Sadly, Habitat for Humanity leadership made the difficult decision to put the traditional Nativity Festival on hold due to the social distancing requirements and large group limitation imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Greene County Nativity Festival would have been the 9th year of the fundraiser, which traditionally raises more than $7,000 in support Habitat for Humanity and the families it serves.
“So, no concert, no soup supper and no world famous pie auction but cancelling the Nativity Festival does not remove the need for affordable housing and critical home repairs in our community,” said Heart of Iowa Habitat director Jeff Lamoureux.
In order to ease the financial loss due to the cancellation of the Nativity Festival, Habitat will partner with area church congregations in designating Sunday, Dec. 13, as Habitat Day. Participating congregations in Greene County will take a special collection during their church services in support of Habitat’s local mission to provide safe, decent, affordable housing.
Donations can also be made online by visiting https://www.heartofiowahabitat.org/donate or sent to: Habitat for Humanity, 114 S. Chestnut St., Jefferson, IA 50129.
