August 22: Insulation & Sheetrock Progress
On Saturday August 22, we again beat the rain and were able to continue with the building of our 5th Habitat house on Mill Street, Hudson. 1st Niagara Bank provided 7 volunteers including Betsy Braley, Habitat Board Treasurer and Margaret Barry, long-time supporter of Habitat and former board member. All worked long and hard on the insulation despite the heat and humidity.
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July 25: Siding Complete!
Rain was predicted, but as enthusiastic volunteers pounded nails into the siding of the home of Reaz Mahmood and Aliaa Saleh this past Saturday the sun came out from behind the clouds and shone brightly by the afternoon when the siding was nearly completed. Twenty –five crew leaders and volunteers including electricians William Graney and Mike Clark along with youth groups from St.James and Red Hook High and individuals from Brooklyn, Long Island, Millerton and Manhattan--even some veterans of Habitat builds in Vietnam and Chile.
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July 11: Roofing complete; two walls sided
On Saturday June 11th l6 volunteers worked despite the heat and the wind to complete the roof and most of the siding on the 5th Habitat home on Mill Street.
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July 10: Siding and Roofing underway.
On Friday, July 10, 2009, 21 members of the Great Barrington Havurah congregation volunteered their time and energy to work on the site of Habitat for Humanity’s tenth house in Columbia County.
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June 26: Windows installed; trusses up
21 volunteers from as far away as New York City pitched in this weekend to build our 5th Habitat home on Mill Street. Under the supervision of Joe Rapp, team leaders Lew Hotaling, Ralph Di Caprio, Debra Gitterman and Bob Lockwood worked with volunteer crews.
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2009 Build Begins on Mill Street
CCHFH’s tenth building, and fifth in the Mill Street community was launched on May 9, the day before Mother’s Day. Fitting of the weekend, the day was a Women Build, with 31 women participants, along with the new partner family of Reaz Mahmood , Aliaa Saleh and parents. >Full article
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