Raise The Roof Party

I would have to say, as a guest of Donna W. attending this charitable event, there are so many amazing things that came out of it!
For one, I was truly impressed by our Unilocal community’s involvement with Habitat for Humanity, and it has definitely inspired me to add more volunteer activities into my own personal life!
Bella did an extraordinary job organizing and coordinating so many different vendors to help support the cause as well! It really exemplifies unity in Tucson, and I love that concept especially when it comes to helping our community! I was definitely a sucker for the delicious pastries and breads from Prep and Pastry and Panera bread! The chocolate raspberry bread was the bomb. KIND offered us their healthy bars that would be our breakfast for the next few days! Renee’s Organic Oven were generous in their servings of tostadas no doubt!
Most of all, the event was super fun connecting/​reconnecting with fellow Unilocalers while taking part in a creative craft party of designing helmets, a photo booth to show off all of our goofiness, and big blocked Jenga to top it all off!!!
Thanks to the DJ for adding even more fun to the atmosphere, and thank you Pedro for taking awesome photos of this fabulously fun event!
Eat it up!

A photobooth, DJ, cocktails and beer, gigantic-​sized Jenga, mingling with fun Unilocalers and supporting a charitable cause in one evening? What more could you ask for?
I loved the lettuce wraps from Renee’s Organic Oven, and the cocktails that the bartenders made were super light and refreshing.
Bella, you never cease to impress! Thank you for putting together another outstanding event!

Charitable in style, Bella put together a stellar event to remember. The lights were low, the DJ kept the mood going and there was plenty of opportunities to mix and mingle. Renee’s kitchen had some tasty tostadas and prep & pastry provided a sweet ending with a chocolate french toast.
The party was kept lovely with the drink selection. the bartenders guild had some great cocktails to celebrate with. New Belgium and Four Peaks had some great beer. Overall, it was a lovely event to catch up with fellow helpers and meet new people!

It was so great to celebrate with friends after building for Habitat for Humanity together. Now I feel extra ready for summer building with Habitat again, wearing my new Kind sunglasses and New Belgium chapstick to endure the summer heat. The swag was awesome as well as the food from Renee’s and Prep and Pastry were my favorite. Unilocal never fails to deliver awesome parties with awesome Unilocalers. Playing Jenga over some yummy brews and dressing up for the photo booth were the highlights of the night!
Thanks to everyone that made this possible and put together such a fun and interactive event!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it– Unilocal does it AGAIN!!! Amazing party at a wonderful charity. A suggested $ 10 donation at the door, no problemo! Inside the party was hopping. Literally hopping– beer from New Belgium and Four Peaks! New Belgium’s beautiful Rhonda was passing out their Artful globe glasses-​wish I scored one, sigh. Did you know the bottom is laser etched to enhance the carbonation? I also thought it was awesome that you could send a postcard to your loved ones and New Belgium would pay the postage. I did grab some of their organic citrus beer lips lip balm.
The tunes were great thanks to Saryr entertainment. You have to love your dad getting down to OPP and Hip Hop Horray-​despite the fact he was rump shaking dangerously close to the life size Jenga. Thankfully, he did not knock it over– my mom did that and I scored the win!
Next up– I tossed the cute construction worker rubber duckies and scored 10 percent off at the HabiStore.
My mom decked out a hard hat and lucky for us the very talented Pedro was there to take a really nice family photo.
I loved painting the charms for the Ben’s Bells! It’s super fun to get creative, especially for such a great cause.
Man, all this fun we worked up some hunger and thirst! Lucky for us, Unilocal had us covered. Panera baked goods, Nutella french toast from Prep and Pastry (DYING to go there… Psst! l hear theres an elite event on the horizon), and Renee was serving up her always delicious tostadas. I almost forgot! Two different kinds of Kind bars and Kind sunglasses. Wash that all down with a Four Peaks peach ale and life is good.
And last but not least… the watermelon margs and Ketel One Orange cocktails with mint and bitters. Bueno!!!

Thank you Bella for another great Unilocal event and it’s always a pleasure to give back to the community and the organization, Habitat for Humanity, who «help families break the cycle of poverty by providing decent housing.»
Great vendors were present and helped make the night fun. Four Peaks had a great Peach Ale that I’m going to buy more of in the future. Renee’s Organic Oven made fabulous tostadas. Prep and Pastry’s chocolate french toast with maple syrup was a frequent stop for my guests! Panera Bread’s strawberry-​rhubarb bread was delicious. We tasted some delicious beers from New Belgium and were served some yummy margaritas by The Bartenders Guild.
I’m looking forward to shopping at Habitat for Humanity with my 10% off coupon won from the rubber ducky toss!

Awesome party! As always, Unilocal knows how to throw an amazing one! In addition to partying for a great cause, the music was great, the food & drinks were delish, and I always love seeing my fellow Unilocalies and meeting some new friends too!
It was fun dressing up & taking pics. We got to pose with the HabiCat too! My friends and I also had a blast decorating our hard hats. Watching people play that giant Jenga game was hilarious!
Thanks to all who made this night possible!
*Prep & Pastry — That chocolate french toast with maple syrup was to die for!
*Panera Bread — Mmmm, loved those white chocolate chip oatmeal cookies!
*Renee’s Organic Oven — Loved your tostadas!
*Bartenders Guild — The margaritas were yum!
*KIND — Your goodies were great!
*Four Peaks Brewing Co. — Peach ale is my fave!
*New Belguim Brewing — Always fun seeing y’all
Mr. DJ — You rocked. Great mix of music for the night!
And most of all thanks to Habitat & Unilocal,especially Ms. Bella for hosting! Looking forward to our next big event! Till then… SYOY! =)

An awesome party raising money for a great organization! Made me super sad I couldn’t make it to the Unilocal build a few weeks ago though. We had a ton of fun mingling with everyone in attendance. Making construction hats and painting Bens Bells was a blast. The food, drinks and entertainment were outstanding. I really appreciate that Tucson Unilocalers do more in our community than just review businesses! Thanks to Habitat for Humanity for allowing us to party in your beautiful space and to Bella for coordinating all of the fun! Let’s do it again soon :)

This event was to help raise money for an awesome non-​profit organization called Habitat for Humanity. HFH, Puts low income families into an awesome well-​built home and also teach them how to manage their financial lifestyle.
Few of my favorite vendors of the evening;
–New Belgium was showcasing some delicious ales and loggers
–Four peek had an amazing seasonal peach ale
–Renee’s organic oven had awesome lettuce tostadas that I couldn’t get enough of!
–Prep and Pastry had a chocolate French toast and maple syrup.
–The Bartenders Guild were mixing some tasty cocktail.
The evening was filled with great conversation and laughter as well as great music. Love catching up with the OE’s (original elites) and meeting the new ones.
Special thanks to our awesome CM (Bella), truly doing an amazing job! Pedro for taking such amazing photos.
Until next time!
KCYE

Unilocal events never fail to impress. Habitat for humanity was ready for a party. I loved all of the things to do… Painting for Ben’s Bells, decorating construction hats, tossing rubber ducks, and of course the photo booth. The DJ was playing a great assortment of music, and kept us in a good mood the entire time. The food and booze were also on point. The French toast from Prep & Pastry was sinful, and the tostada from Renee’s Organic Oven was flavorful and filling. I loved the drinks from the bartenders guild, and the beer from New Belgium– and I really love my new beer glass. It was a great night and I’m so happy that Unilocal have me the opportunity to volunteer for such a great organization!

A very fun and relaxed event! It was such a great idea of Bella’s to have Unilocalers get involved with Habitat for Humanity and then celebrate the build at the Habitat office! I had been interested in volunteering with Habitat for years and when the opportunity presented itself on Unilocal,I was excited to finally get involved. This event was fun from start to finish. Bella had a slideshow of the Unilocal volunteers from the build day we worked with Habitiat, which were fun to view. We decorated hard hats and had lots of fun construction props to take photos with. Thanks to Pedro for working with us and having patience with the various props we wanted to use in photos! I’m looking forward to seeing all of the Unilocal creativity with pics! Lots of great snacks and drinks. Huge highlights for me were the tostadas from Renee’s Organics. The black bean tostada was delicious and reminds me of their Yucatan pizza (SO GREAT!). I loved the strawberry rhubarb bread from Panera. I may need to make a trip to Panera today for a slice. LOVED it! Of course the fabulous Prep & Pastry peeps were there with delicious french toast and dreamy maple syrup. Then there were the great cocktails and beer choices, which were all lovely to try. The music was adding to our Unilocaly happiness too. My table was commenting frequently when a fun song came on. Good stuff! Thanks to Bella for providing Unilocalers with great opportunities to get involved with our T-​town community. Big thanks for planning a great event with the Raise the Roof Party! Thanks to Habitat for Humanity and to all the awesome sponsors of this event!

Tucson Unilocal community, you rock! As I’m new in town, this was my first Unilocal Elite event. And it was fantastic. A group of elite members spent a day building a house with habitat for humanity and this was the post party. There was a selection of food (Renee’s organic oven had a yummy black bean tostada, but there were also sweet treats from prep & pastry, panera and kind bar) and drinks (thank you New Belgium, 4peaks and the bartenders guild). I got to paint my first Ben’s Bell, watch giant jenga and be silly in the photo booth. The DJ was incredible, mixing my favorite songs, to keep the party going. The best part was meeting a ton of people in the Tucson Unilocal community! Thank you

Great mixer. The people are friendly, food and drink are awesome. It’s like a backyard outing with Unilocal friends!

Joseph here! I work with Habitat and I am so HONORED to host Unilocalers in our home. Each of your donations will help us build a new home for a hardworking family. I hope you have a blast at the party!