Habitat for Humanity Celebrates New Build for Area Family
Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity recently gathered the community for a dedication of its newest home, Project #98, in Chardon May 4.
Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity recently gathered the community for a dedication of its newest home, Project #98, in Chardon May 4.
The event, held at 1 p.m. at 465 N. Hambden Street, celebrated homeowner Laurie and her family moving into their new house and marked another step toward affordable housing solutions for local families, said Noelle Kuson, marketing and events manager for LGHH, in a press release.
LGHH provides affordable housing solutions and critical home repairs to communities in Lake and Geauga counties through partnerships with volunteers, donors and families, according to the organization.
This most recent dedication and ribbon-cutting honored the partnership, hard work and generosity that made this new home possible, Kuson said in the release, adding community members, sponsors, donors, Chardon Mayor Chris Grau, volunteers from both the construction crew and HFH ReStore, as well as Laurie’s friends and family were in attendance.
“It was a joyous occasion, filled with cheers and tears of joy. Laurie expressed her heartfelt gratitude, sharing that ‘her prayers have been answered’ as she received the keys to her new home,” Kuson said in the release, adding the family now has a “safe, decent and affordable place to call home.”
“We were thrilled to welcome the community to this celebration,” said Chad Collins, executive director of LGHH. “Every Habitat home is built with the love, labor and support of our volunteers and donors — but most importantly, it is built with the commitment of the families who partner with us. This dedication symbolizes the incredible strength of working together to build a better future.”
The event included a blessing led by pastor Jim Kinkowich, remarks from Habitat leadership, board members and Jim Bauer, who honored his sister, Carol Glowe, and her legacy gift that helped make the project possible, according to the release.
Guests toured the completed home, met the team behind the build and previewed upcoming Habitat projects #99 and #100, which will be built this year in Painesville, according to the press release.
“Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity remains committed to bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope,” Kuson said in the release. “The Chardon project is the latest example of how shared vision and hard work can transform lives.”
