Today, as hot as it was, was a great day on the Henderson house build for Habitat! There were at least 45 people on the job at one time or another. That's got to be a record of some sort. First Baptist Church was the principal team today, and they furnished all of the food and most of the volunteers. What a job they did!
Our board members really came out in force, too. Board members who worked today included Charlie Cline, Ron Green, Carrie Hamilton, Kathy Moody, Angela Goin, DeWayne Oates, Ray Gearing, Terry Clark, Leonor Shukan, and Joe Westmoreland--best representation of the board on a build ever!
Work started at 6:30 a.m., as it will from now on. Interior framing was finished, OSB was applied, corners were insulated, preparations for installing the trusses continued. Forms were built for the storage shed, and the walls and trusses for the shed were constructed, ready to put in place when the slab is in place.
Ray began awarding free tee shirts to volunteers who have put in at least 10 hours on this build. Recipients seemed very pleased to get them. Sponsors for the shirts are First National Bank, First State Bank, Thomas Supply, Red Barn, My Place Eatery, Escapees Club, and Classic Promotions. We thank them all for their support! We have 100 shirts ordered.
On June 26, we will start again at 6:30 a.m. The principal work crew will be from Central Baptist Church, and they will also provide the food for the day. We are looking forward to working with Central for the first time. They will be framing up the storage shed, setting the trusses, and wrapping the house in house wrap. The house will really look like a house when they get finished shortly after noon. We hope to have another record turnout of board members, too (it doesn't matter which church you attend!).
