Habitat for Humanity East Bay

Rehab Begins!

Helping to build Habitat homes from the ground up is satisfying and quite a learning experience.  It’s fun to meet and work with lots of different people, learn new skills, and feel a part of something bigger than oneself.  The teamwork and coordination is amazing, and it’s wonderful to watch homes take shape over many months to completion. 

On the other hand, rehabs can be a lot of fun, too… and a good source of new skills and knowledge for dealing with “issues” at our own homes.  The timeline is usually shorter, but you still get to work with lots of different people and get that great feeling of helping prepare a home for a new Habitat family.  And the demolition and/or deconstruction is one of the most fun parts!

The Concord Rehab at 2742 Bonifacio Street will be the third Habitat rehab project I’ve worked on since joining the Women’s Crew almost three years ago, and the fact that it’s only 15 minutes from my home will make it easy to volunteer several times a month.  Many of Habitat East Bay’s volunteers and many of us in the Women’s Crew live in Contra Costa County, so we’re happy to have a project in our “neighborhood” again!  In fact, the Women’s Crew is sponsoring the Concord Rehab, contributing $50,000 from our treasury for the privilege.  We’re encouraging our members and all other Habitat volunteers to work as often as possible so that we can complete it in the next several months and have a deserving Habitat family move in and turn it into their home. 

This weekend will be our first day working on site, and we are ready to go!  I’ll be blogging on a regular basis about the progress being made at the site, so tune in here to read about it.  And I’ll see you there!
 

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Paula Tippery
Posts: 6

Way to go.....!!!
Reply #6 on : Tue July 21, 2009, 22:56:52

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.....Did you ever expect to find yourself doing a blog...?! Congratulations on that & the good work you are doing....! Talk to you...soon! Paula.... :o)

Donna
Posts: 6

To Be Continued...
Reply #5 on : Sun July 19, 2009, 13:07:20

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Great blog, Kathy! And I'm still recuperating getting ready for next Saturday.

Joyce Stratford
Posts: 6

And you said you couldn't blog
Reply #4 on : Fri July 17, 2009, 19:38:55

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So exciting! Great write up! And you were worried about doing the blog.

Monica Mack
Posts: 6

Ya Hoo!!
Reply #3 on : Fri July 17, 2009, 19:00:01

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I can't wait! Looking forward to our 1st day. Great write up Kathy!

Eliza Schissel
Posts: 6

And they're off...
Reply #2 on : Fri July 17, 2009, 18:31:31

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I can't wait to watch the Women's Crew transform this already-lovely home! Go, ladies, go!

Andrew
Posts: 6

Goodwork!
Reply #1 on : Fri July 17, 2009, 18:15:31

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We're all watching and wishing you luck in the work that you are doing!