ASHI Foundation News

ASHI President Mark Goodman and I had the privilege of representing the ASHI Foundation at the ASHI New England IW On the Road event held at the MGM Grand Casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, in September.

The Foundation chose to help Habitat for Humanity as their 2024 charity. This is the second Habitat chapter we were able to help with a $1,500 donation.

Not only was the Foundation able to help with a cash donation, but we have also supplied Habitat with three inspectors who will perform home inspections and radon testing for the next six upcoming recipients as a professional courtesy. In working with Habitat, ASHI aims to educate new home recipients and help them become successful homeowners.

Norma Marie Tyznik, family services administrator at Habitat for Humanity Metrowest/Greater Worcester, was onsite to accept the check and proudly stood by the side of the featured family to call this a win-win situation.

Tyznik said ASHI inspectors’ donation of time allowed them to give new homeowners the knowledge they need to be successful.

A Home of Their Own

Recent recipients and new homeowners Lesley and Jason were onsite at the Habitat event to share their stories with the membership.

“Habitat for Humanity made our dream of owning a home possible. Before Habitat, my family of nine lived in a two-bedroom apartment. We turned our living room into an additional bedroom. Our old gas stove—probably from the ’60s—was our only source of heat,” Lesley said.

The floors were falling apart, and the place was very drafty, she said. “I could go on and on about how horrible that place was, but at the same time we had many great family memories. Our lack of space never stopped us from hosting our extended family on
the holidays; our lack of privacy kept things lively.
Our lack of a yard never stopped us from playing
with our children outside until the streetlights came on in the summer.”

When Lesley and Jason met they had nothing. They worked hard to get to where they are today. “Becoming a homeowner was always a dream of ours. We would often find ourselves driving down the street on our way home, and we would often talk about how amazing it would be to have more space, a yard, and a home to call our own,” she said.

After six months in their new house, they still found themselves in disbelief. “It’s all so surreal, from the porch to the bedrooms to the yard,” she said.

Lesley and Jason thanked everyone involved for
making their family’s dream of home ownership a reality.

The ASHI Foundation

The ASHI Foundation provides an avenue for home inspection professionals to support charitable giving.

As home inspectors, we aim to help families make smart decisions about buying a home. Given this position, it’s safe to say ASHI understands better than most just how important a home can be. It’s more than a roof over a family’s head; a house can start the next chapter of one’s life. Whether that means creating a place for people to come together or settling down with a family, a home becomes a foundation. Along with education-related awards, the ASHI Foundation will focus on charities centered around housing for needy individuals.

The ASHI Foundation’s goal is to have a positive impact on the communities we serve. By teaming up with local and national charitable organizations, the foundation hopes to maximize the amount of service and aid it can provide as inspection professionals. One of the many ways ASHI members can accomplish this goal is by supporting a local charity in the host city of our national conference, InspectionWorld, every year.

Please use the QR code below and donate to the ASHI Foundation so we can continue to support charitable giving.

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