City National Supports Habitat for Humanity of Orange County’s 10th Annual Leaders Build Project with Monetary and Volunteer Outreach

IRVINE, CA – City National Bank, California’s Premier Private and Business Bank®, today announced that for the fourth year in a row it has provided the Habitat for Humanity of Orange County’s 10th Annual Leaders Build with both volunteer and monetary support.  The bank participated once again as one of the Hammer Donors contributing $2,500 for four homes being built in the Fullerton area.  City National has contributed $10,000 to this program over the last four years.

Two of City National’s commercial banking colleagues volunteer for this event each year as they joined with approximately 60 top executives from companies throughout Orange County to help hard working families enjoy home ownership for the first time.

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County opened its doors in 1988 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on helping people realize the American dream of home ownership.  Over the past 30 years, Habitat for Humanity has built over 200 homes in Orange County serving more than 1,000 people.  Some of the more recognizable projects include the organizations first major development in Orange County, which consisted of 48 homes in Rancho Santa Margarita in partnership with Fieldstone Company in 1995.  The organization completed and dedicated its 100th home in Orange County in 2004, which was located in Costa Mesa.  This home was also the 1,000th Habitat for Humanity home in the state of California.

About Habitat for Humanity of Orange County

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County is part of a global, nonprofit housing organization operated on Christian principles that seek to put love and faith into action by building homes, communities and hope. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all.

For more information about Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, visit the organization’s website at www.habitatoc.org.