Join us as we unveil a new mural honoring our 40-year history of building homes, communities, and hope in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.
Event Details
Thursday, August 27 | 4-5:30 p.m.
Lancaster Habitat ReStore
1061 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601
What to Expect
- Remarks from Lancaster Mayor Jaime Arroyo, Habitat founders, current staff and board members
- An opportunity to meet the mural artists
- Light refreshments
- ReStore shopping before and after the event
About the Mural
We partnered with local artist Steve Wilson to create a concept and design for the 40th anniversary mural. Once the design was in place, Wilson and teammate Brenda Blank – who have collaborated on 20-30 murals in and around Lancaster County – climbed up on the scaffolding and started to bring the concept to life.
“Habitat’s mission is great because it brings people together,” says Wilson. “When you apply to be a Habitat homebuyer you have to put some skin in the game and we tried to convey the steps in the process throughout the mural.”
Besides illustrating the journey of a Habitat family, the mural also highlights community from nods to local landmarks to the many people who come together to help make affordable homeownership a reality.
“My husband works in real estate,” says Blank. “And knowing the housing market, it’s a difficult thing. So there has to be a community working together for people that need affordable housing to make it work like this. And Habitat does that.”
The 40th Anniversary Habitat mural by the numbers
200 hours from planning to completion
48 feet across
17 feet high
10 different colors, most of which are from the Habitat brand color palette.
1.5 gallons of paint. Surprisingly, a mural of this size doesn’t use as much paint as you’d think.
RSVP to join us for this exciting mural unveiling celebration!