August 28, 2010 {What A Day!}

Starting again at 6:30 a.m., the weather was finally pleasantly cool and less humid. What a gift! About 14 volunteers arrived, some later, and accomplished all of the laid-out tasks for the day: finishing siding one end of the house, completed caulking the exterior, installed insulation in the exterior walls, and applying a coat of exterior paint to the body of the house (except the trim). What workers these wonderful volunteers are! Food was provided by First Baptist Church, and it was delicious and filling. Thank you, FBC!

August 21, 2010 {Another Build Day}

Women Build 2010 {Tuesday, August 3, 2010}

On Tuesday, Aug. 3, 24 women from the Polk County community gathered early in the morning to further the home ownership dream of Billie Henderson. Over the next six hours, they would apply siding and roof shingles and lots of caulk. They scrambled over the roof and all around the four sides of the house, as well as inside, where they sheet rocked the enclosure for the water heater. All in all, in spite of the heat and humidity, the women had a grand time under the tutelage of Carrie Hamilton, Cathy Conner, and Willard Moody, construction superintendent.

Already, the women are looking forward to Women Build 2011!

Henderson House {Saturday, July 31, 2010}

There were 43 volunteer builders on the Habitat build on July 31. At least 18 of them were from St. Joseph Catholic Church, under the leadership of Art Martinez, who is a professional builder in "real" life. There were also about a dozen "regulars" from First United Methodist Church, plus several others from First Baptist, Central Baptist, etc. What a wonderful crew they were!

What they accomplished was to finish "wrapping" the gable ends of the house and began installing siding. In addition, a large part of the roof was shingled. Further, fascia and soffit were installed, along with some prep work for installing the roof. Inside, the water heater space was sheet rocked and additional framing was put in place.

The Catholic Daughters from St. Joseph provided food for a morning break as well as lunch. Everything was delicious and bountiful. Thank you, Daughters!

Tomorrow, Aug. 3, will be Women Build day. The next general work day will be Saturday, Aug. 14.