HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GALLATIN VALLEY

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!

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