Heels & Hammers: The Power to Build is an elegant fundraising event benefiting Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity, hosted by Women Build. This event brings together community leaders, local businesses, advocates, and supporters for an evening focused on empowerment, impact, and building stronger futures for families in our region.
Hosted on September 26 at 5:30 PM at The Silk Mill in Fredericksburg, Heels & Hammers will blend purpose with style. Guests are invited to wear black and/or pink tie attire and enjoy an evening featuring a silent auction, hard hat contest, community connection, and meaningful fundraising for Habitat’s mission.
Tickets are available below:
Early bird: $99 going 6/22-7/22 (limit early bird to 25 only)
Regular Ticket: $129
Heels & Hammers: The Power to Build is more than a fundraiser. It is a celebration of strength, generosity, and community impact. We invite you to partner with us as we raise funds, awareness, and momentum for Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity.
We hope to see you there,
Kirstin Purcell & Teisha Ingraham, co-chairs of Women Build
As part of Heels & Hammers: The Power to Build, we will host a silent auction to raise additional funds for Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity.
The silent auction will feature donated items, services, experiences, and gift baskets from local businesses and community supporters. Guests will have the opportunity to bid throughout the evening, with proceeds directly supporting Habitat’s mission to build safe, affordable housing and stronger communities.
We are currently seeking auction items such as:
Silent auction donors receive meaningful visibility while supporting a mission-driven community event. Your donation helps increase the fundraising impact of the evening and gives guests a fun, engaging way to contribute.
The Hard Hat Decorating Contest will be one of the signature activities at Heels & Hammers: The Power to Build. Guests will have the opportunity to show off their creativity, personality, and support for Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity by designing a hard hat that reflects the spirit of the evening.
This contest adds a fun, interactive element to the event while keeping the mission front and center: building strength, community, and opportunity. 🩷🔨
Guests, sponsors, or teams may decorate a hard hat before the event or during a designated contest window, depending on event setup. Hard hats can be themed around empowerment, construction, community, Habitat’s mission, pink and black-tie elegance, or the Heels & Hammers theme.
Entries will be displayed during the event for guests to view and vote on.
Your sponsorship directly supports the Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity initiative that helps build safe, affordable housing while strengthening families and neighborhoods. By partnering with this event, your business is not only gaining visibility, but you are also making a clear statement: you believe in community, stability, opportunity, and the power of our community working together to create change.
This event wouldn’t be possible without our generous sponsors. Funds raised through Heels & Hammers will help support Habitat’s work to provide affordable housing solutions and create lasting change for families in the Greater Fredericksburg community.
Sponsorship helps cover event costs, expand fundraising opportunities, and increase the overall impact of the evening. Every sponsor plays a role in helping build homes, hope, and a stronger community. 🩷🔨
EVENT SPONSORSHIP: $20,000
(Name listed as a sponsor for Habitat home)
HARD HAT CONTEST SPONSORSHIP: $15,000
BAR SPONSORSHIP: $10,000
SILENT AUCTION SPONSORSHIP: $5,000
HAMMER SPONSORSHIP: $3,000
HEELS SPONSORSHIP: $1,000
Additional potential sponsor benefits may include:
If you have any sponsorship or event questions, please direct them to Kirstin Purcell and Tiesha Ingraham at womenbuild@fredhab.org.
If you’d like to pay for a sponsorship, or make a donation, please directly reach out to Kaitlin Irby at kaitlyn.irby@fredhab.org.
