Next Homebuyer Education Workshop March 17th and March 24th.
The next homebuyer education workshop will take place on Saturday, March 17th and Saturday, March 24th, from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
NOTE: Attendance is required at BOTH sessions in order to earn a Homebuyer Education Certificate, which is necessary for many affordable housing and loan programs.
For more information or to pre-register, please contact Mary O'Toole or Nathan Shannon at Athens Land Trust at (706) 613-0122 or by email at mary@athenslandtrust.org, nathan@athenslandtrust.org
Our homebuyer education seminars are offered FREE of charge, thanks in part to financial assistance from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and local banks. Guest speakers include local realtors, bankers, and closing attorneys.
Topics include:
- Steps to homeownership
- Home finances and financing
- Local real estate market
- Affordable housing options
- Closing the mortgage loan
- Energy conservation
- Maintaining your home
- Financial literacy
- Credit issues/credit report
For more details, see our Homebuyer Education page.
 Learn more about our work to renovate the historic Pope Street Cottage to serve as A Home of Our Own, and how you can help!
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Newly Protected Land by ALT!
In 2011 ALT more than doubled the number of acres under conservation easement! We protected 1,688 acres in several Georgia counties along with the help of the generous landowners! This brings the total acres ALT has protected in Georgia to 2,892. Thank you again to everyone who made this possible and let's make it our goal to protect even more in 2012!
Upcoming Events:
Athens Business Rocks at the 40 Watt! That's right; Athens Land Trust now has a band! The Athens Band Trust will be performing on February 2nd at the 40 Watt at 9pm. For more information about the Athens Business Rocks competition check out Nucci Space's website. Get all your friends together and come out to support a great cause and some great music!
Volunteer Workday at 315 Washington Drive: We will be holding a workday to landscape this new EarthCraft home on February 2nd at 1:00pm. Tools and water will be provided. Call the office for more details.
Open House at 315 Washington Drive: Come by and join us for refreshments and take a tour of this beautiful new home! It will be held on February 10th at 4:30pm. We hope to see you there!
Calendars still available! Our 2012 calendar filled with beautiful photos from our conservation easements, homeowners, and community gardens is available for only $10! Call or come by the office to pick yours up today! They make great gifts! Or if you want to purchase through Paypal click the donate link to the left (be sure to designate that you want to purchase a calendar).
Congratulations to the Winners of the Cottages at Cannontown Design Competition!
ALT homeowners and board members have selected the designs of Lori Bork, Will Townes, Henry Parker and Kevan Williams as the winners of the design competition. We are excited to get started on the construction of these beautiful and energy-efficient homes! These homes will be built in a subdivison that ALT acquired in a foreclosure sale in 2010. The Cottages at Cannontown will consist of 15 affordable homes. Click the links below to check out the winning designs or click here for more info about the competition was structured. Cottages at Cannontown.
Will Townes Design
Lori Bork Design
Parker-Williams Design |
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Martin Luther King Day Jr. Volunteer Workday 2012!
The 10th Annual MLK Jr. Day of Service here in Athens was a huge success! This year we had three community garden sites for volunteers to serve in. At the Brooklyn Community Garden almost 30 volunteers showed up to help get the garden ready for spring planting. The volunteers at the Reverend Bascoe Jackson Community Garden at Hill Chapel Baptist Church worked on a tool shed and clearing invasives and at the Athens Community Council on Aging more than 80 people came out to help! We want to thank all the volunteers so much for their hard work and be sure not to miss out on this opportunity next year!
Open house at one of our new EarthCraft certified homes!
We are making great progress on two new energy efficient, affordable homes! One of the homes is on Stanelle Drive and the other is on Washington Drive. When finished they will be three bedrooms, two bathrooms and EarthCraft Certified. We are excited about welcoming two new families as ALT homeowners when they are complete. We will be having an open house at 315 Washington Drive on February 10th from 4:30 to 6:00. Come by and join us for drinks and snacks as you tour this beautiful new home! Call the office for more details and directions.
ALT is part of Georgia Shares, a workplace giving program that allows employees of participating public agencies and private companies to donate a portion of their pay each month.
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