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Dedication: May 21, 2006 (construction pictures below- CLICK HERE) |
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Debbie & Tylor stand in front of their new home on the day of it's dedication.
Board Members, Restore volunteers, staff, and the friends and family of Debbie & Tylor gathered in celebration.
Members of the choir from Holy Family Church help celebrate the day with song.
Kris Wilsey holds up a shirt reading, "Women Build," given to her by Rich Kallenberger. Restore Manager, Rich Kallenberger, demonstrates the enormous growth in donations to the ReStore, making the construction of this home possible.
Board President Doyle Hardy hands Debbie a Bible, a gift for every Habitat family at the dedication.
Board Member Nibbs Menards hands Debbie the keys to her new home!
Debbie is interviewed by the news!
All in attendance gather around the house, touching it, as Former Executive Director, John Van Belle, prays a blessing on the home and it's residents.
Debbie's garden- already full of neat stuff!
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Tylor shows off his new books, while Debbie shows her guests the finished home.
CONGRATULATIONS DEBBIE, TYLOR & EVERYONE INVOLVED!!!
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| CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS | |
At long last the ReStore will fully sponsor a Habitat home in 2006! A building site has been acquired and prepared and we began construction in early February.
The building site is at 606 South 12th Street between Beech and High streets in Yakima. This is a mixed neighborhood of both well maintained and poorly maintained houses one block east of Fair avenue. |
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First the walls go up and now the roof!
Painting time is coming up! Hey, check out this sign!
Debbie works on the insulation, along with others.
Kitchen cabinets on top, but the bottom cabinets will have to wait until the flooring is in. |
It is just two blocks from the newly constructed baseball fields visible from I-82. This is just the type of neighborhood where a few Habitat families can tip the balance in favor of family home ownership.
This first ReStore-sponsored home is truly the work of many, many hands. Hundreds of donors have brought us merchandise. Hundreds of customers have shopped in our store. Our loyal store volunteers have contributed over 5,000 hours of their time.
The Klaus Family is very excited to have been chosen to build and buy this simple, decent home, interest free. "I've rented all my life and I'm just so happy to finally be able to own my own home..."
A retaining wall is being built on the North side of the house and arborvitaes will be planted between the two homes.
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