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Habitat for Humanity 2009 Weekend Blitz

June 22–26, 2009—Old Saint Mary and Three Holy Women Parishes are completely sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity House this year—providing both the finances and the labor required to help the Ruffin family build a home.

We kicked off the project with the Weekend Blitz. The Ruffins and nineteen parishioners worked 432 hours in five days to turn an empty lot to the shell of a home. Frames, shingles, and siding - MUCH ACCOMPLISHED!

1/34: Father Brian conducts morning devotions

2/34: The flat city land soon to be a home for a family

3/34: The building begins

4/34: The walls are first built on the ground level

5/34: Up go the walls for the first floor.

6/34: Here's the sweep! Mike Moran, Building and Volunteer Coordinator

7/34: How hot is it today? (90 degrees, 89% humidity). Thanks for the klondike bars, Fr. Brian.

8/34: It's beginning to look like a house

9/34: Windows for shelter from the elements

10/34: It looks pretty good!

11/34: It takes teamwork to put up the second story of our home

12/34: Is the wall going up or is it coming down?

13/34: All lumber is moved up by the team

14/34: Building the Kingdom of God

15/34: Todd Mortenson

16/34: Dee Dee Pellegrin

17/34: Mary Ellen Germanotta and Bethany Emmerich

18/34: Mike Moran, coordinator

19/34: Jim Pomes

20/34: Marcia Zalenski

21/34: What a team! Many hands make light task.

22/34: Bill Zalenski

23/34: Parisioners and home owner Tarina Ruffin

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25/34: Wow! What progress in three days.

26/34: 6/25/09 The shell of this home is almost complete

27/34: Ladders go up to the second story

28/34: Up steps are being built!

29/34: Lots of places to use hammers.

30/34: What room is this?

31/34: Ready for the next crew. Completion deadline 1/10

32/34: The porch is one of the last tasks

33/34: Ready for the next crew to begin.

34/34: It was great to work with a fantastic crew!

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