Miller Homes has smashed its fundraising target of raising £100,000 for Habitat for Humanity GB’s Hope Builders campaign four months ahead of schedule.

The leading house builder pledged to raise the sum for the international development charity throughout the whole of 2016 and thanks to the tremendous efforts of its team that target has already been reached.

Chris Endsor, Chief Executive of Miller Homes, currently in Malawi with a team of volunteers from the company building ‘Habitat Homes,’ said: “We have a brilliant team working across our developments and in our offices and we’ve been amazed at how much effort they’ve put into achieving our goal and raising awareness of the charity’s fantastic work. I am incredibly proud.”

The activities organised by the Miller Homes team included fun runs, fitness challenges, golf days, bake sales and bikeathons. A Habitat Charity House is also under construction in North East England, with the cost of time in labour being donated to the Hope Builders campaign, and a number of gala balls are scheduled to take place over the next few months.

Meryl Davies, CEO of Habitat for Humanity, said: "Seeing the hard work of the Miller Homes team in Malawi as they work with families there is inspirational. Surpassing their goal will mean they can help even more people who really need it. I can't thank Chris Endsor and his team enough."

The average cost of a ‘Habitat Home’ is £3,000, so the money raised by Miller Homes will lay the foundations for the building of over 30 new ‘Habitat Homes,’ helping to lift many people out of poverty housing.

To support Miller Homes’ fundraising efforts for Habitat for Humanity GB’s Hope Builders Campaign, visit the company’s Just Giving page https://www.justgiving.com/Millerhomes/

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