Women Today

Pat Day helped coordinate the women-built Habitat for Humanity home in Appleton in June. She shares her enthusiasm for the project with Women readers:

The 2009 Women Build is done!!

Habitat's 10th Annual Women Build home was dedicated June 20 at 3 p.m. The homeowner will move in today, after closing on her mortgage.

She and her family were ecstatic at their beautiful four-bedroom home.

The volunteers worked to the last hour to finish the interior, but Mother Nature dumped enough moisture on the lot to prevent finishing the landscaping. The crew will return soon to complete raking and seeding the yard.

Our crew leaders were tired, but proud of their accomplishments, the largest home they ever built. Many rushed home to shower and freshen up for the dedication.

It did have to be the warmest day of the build!!

Hope (our homeowner) asked me to express her heartfelt appreciation to everyone who helped build her home, including the professional craftspeople who did electric, plumbing, and heating/ventilation installations.

We also thank the financial sponosrs, Lowes and Menasha Corporation Foundation, for their support.

I think most of the ladies who worked on the home took a well-earned day of rest after the build was finished, spending time honoring their fathers and spouses who supported them throughout the build.

I especially want to thank my spouse, Dave, for hauling the mealtime tables and chairs to and from the site, so everyone could rest under the tent during meals.

If this blog has been of interest to you, and you wish to experience this aewsome event yourself, please contact Jodi Isom, Manager of Volunteer Services, at 968-6355.

She will add your name and e-mail address to the Women Build Database and you will be contacted next spring.