There was much activity and buzz clearly demonstrating a strong sense of community commitment on August 23rd. We were fortunate to have 50 people working on our Traditional Build and our Women Build homes. Yes, there was high energy, and excitement as we advanced the progress of our two homes! And how blessed we felt to have terrific weather, outstanding cooperation and, of course, a fabulous lunch donated by Hudson’s Cascade.First Niagara Bank, under the leadership of Margaret Barry and Betsy Braley, recruited a group of 15 strong who worked together under the banner of their Bank. Bank volunteers came from as far off as Amsterdam and Clifton Park because the corporate motto is to ensure investment in the community. This team raked freshly laid soil as if for their own lawns, laid seed, and covered all with hay. In addition they sheet rocked and more.
Hudson Financial’s, Jim Armstrong, brought a team of his colleagues and their spouses, who took on some real challenging work ensuring that sheet rocking and finishing up our Women Build porch took place. And, Donna Karpinski, Executive Director of Community Hospice of Columbia and Greene Counties brought her team...once again... to contribute their passion for their neighbors to the day’s work plus, as always, there many, many volunteers from the community who wanted to contribute their time and energies and, as on so many days volunteers from John L. Edwards School joined in the day's work.
You can well imagine that much was accomplished with this level of effort: Women Build's cutting and laying of trim, under the direction and supervision of Pat Baer and Babette Ryder-Card, our superb crew leaders was almost complete and..... this house is almost finished!!!! The Khan's were working alongside of the volunteers and you can tell how eager they are to be moving in soon. Our Traditional Build has more to do and we hope more volunteers will call to schedule some time with us to ensure this house ge ts finished soon. Our future homeowner, Tracy Coons is also eager and almost ready to start buying her curtains!!!
What an amazing spring and summer we have experienced with an amazing Columbia County Habitat for Humanity. So many folks get to our site with a little apprehension in the morning and leave in afternoon exhausted but with a real sense of accomplishment and pride. THANKS neighbors.........
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