Habitat house nears completion
NORWICH – After more than two years of work, the Habitat for Humanity house located on Adams Street in the City of Norwich is nearing completion.
On Monday afternoon, volunteers said the majority of the work had been completed, and they were just finishing up some odds and ends.
Habitat for Humanity has been operating in Chenango County since 1993, and in that time, they have built three houses in the area: one in Bainbridge, one on Henry Street in Norwich and the current house on Adams Street.
Habitat has been working on the Adams Street house since May of 2005, and according to Habitat Executive Committee Board Member Marjory Clark, the house will be dedicated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. “Anyone interested is invited to attend and see a tour of the house,” Clark said.
During the two-year construction of the home, many community members and organizations volunteered their time for the project, and Habitat representatives said they appreciated the effort of all of their volunteers.
“Some weeks we’d have 10 to 15 people, other weeks we’d have two or three, it all depends on what has to be done,” said site supervisor Richard Sheldon. At different points in the project, groups of individuals from various agencies, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program at The Place, Frontier Communications and the DCMO BOCES Building Trade class, aided in the construction of the house.
“We leaned heavily on the dedicated few who volunteered every week, and welcomed those who got there when they could,” Sheldon said.
One volunteer who worked on the house on a weekly basis said he knew people had helped him in the past, and he wanted to make sure he was doing his part to help someone else. “I’m retired now, so I had time to do it, and Habitat is a good function that helps out the community a lot. It helps someone who needs to get in a home,” said volunteer Olin Miller.
Although the project on Adams Street is just being completed, the Chenango chapter of Habitat for Humanity has already chosen the site for its next project. The next home will be located on Mill Street in Greene. Because of severe flood damage, the house currently located on the site will have to be demolished before construction can begin.
“People think Habitat is a charity. It’s important for people to know that the recipients of the home do pay back the mortgage. They earned the right to the house in sweat equity, and they will pay back the costs, to enable us to build another home,” Clark said.
For more information about Habitat for Humanity, visit the Adams Street dedication on Oct. 13 or visit www.habitat.chenango.org. For questions or if you would like to make a donation, contact Marjory Clark at 764-8341 or by mail at P.O. Box 68, Mt. Upton, NY 13809.
On Monday afternoon, volunteers said the majority of the work had been completed, and they were just finishing up some odds and ends.
Habitat for Humanity has been operating in Chenango County since 1993, and in that time, they have built three houses in the area: one in Bainbridge, one on Henry Street in Norwich and the current house on Adams Street.
Habitat has been working on the Adams Street house since May of 2005, and according to Habitat Executive Committee Board Member Marjory Clark, the house will be dedicated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. “Anyone interested is invited to attend and see a tour of the house,” Clark said.
During the two-year construction of the home, many community members and organizations volunteered their time for the project, and Habitat representatives said they appreciated the effort of all of their volunteers.
“Some weeks we’d have 10 to 15 people, other weeks we’d have two or three, it all depends on what has to be done,” said site supervisor Richard Sheldon. At different points in the project, groups of individuals from various agencies, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program at The Place, Frontier Communications and the DCMO BOCES Building Trade class, aided in the construction of the house.
“We leaned heavily on the dedicated few who volunteered every week, and welcomed those who got there when they could,” Sheldon said.
One volunteer who worked on the house on a weekly basis said he knew people had helped him in the past, and he wanted to make sure he was doing his part to help someone else. “I’m retired now, so I had time to do it, and Habitat is a good function that helps out the community a lot. It helps someone who needs to get in a home,” said volunteer Olin Miller.
Although the project on Adams Street is just being completed, the Chenango chapter of Habitat for Humanity has already chosen the site for its next project. The next home will be located on Mill Street in Greene. Because of severe flood damage, the house currently located on the site will have to be demolished before construction can begin.
“People think Habitat is a charity. It’s important for people to know that the recipients of the home do pay back the mortgage. They earned the right to the house in sweat equity, and they will pay back the costs, to enable us to build another home,” Clark said.
For more information about Habitat for Humanity, visit the Adams Street dedication on Oct. 13 or visit www.habitat.chenango.org. For questions or if you would like to make a donation, contact Marjory Clark at 764-8341 or by mail at P.O. Box 68, Mt. Upton, NY 13809.
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