With over 1,900 entries, the 2007 Meaning of Home contest was a huge success! Thank you to all who participated!

We'd like to introduce you to our 2007 contest winners. Their stories helped give four deserving families a Habitat Home. Read their stories below and then enter your own Meaning of Home story for the 2008 contest



1st Place

Sarah, Grade 4
Kingston, Ontario 		My mother, brother and I would often go downtown
in Kingston to shop. I would always see this old man
in a sleeping bag. He was always on the same corner.
He reminded me of my grandpa, white hair, red cheeks
and blue eyes. I wondered if the old man in the
sleeping bag was someone's grandpa.

Mom told me he was homeless. I thought how awful,
how sad, how come.

I would think of my home, a small house, but I
like it. I really like my bedroom, it is pink and
white, decorated with Ottawa Senators posters. It
is my room and I can even shut my door if I want
to be alone.

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Runners-Up

Brennan, Grade 5
Richmond Hill, Ontario

Isn't it funny we always want to go home when we are tired? Why do we always support the home team? Why does our computer always start at the home page? What is this special feeling that we have for a place called home?

Home is where we find shelter, comfort, food and safety. Home is where we begin our lives...

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Katrina, Grade 5
Richmond, British Columbia

There are many kinds of homes. Homes come in different shapes and sizes. There are huts in Africa, igloos in Alaska and townhouses in Canada. There are mud homes, wooden homes and brick homes. There are even motorhomes and boat houses.

For me home is a place where I can eat , sleep and play. It is a place where...

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Marissa, Grade 6
Edmonton, Alberta

Familiar sounds, familiar smells, that is home to me.

Cozy bed, Warm pajamas,
Guardian angels,
And good night kisses.
That is home to me.

Homemade pies,
Sunday suppers,
Mid day naps
And lullabies.
That is home to me.


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