The Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s 2014 National SAM Awards were held in Halifax on Friday, March 6 and Mahogany was named Canada’s Community Development of the Year! We are so proud to add this to the list of achievements that Hopewell Residential has accomplished.
Our stunning southeast community, with its combined 84 acre lake and beachfront, private beaches, 22,000 sq.ft. beach club, and countless other amenities has been named Calgary’s Community of the Year for the past two years at the CHBA Calgary Region SAM Awards as well as Alberta’s Community of the Year at the Provincial level. We are thrilled that we have been recognized on a national scale and can now call Mahogany Canada’s Community of the Year as well! Not only did Mahogany win this prestigious award, but the Triumph rear-attached garage show home was a finalist for Single Detached Home Between 1,500 and 2,200 Square Feet.
With a national award under our belts, we once again head into the CHBA Calgary Region SAM Awards in April, in which we have been nominated for 13 awards between our housing and land divisions. We are so proud to be recognized for our efforts in a number of areas, including:
· Community of the Year – for the third year in a row
· Show Home Parade of the Year for our amazing new Rear-Attached Garage show home parade
· Best New Home – $255,000-$294,999 for our Sonik attached home
We couldn’t be happier about these amazing nominations and we’d like to acknowledge none of this would be possible without an excellent team, our trades and our partners in business behind us. We can’t wait to celebrate our accomplishments at the upcoming award ceremony.
On Friday, February 20th, over 40 brave people took part in the 6th annual Polar Bear Plunge in support of Inn From the Cold – a Calgary-based company devoted to helping homeless families within the city.
The Plunge takes place every year in our amazing Community of the Year – Mahogany and in previous years has involved cutting a large hold in the ice on the lake and having our jumpers take the leap there. This year however, Mother Nature sent us warmer temperatures in the weeks leading up to the event and we were unable to acquire the necessary ice-depth to do the jump on the lake. In lieu of this, we brought with us to Mahogany, a frozen dunk tank, which we filled with ice and cold water to emulate the lake’s icy feel.
This last minute change, due to the mild weather, was taken in stride by all participants and they embraced this change with a record breaking year fundraising-wise for this event. We are thrilled to announce that the Polar Bear Plunge raised over $55,000 this year alone, bringing our 6-year total to over $220,000 in support of Inn From the Cold.
While we appreciate everyone’s fundraising efforts and every bit contributed to the success of this year’s event, we must mention a few all-stars by name. Cory Hirsekorn of Morrison Homes raised an amazing $8,290 for Inn From the Cold and Hopewell’s own Jason Kraatz raised $25,075 which is absolutely outstanding.
The Plunge was extremely successful this year and we look forward to continuing this event in the years to come. We believe strongly in supporting our communities and the Calgary community-at-large, and this is one venture which will continue and will enhance our commitment to community outreach every year.
Countless homeowners have fallen in love with Mahogany homes, lifestyle and genuine community spirit. Here is another testimonial from resident Krystal D'Souza, take a look and find out why she loves it in Calgary's Community of the Year. Watch the video here.