HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GALLATIN VALLEY

Wow! Time flew bye with willing hands, lots of energy, laughter, and some slinging of “mud”.  Taping mud this is. We were able to successfully tape one of our two home during the four days, build headers, and in general move forward on completing another home for our parnter families.

I would like to thank all the women that participated.  We had more than what was originally registered which speaks well for the support that the community gave to build our homes.  Each time we can place a family in a home we build a stronger community, provide for an opportunity for children to be raised in a healthy environment, and each home helps a family stay together leading to a stronger community for all of us to live in.

No small result from a sustainable home to live in.

As we pull all of our figures together next week, I’ll share with you more details about the success of this years Women Build.

Thanks again for ALL of your support.

JDavid

They All Laughed When The Women Said We’ll Prepare The Gravel For Concrete..

But, all the guys stopped when they picker up the shovels, rakes, and starting throwing the stones into the pit at the base of the foundation.

Our Women Build crews accomplished a lot and had fun doing it…even though it rained on them.

This morning the ladies rocked through taping and putting mud on the tape.  They covered nail holes, screw heads, and using ‘Banjos” to cover the gaps between the sheet-rock.

This afternoon’s group took excess gravel out of the base of the new slab which we hope to pour on Friday.

Tomorrow…another crew arrives and we continue to move forward on completing all the small things required on a house…caulking, painting, sanding, cleaning, and the being process of framing the outer walls.

Come on out if you want to…we have room on Friday and Saturday for more Women Build Crews.  Plus, you will be making a donation that will help us purchase more supplies such as nails, plaster tape, windows, cabinets, 2×4s and the like to build a home for a family that is already working.  They just need a helping hand up…not a hand-out.

See you there…

David

Good Morning Gallatin Valley…
Today is the BIG Day..the first day of Women Build 2009.  And, we still have room for you to come on out and help build a home for our Partner Families.

While the weather has been a challenge for all of us here…first being real nice, then hitting us with several inches of snow a couple of mornings in a row, we still have plenty of work that needs to be done.

Join with other women of the valley working along side our Partner Families.  Yes, they too will be there to introduce themselves to you…to work along side of you and to put in their “sweat equity” hours.

Women Build 2009 is sponsored locally by Lowe’s as well at the national level.  This is the reason why our Women Build is three weeks earlier than usual.

What kinds of work will you be doing?  We need help in painting, staining, taping, framing and putting up walls.  You might even have a chance to participate in pouring of concrete.  When this happens, we are producing the slab that the frame will be attached to.  You’ll experience and learn how a house is framed from the ground up.

But, did you know that our annual Women Build is not only a project to bring women of the valley together…it also is one of our major fund raisers. Your $30 is a tax deductible contribution to our Habitat affiliate.  That money goes to support the building of our homes, for supplies, equipment, tools, and the contracted services we have to purchase.

All of our homes are built with volunteers under the direction and leadership of a construction supervisor.  He guides each volunteer through the details of what needs to be done, how it needs to be done, and in the proper sequence.  You walk away knowing that you can do that particular job…and others by yourself.

So you win in two ways.  First you learn how a particular segment of the construction is done.  Second you have the confidence that you can do it.  And, best of all you have given of yourself to help us build a home for a needy family.

We’ll talk more about that next time…

So, come on out and join us.  We have plenty of spots open on Weds, Thursday morning, Friday morning and afternoon, Sat morning and Sat. afternoon.

See ya there!