(Courtesy photo) A team leader gives his team members pointers on installing the pre-constructed roof of one of the playhouses built by Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity volunteers, which are now in the process of being raffled and auctioned off before Monday's deadline.

MERRIMACK — ‘Build crews’ of Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity volunteers from both the corporate and nonprofit worlds have finished constructing small-scale play houses that the agency is in the process of raffling and auctioning off as a fundraiser.

Called the Playhouse Project Build, the first Habitat fundraiser of its kind got underway earlier this fall, when a team of volunteers on Habitat’s building crew created pre-built kits that their respective teams assembled in space provided by the Anheuser-Busch brewery’s Biergarten.

Tickets for the raffle and auction are available through noontime Monday, Nov. 7. To buy a raffle ticket or bid on one of the completed playhouses, go to www.nashuahabitat.org.

The playhouse walls “went up quickly, and the day flew by with each team finishing their project” on time, according to Christa Tsechrintzis, executive director of Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity.

She said each playhouse features “unique custom designs ranging from signature colors to a space design.

(Courtesy photo) Teams of volunteer builders work together on their respective play houses, which are in the process of being raffled and auctioned off before Monday's deadline.

“A special treat for the teams was being able to see a finished prototype of the house” while it was being painted by artists with Nashua-based Positive Street Art, Tsechrintzis said.

The Front Door Agency was given the opportunity to build a playhouse to keep for use by their clients, which consist of women and single moms working toward stability and independence.

Tsechrintzis called the debut of the Playhouse Project “a success all around.

“The teams all had a great day building and our volunteer crew was able to guide them along each step,” she said.

“I feel that the team members really had some good quality team-building and also have a newfound appreciation for what our volunteers do constructing our Habitat homes. We are looking forward to hosting this event again in the future,” Tsechrintzis said.

She said proceeds from the event will “help us continue with our mission of providing home ownership opportunities to families in need.”

For more information on Habitat, contact the agency at 883-0295 or office@nashuahabitat.org.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.