It was one of those moments when there is a lull in the action and a break in the pace of pushing to get the house further along. Director of Construction, Dennis Neal, our homeowner Alexia Taylor and I were walking through the house to discuss the next steps and tasks to be done. [...]
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Volunteers from Bethel Bible Village volunteered on the house on Monday – here is a shot of their group painting trim for the house – this is the “calm before the storm” photo …
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Check out WDEF News 12s web page for info and content on the Make A Difference Village opposite the Habitat house build at www.wdef.com/the_make_a_difference_village
The Village is an area of interactive and or informational booths that focus on how you can make a difference in the community – the Village is sponsored by WDEF News 12, [...]
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Here is an image of what the build site looked like this morning – its a warm day for this kind of work, but the volunteers are on track to have the house under roof by tonight – this image was taken around 10 am this morning.
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A faithful crew of volunteers from Rivermont Presbyterian Church was hard at work this morning when I rolled up to the jobsite – the side walls of the house were up, and they were about to raise the end, when we stopped for a bit for a press conference.
Here is an image of Charlie Belcher, [...]
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Here is a shot of Habitat construction staff and volunteers at work – the floor decking is down, and they are working on the exterior walls – the frames in the foreground are for interior walls.
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Just came back from the Riverbend build site – its a nice sunny day, with a heat index of something like 97 degrees. Here is an image of the build site – these two hard working folks are Don and Diane Barnes – full time volunteers with Habitat for many years – at the [...]
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Riverbend officially starts on Friday, June 6. Although that is when the festivities begin, activity has been going on all week long. This has been especially true for Habitat as we undertake our second Riverbend blitz build. Building a house from start to finish in 9 days is no easy feat.
Our preparations began early [...]
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