2012 Home Builders Blitz!!!

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The average home takes roughly four months to build; Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity (CFHFH) is building five in one week. This June CFHFH is getting involved in a very special event, the 2012 Builders Blitz, which is a nationwide initiative to build, renovate or repair over 200 homes, across 25 states, in one week.

               The first Builders Blitz program was started in 2006, a few years after Tom Gipson of Habitat for Humanity Wake County (NC) and member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) came up with the idea of building five houses in one week. Since then, countless members of the NAHB have partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build or renovate over 862 homes.  As part of the effort locally, CFHFH is building five brand new homes for five loving families in need. The houses will be built in Habitat’s subdivision, The Cottages at Cornerstone, and construction will commence on June 2. On June 8 there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony open to the public, to honor the five families who will finally realize their dream of owning a decent affordable home.

               This incredible feat is possible, thanks in large part to the professional builders of Bill Clark Homes, Clark Carolina Construction, Herrington Homes, Horizon Homes, Stevens Fine Homes and Tony Ivey Custom Homes, who have all decided to lend a hand and get involved. Without the unyielding generosity of these local professional builders and all the volunteers who dedicate their time to helping others, erecting the walls on five homes in one week would not be possible. Habitat for Humanity’s vision is and has always been, “a world where everyone has a decent place to live,” and this CFHFH and the Builders Blitz initiative will move five houses closer to making that vision a reality.

Proud Homeowners Speak at Golden Hammer Pledge Breakfast

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Habitat HomeownersMaria Brown, along with her daughter, Pauline Miller and Montrina Melvin all spoke at the Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity 11th Annual Golden Hammer Pledge Breakfast held at the Hilton on April 27, 2012.

 

Maria has been a Habitat homeowner since May 2003 and a very willing partner since entering the program. She told the audience that up until 2003 she and her family had moved multiple times never putting down roots. To this day every time she walks into  her home she gets a thrill because it is her home.

 

Montrina Melvin along with her daughter and son will be an owner of one of Habitat’s Blitz Builds with a closing date of June 21, 2012.  She broke ground this past weekend and her daughter has already picked out the colors for her new bedroom.  Montrina is very anxious become a homeowner and thanks her sister for all her support.

 

Pauline Miller owns a rehab house which she closed on in May 2010. She did not realized how much sweat it would take on her part to rehabilitate the house, but it was worth every drop.  Her son Larry, who is member of the U.S. Marine Corps, comes home for visits every chance he gets and brings along some of his fellow Marines.  Pauline looks forward to those visits and does not mind feeding the troops.

Volunteer Found the Perfect Fit!

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VolunteerJeanne Reilly became a Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity volunteer in August 2011. After retiring from a major pharmaceutical company as a Systems Administrator, she was looking to volunteer for an organization that helps people one person at a time and she found that Habitat was a perfect fit.

 

Jeanne volunteers in the administration office with various computer related tasks, and general office duties.  She has met many of the future and existing homeowners as they visit the office  which gives her the opportunity to see first hand the entire process of homeownership for those in need.

UMASS Dartmouth to close out Collegiate Challenge

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We are in our fourth and final week of Collegiate Challenge with UMass Dartmouth! They arrived yesterday afternoon and were pumped to get a hammer in hand this morning. We are excited to put them to work as we are in the final stages of the Domino house in the Cottages at Cornerstone.  Please contact Melanie if you are an alum of UMass and would like to meet this group.
melanie@capefearhabitat.org / 910.762.4744 x105

Ecumenical Build GROUNDBREAKING!

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Join us tomorrow morning at 8am for the Ecumenical Build Groundbreaking! The Ecumenical Build house is located at 3825 Prices Lane located in the Cottages at Cornerstone.
A big THANK YOU to the 9 churches that are participating to make this build possible : Wesley Memorial, Little Chapel on the Boardwalk, St. Andrews Covenant, St. John’s Episcopal, St. Andrews on the Sound, St. James Episcopal, Masonboro Baptist, Windemere Presbyterian and Holy Cross Episcopal!

 

Looking forward to putting you behind these shovels!