BREAKING NEWS: NFL player, Parrish Construction & Houston County contractors to help raise walls on new Habitat build in Perry, GA

What will your Beam of Hope say?

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We are pleased to welcome future homeowner, Chimere Jones and her two sons to the growing Habitat family!

A wall-raising ceremony for this first time home- buyer will be taking place on Saturday, July 18th. It will be Habitat's 62nd home build and taking place in the city of Perry. Ms. Jones is excited to see her long-awaited dream of homeownership finally become a reality. Growing up in a single parent household, she recounts her family moving 19 times and living in motels, by the time she was 17 years old. In her words, "It hasn't been easy. I look back sometimes, and think how hard it must have been for my mom. I can relate to some of her struggles and difficulties."

Thankfully, a beam of hope has come her way and the dream of homeownership will soon become reality. This is all possible because of Habitat donors and volunteers who are making a difference in Houston County.

Habitat is pleased to welcome NFL player, Casey Hayward of the Los Angeles Chargers to Saturday's volunteer lineup. Mr. Hayward, a Perry native, is looking forward to building alongside Chimere and giving back to the community he truly loves. During Saturday's wall-raising ceremony, he will be presenting a check for $15,000 towards this build on behalf of the Hayward's Hands and the NFL Foundations!

Mr. Hayward will be in great company, as a representative from our long-time premium sponsor, Parrish Construction will also be presenting a check for $25,000. Parrish owner, Dave Cyr , and his wife, Mary, also made a personal donation of $10,000!

Learn more about the Jones family by visiting our newly created "Beams of Hope" website page. Beams of Hope gives an opportunity for kind individuals like yourself, to participate in the long-time Habitat tradition of writing well wishes on the framework of the house to the homeowner. You now can give a virtual hug and at the same time sow a seed of hope to help bring this family and others a home.

What will your beam say?

Special thanks to all our contributing sponsors including

Parrish Construction Group and NFL player Casey Hayward of Hayward's Hands who are helping to make this dream possible!

We also celebrate our gift-in-kind sponsors providing building materials, skilled labor and services: Buzzell Plumbing, Heating & Air, Cingo, Griffin Lumber & Hardware, Hoke's Heating & Air, BCI Insulation, Valspar, Schneider Electric, Southern Lighting, Super Sod, The Floor Store, All-State Electrical, ServPro, Warner Robins Supply, Whirlpool, Cornerstone Cabinets, Reames Concrete, Doug Bovee Construction, Rightway Drywall, Inc., Upshaw General Contracting and Roofing, Lou Ausherman, Dave and Mary Cyr, and individuals who are eager to show the power of community.

Thank you,

Houston County Habitat for Humanity

SHARING IS CARING! Encourage your friends, family & employers to give a virtual hug.

Come visit our Habitat ReStore at its NEW location!

We are a 30,000 sq.ft. retail outlet open to the public to shop for quality donated home furnishings, furniture, appliances and building supplies at a fraction of the retail price, with all revenue going directly back into building Houston County area Habitat Homes.

Cleaning out your attic or doing home renovations?

Donate to the ReStore and you can help build a Habitat home!

Drop off donations at 2607 Moody Rd, Warner Robins!

Call to schedule a free pickup, 478-929-1511

Store hours:

Tuesday-Friday, 10:30pm-4:30pm

Saturday, 9am-3pm.

Sponsor Spotlight

ROBINS FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION

recently made a corporate donation of $5,000 towards Habitat for Humanity's "Home is the Key" campaign. A campaign with a goal to raise $1.77 million dollars to increase our building capacity over the next three years.

We appreciate RFCU for this generous gift to help kick off this essential campaign. Now, more than ever, Habitat for Humanity is in need of individuals and organizations to keep our ever increasing demand for our services going. Learn more on how you too can participate with this campaign. Please contact Cheryl Glover, Resource Development Director by email or call (478) 328-3388, x3.

Pictured above: Hillary Bobbitt with Robins Financial Credit Union presents the check to Cheryl Glover with Houston County Habitat for Humanity

Robins Financial Credit Union is a local non-profit financial cooperative with twenty-two branches in central Georgia. Robins Financial currently provides financial services to over 217,000 members, with assets exceeding $3.0 billion.

The Central Georgia COVID-19 Fund and the Boards of Directors of the United Way of Central Georgia and Community Foundation of Central Georgia, recently awarded a grant to Houston County Habitat for Humanity in the amount of $15,000. The grant is for COVID-19 relief and emergency assistance for Habitat homeowners who are experiencing financial difficulties because of the pandemic crisis.

We are grateful to the foundation for providing this generous grant to assist local nonprofit organizations.

If you are a HoCo Habitat homeowner needing assistance, please apply on our Habitat website or contact Tracy Dyson at (478) 328-3388, Ext. 2.

Community Corner

VETERAN RECEIVES DONATION OF SERVICE FOR NEW ROOF

Middle Georgia resident, Don Eiland, a veteran of the United States Air Force, had a problem: his roof was in need of repair. Though he has worked in construction and knows the construction business inside and out, Eiland said, he was unable to repair the issues himself due to disabilities. After seeking assistance in other places, Eiland said that he was put in contact with Cheryl Glover of Houston County Habitat for Humanity.

Read more of this compelling story on how a local roofing company stepped in to help save the day! Article written by Lauren Harris, Staff Writer for Houston Home Journal.

FIND OUT MORE

Houston County Habitat for Humanity

478-328-3388
development @hocohabitat.org
www. hocohabitat.org