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! Check out the Land Conservation page for more details. 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! Since we were the winning band for our night at 40 Watt, The Athens Band Trust will have a second performance on February 18th to continue in the competition. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support us! We could not have done it without you! For more information on the Athens Business Rocks competition and details on our next performance check out Nuci Space's website.
Volunteer Workday at 315 Washington Drive: We will be holding a workday to landscape this new EarthCraft home on February 9th at 10:00pm. 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!
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.
Thank you to all our Georgia Shares donors!
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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.
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