During June, Athens Area Habitat for Humanity has been honored to participate in the Teens in Action summer program. Teens in Action is a summer program offered by Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services. The program is for teens, aged 13-15, and is limited to 10 participants. Each week the teens spend their mornings volunteering in the community, followed by an afternoon of recreational activities. These teens have helped clear out the area around the Habitat thrift store and helped assist the staff in other jobs they completed. Other volunteer sites have included the American Red Cross and the Athens Homeless Shelter. Thanks to all of these young men and women for using their summer to make a difference.
6/25/07
Teens in Action 2007!
During June, Athens Area Habitat for Humanity has been honored to participate in the Teens in Action summer program. Teens in Action is a summer program offered by Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services. The program is for teens, aged 13-15, and is limited to 10 participants. Each week the teens spend their mornings volunteering in the community, followed by an afternoon of recreational activities. These teens have helped clear out the area around the Habitat thrift store and helped assist the staff in other jobs they completed. Other volunteer sites have included the American Red Cross and the Athens Homeless Shelter. Thanks to all of these young men and women for using their summer to make a difference.
The days get hotter, but the football team is always cool
Members od the Northeast Atlanta branch of Homebanc joined up with the UGA Football team for the third week in what's been an exciting partnership between the mortgage corporation and the UGA Athletic Association (both of whom have always been huge supporters of Athens Area Habitat). With contractors prepping the interior, volunteers were put through a grueling day's work out in the sun, the football players under the direction of Coach Johnson. Both groups showed a willingness to endure the Georgia heat and polish up the exterior of the Building on a Dream house. Next week marks the exciting closure of this unique experience with the final sponsored build and the participation of the football team (Mark Richt might even make an appearance). Habitat would like to once again thank Homebanc and the football team for their continued participation both in Athens Area Habitat and the community at large. It's been a blast.
6/18/07
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Nothing like heavy equipment in the morning
Homeowners Susie Thomas(who's house we were working on) and Wanda Maddox come out to put in a hard day's workHomebanc and Football Team, a Winning Combination
The football team and Homebanc came out for another build this past Saturday, finishing off the soffit under the roof and working ion the side porch. The hard work of these two groups is putting the build ahead of schedule, and Beau Harvey, the construction manager, has praised these groups as some of the hardest working he has ever seen on the site. Thanks to everyone who participated, and let's get this thing done!6/11/07
Homebanc sponsors UGA Football team to help with Habitat
Homebanc, in partnership with the UGA Athletic Association, has sponsored sponsored the UGA Football team to come and assist Habitat for the month of June. Homebanc has always been a big supporter of Habitat, and we are pleased to have both volunteers from Homebanc and players on the football team helping us out all this month. Volunteers from both organizations came out bright and early Saturday morning to get to work on Susie Thomas' house, and the work progressed at an astounding rate given the heat. Small groups worked all over the house, from working on the roof right down to the foundations, setting steps and putting up vinyl siding. The football players and Homebanc volunteers didn't let the weather keep them from having one of the most productive Saturday's on record. Habitat would like to thank all of our volunteers for the good work on Saturday. Habitat would also like to thank Homebanc for sponsoring the build and the football team for their continuing involvement with the community. Go Dawgs!
Thank you sponsors!
Habitat would like to thank Krystals on Prince and Johnny's Pizza on Epps Bridge Parkway for providing the lunch for the builds for the past few weeks. The generosity of businesses such as these keep our volunteers full and the job site running smoothly. Thanks!
6/5/07
"Excellence in Acheivement"
The Abraham alliance house is rocking and rolling thanks to the spectacular volunteers efforts of the tri-congregational force of Milledge Avenue Baptist, the Congregation Children of Israel, and the Al-Huda Islamic Center. This alliance has shown it's commitment to the community, financing and supplying the volunteer force for multiple homes in the Athens Area. Beau Harvey, the construction manager, claims that the volunteers from these three congregations, comprise one of the "greatest work forces" he's ever directed. Habitat would like to thank these groups for looking past religious and political differences to help residents of the community achieve the dream of home ownership.
6/4/07
Athens Psych. Association, meet vinyl siding
Members of the Athens Area Psych. Association joined other Habitat volunteers to put up vinyl siding on the Building on a Dream house this past Saturday. Under the continuing threat of rain, volunteers covered all four sides of the house with siding and also got up on the roof to help put some finishing touches. Habitat would like to thank all of our great volunteers for taking their Saturday to work on this home. Habitat would like to thank Krystals and Jason's Deli for donating lunch for our volunteers.
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