Welcome

Welcome to the 13th annual Gingerbread Build, a week-long build-at-home event with a public award ceremony! By building small (gingerbread) homes from the comfort of YOUR home, you’re supporting the construction of real homes with low income families in Hampshire & Franklin counties.

There are also two fundraising awards for the team that raises the most money and the team with the greatest number of donors. Generous donors will match all team fundraising dollars 1:1 up to $6,000 - we have officially met and exceeded our match and goal! Thank you for supporting this event and affordable homeownership in the valley.

Other important event details:

  • For a donation of $100, register your team.
  • Gingerbread kits will be available on distribution day, Saturday December 6th, from 10am-12pm at Easthampton's River Valley Coop. We will supply the six gingerbread house walls and roof pieces and a bag of frosting mortar, you add any other building materials you wish.
  • You must use all six pieces of gingerbread we supply to be entered in the contest. Your team’s collective imagination is the only limit when it comes to decorating your masterpiece.
  • Submit 3 photos to gingerbread@pvhabitat.org by midnight Thursday December 11th. Include your team name in the submission photos but no personal information (photos will be posted on Facebook).
  • There will be a public zoom award ceremony on Saturday December 13th - RSVP today! Esteemed celebrity judges will host and award prizes in each of the categories listed above

Team Fundraising Goal

$16,038.03

achieved

$12,000.00

goal

of your goal reached

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Important Dates

  • November 12th, 2025: sponsorship deadline
  • December 4th, 2025: team registration deadline
  • December 6th, 2025: gingerbread kit pickup day! 10am-12pm at Easthampton's River Valley Coop
  • December 11th, 2025: contest entry submission deadline
  • December 13th, 2025: virtual award ceremony

The 2025 contest categories are...

  • Most Creative Use of Color (one or many)
  • Tribute to Jimmy Carter
  • Most Scientific
  • Wildest Habitat for Critters
  • Fanciest Fairy Tale Cottage
  • Most Original Building Materials
  • Best Homage to the Valley We Call Home
  • Three Judge’s Choice Awards

Gold Foundation Sponsor

Legacy Counsellors

PeoplesBank

Wright Builders

River Valley Coop

Silver Siding Sponsor

bankESB

Delap Real Estate

Dietz & Co. Architects

Freedom Credit Union

UMass Five College Credit Union

Northampton Arts Council

Bronze Beam Sponsor

Integrity Development & Construction

Keiter Corporation

Blueprint Logo Sponsor

Broadside Bookshop

Cowls Building Supply

Kuhn Riddle Architects

UMass Hospitality Services

Valley Housing Consultants

Valley Housing Consultants

Collective Copies