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By Marium Mohiuddin
Staff writer
W ho can build two houses in
two weeks? Most contrac
tors would shake their
heads and walk away. “It cannot be
done in that amount of time, maybe
3 to 4 months for one house.”
Saturday, Sept. 27 Habitat for Hu
manity will prove not only can it be
done, but it can be done by volun
teers. It will bring to close a “Blitz
Build” done by Habitat for Humani
ty. The aim of the Blitz was to build
two houses in two weeks. On Satur
day, the families will move in.
One week later, on Oct. 4, ground
breaking will begin for the next pro
ject, to build two more houses for St.
Joseph Regional Health Center.
Habitat for Humanity is a na
tional, self-sustaining organization
founded in 1976 to build homes for
families in need. The national orga
nization will be building its
50,000th home.
It is a Christian organization, but
it is not exclusive to Christians. Peo
ple of many different backgrounds
volunteer. Each house building be
gins with a blessing to motivate the
volunteers to accomplish the work in
short periods of time.
Kate McKeon, president of Ag
gie Habitat for Humanity and a se
nior finance major, became in
volved with Habitat
friend from Florida.
“There are 50 active members,
and an estimated 300 Aggies work
every year,” McKeon said. “We have
even had a couple of Corps outfits
come out and help.”
Construction has become a big
part of these Aggies’ lives.
“The executive committee had
gotten together and built an exten
sion to my house,” McKeon said.
“We bonded by adding a room, and
had finished about 70 percent of
the work.”
The Aggie Habitat for Humanity
has begun an annual 5K run.
“It is the largest one in Bryan-Col-
lege Station,” McKeon said. “Last year
we had 550 participants, and this
year there were 700 participants. We
charge a $12 entry fee and raised
$4,000 to $5,000.”
Trisha Burk, executive director for
the local Habitat for Humanity, said
families go through a rigorous selec
tion process.
“The houses are not given away;
they are given to families with a
steady income. Over time, the fami
lies pay Habitat for the house. There
are no banks involved, no interest,
and Habitat handles the mortgages,”
Burk said.
It all begins with an application.
From there, it is determined who has
a real housing need. The families
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Carolyn Clark, a professor in the Department of Education, works on one
of the houses. She volunteered through the Unitarian Fellowship Church.
have to be willing to put in 400 vol
unteer hours.
The two homes being built are
three bedroom houses upon 1,150
square foot lots. The families are also
given $1,000 to personalize their
new homes.
“The local chapter has built a total
of 17 houses since its start in 1989,”
Burk said. “These two new homes will
bring the grand total to 19.”
The land was donated by the
Charlene Morrison family. Morri
son was a resident of Bryan-College
Station and worked for the city.
When she passed away she left her
land to her grandson, Andy Morri
son. Andy Morrison had gone on a
mission where one of his coun
selors had worked for Habitat. Andy
Morrison then donated the land to
Habitat for Humanity.
Two sisters, Hope Miranda and
Oralia Perez, both single mothers,
will be moving into the houses.
“I have gone to the sight almost
everyday, and helped with painting
and cleaning,” Perez said.
There are about 60 people volun
teering a day.
No carpenters are needed on site
because the volunteers have the
skills. Some professionals are still
contacted, however. The air condi
tioning is donated, and contractors
are called in to do the insulation. The
insulation placed in the houses is en
ergy efficient and cuts the heating
and cooling bills down.
Habitat for Humanity is always
looking for more volunteers. They are
trained in the wide variety of skills
needed to build a house, such as
framing, roofing and placing vinyl
siding. There are also several com
mittees such as resource, public rela
tions and donations. Among the
committees, there is also a family
nurt uring committee which provides
workshops to the families about their
new homes.
The workshops include budget
ing, financing and how to fix
things around the house. They al
low the families to take good care
of their homes.
“The families have too much
sweat equity to see their dreams col
lapse,” Burk said.
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