, comfortable, and most of all have fun.

There are prizes! And snacks and drinks! Feel free to bring your own snacks or drinks too, we totally understand food allergies/restrictions.

There is no cost to play trivia, but you may wish to bring a packet of seeds to gift to Habitat Homeowners to plant and grow, or find another way to plug in to our organization which builds affordable housing to our region – this could be signing up to volunteer, joining our landscape committee, or other opportunities listed on our website. Or just show up and have fun!

This event helps us meet our neighbors, helps our neighbors meet each other, and helps us grow our community.

Rural Rally

8 October 2025November 10, 2025Jess Flohr

Homeownership needs in rural communities

Although Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are no longer with us, their legacy remains a driving force in Habitat’s work. In order to elevate awareness around the need for more affordable housing in rural America, Habitat International is spearheading its first-ever Rural Rally as part of the annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, with home builds and rehabs in more than 60 rural communities during the last week of October alongside the project’s signature large-scale build in Austin, Texas.

Western Mass housing advocates build a table, gather to talk about rural housing

Pioneer Valley Habitat will convene a gathering at our Greenfield construction site to shine a light on the housing and homeownership needs in our rural communities. After building a picnic table for the future owner of the Habitat home, a group of housing leaders and advocates will have a round table discussion about rural housing initiatives. Megan Rhodes, Livability Program Manager for the Franklin County Regional Council of Governments will provide an introduction to rural housing issues in Franklin County. The discussion will be livestreamed and recorded, available for viewing on Youtube and below.

Who: Local housing leaders and advocates
When: 12pm on Wednesday, October 29
Where: Greenfield construction site; all are welcome to join the livestream!

Tell Congress the importance of investing in rural housing!

Across rural America, families face significant barriers to accessing affordable homes – resulting from an unprecedented shortage of affordable homes, existing homes in need of substantial repairs, rising construction costs and limited access to mortgage capital.

Call on your members of Congress to prioritize rural housing solutions – connect using this form!

Proudly sponsored by:

“Investment in new and existing housing is a critical need in rural towns, where a mismatch exists between current housing stock and current needs. A lack of housing production, old housing stock, changing demographics (smaller households and an aging population), and competition with short-term rentals and second homes in some areas, has led to a shortage of decent, affordable housing that meets the needs of residents.” – Franklin Regional Council of Governments Housing Study 2024

October is Bring a Friend Month!

12 August 2024August 12, 2024Jess Flohr

Join us for Bring a Friend to Volunteer Month, a special month celebrating community spirit and teamwork! Throughout the month of October, we’re inviting you to bring a friend, family member, colleague, etc. to experience the joy of giving back. Whether you’re helping to build homes, providing snacks and other hospitality for volunteers, or supporting local families through committee work, your participation makes a real difference. Enjoy a rewarding experience while meeting new people and strengthening our community!

Celebrating 35 Years

4 June 2024July 22, 2024Jess Flohr

It’s hard to believe, but our affiliate has been building homes in Hampshire and Franklin counties since 1989! Three homes are nearing completion in Northampton this summer, one more broke ground in Greenfield last week, and another in Northampton is coming soon this summer!

This year, being our 35th anniversary year, we want to talk about Legacies. Legacies take many shapes and come from many origins. The work we are doing here today at Pioneer Valley Habitat was born 35 years ago with a rugged group of dedicated volunteers (check out some of their stories linked below). That legacy continues today with hundreds of volunteers still giving their time annually to provide decent, low cost housing for people unable to afford to buy a home in today’s market.

You can help continue that legacy. In honor of our 35th anniversary as an organization, we invite you to join Pioneer Valley Habitat’s Framing the Future Legacy Society by including us in your estate planning. Designating an estate gift today toward Habitat’s future can make an impact you could never imagine tomorrow. Bequests that come to our local Habitat are nothing less than game-changing, allowing us to create more opportunities for families to build and buy their first homes. We are honored to have been the recipient of generous legacy gifts in the past ten years. These gifts have been pivotal for this small organization, allowing us to make leaps forward that would otherwise take years. And while on the surface we build homes, what we are really building together is the future of our community and the families who live here, one family at a time.

To further honor of our 35th anniversary as an organization, we wanted to get back to the roots of Habitat for Humanity in Hampshire & Franklin counties, and celebrate those whose work made the last 35 years possible. While there are countless more volunteers, donors, and community supporters than those showcased here, these five were each part of pivotal moments in PVHH’s history, from establishing the first Board of Directors to hiring the first employee.

Sharon’s Story

FEAST 2023

18 May 2023April 16, 2024Jess Flohr

Thanks to all who attended and supported the annual FEAST for Habitat, a fun after-work party in a transformed construction warehouse!

New in 2023: Providers of food and drink at this year’s FEAST for Habitat entered a friendly competition. Attendees cast their votes that evening for the FEAST for Habitat 2023 Food and Beverage Fan Favorites awards; while there were many delicious entries, these stood out to FEAST-goers as the best:

Best in Show (entrée or savory dish): The Waxwing, for their Thai chicken boulettes and sesame tofu
Confectionery Excellence (dessert): Johnny’s Roadside, for their s’mores milkshakes
Best Beverage (beverage): Glendale Ridge Vineyard‘s wine

Also new in 2023: the silent auction went virtual, and anyone could bid from home! Attendees could peruse items in-person at the event, but those unable to attend could still support the event from afar.

For the $50 ticket price, partygoers joined old and new friends, colleagues, and neighbors to raise money to build homes alongside families who are ready to put meals on the tables of their own very first homes. Thank you to the sponsors and attendees for joining Habitat in celebrating the good work being done by so many at Habitat, including our volunteers, building and housing community, and building supply donors. This years FEAST went amazingly and we raised over $25,000 for Habitat!

Thanks to our 2023 FEAST Sponsors!

2022 Gingerbread Build

17 December 2022July 9, 2024Jess Flohr

SEE ALL 2022 ENTRIES & WINNERS

Tenth Annual Gingerbread Build!

Week-long Build-at-Home event with a public award ceremony

Teams were provided with a gingerbread kit containing the six basic house-building pieces and a bag of icing. Any teams wishing to enter into the contest in one of the categories listed below used the six pieces of gingerbread provided, and beyond that let their imaginations and decorative additions run wild. Celebrity judges reviewed and make their decisions on the winners, awarded in a public zoom ceremony at 3pm on Saturday December 10^th– watch the recording here! All winning teams received 4 buttons to Northampton’s First Night Celebration, and teams that raise the most money and have the greatest number of donors each received a $50 Northampton gift card in addition to their buttons.

2022 10^th Anniversary Award Winners:

FEAST 2022

26 May 2022January 26, 2023Jess Flohr

Join Pioneer Valley Habitat and our co-hosts rk Miles for the annual FEAST for Habitat, a fun after-work party in a transformed construction warehouse! The FEAST was held this year at rk Miles from 5:30pm – 8:00pm on Wednesday, May 25^th.

For the $50 ticket price, party goers mingled with old friends and made new ones while sampling food and drink from local purveyors, placed bids on fabulous silent auction items, and listened to jazz music provided by the Hey Hey Club. Thank you to the sponsors and attendees for joining Habitat in celebrating the good work being done by so many at Habitat, including our volunteers, building and housing community, and building supply donors. This years FEAST went amazingly and we raised nearly $20,000 for Habitat.

Limited tickets were available at the door. Pre-registration was open until Monday, May 23rd. Please note that this event is for individuals 21 years of age and over because alcohol was served. Guests were required to present proof of up-to-date Covid-19 vaccination, including relevant boosters, to enter the event.

Thanks to our 2022 FEAST Sponsors and Contributors!

Western Mass Heating, Cooling, & Plumbing

2021 Gingerbread Build

21 December 2021November 3, 2023Jess Flohr

WATCH THE 2021 VIRTUAL AWARD CEREMONY

SEE ALL 2021 ENTRIES AND WINNERS

In 2021, a record 55 teams registered and 21 generous banks and businesses supported the Build. We’re sure you remember: the competition was fierce and fun! On top of that, several teams hosted fundraising pages and together raised more than $1,600 to more than match the $1,500 challenge that was on the table from an anonymous Habitat friend. Altogether the building of small homes from the comfort of contestant homes raised over $18,000 to support real families with low incomes building real homes.

FEAST 2019

9 May 2019January 26, 2023Megan McDonough

Feast 2020 is May 6, 6:30-9pm, at rK MILES

FEAST 2019

Tuesday May 7, 2019 @ rk MILES, Hatfield, MA

ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE ENDED. GET YOUR TICKET AT THE DOOR.

Join Pioneer Valley Habitat and our co-hosts rk Miles for the annual FEAST for Habitat, a fun after-work party to be held this year at rk Miles from 6:30pm – 9:00pm on Tuesday May 7^th. This year will be a special celebration of our 30^th anniversary as a Habitat affiliate!

For the $45 ticket price, party goers will feast on delicious food, enjoy a beverage, meet new people, hear some jazz provided by local musicians, and find some hidden gems at the auction table. Come join us to celebrate 30 years of good work being done by so many including our volunteers, building and housing community, and building supply donors.

Limited tickets will be available at the door. Online ticket purchases available until May 5th or mail your check for $45 per person payable to “Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity” to PO Box 60642 Florence, MA 01062.