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PROJECT  #11 - "Blitz Build 2008" The Blitz Build occurred on March 31 to June 7, 2008 for partner / homeowner Cherish and her son.  This exciting project was at 913 Arlington Avenue in Jeannette. Contractors lined up to participate and corporate donations rolled in. The Ground Blessing was attended by around friends, volunteers, and community officials. The house was ready for occupancy at the conclusion of work on Friday, June 7th.   Please click here to view photos from both the ground breaking ceremony and the 2008 Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build.

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PROJECT  #10 - "Blitz Build 2006"

The Blitz Build occurred on June 5-9, 2006 for partner / homeowner Tina and her daughter, Rachel. Tina accumulated hours by answering the phone messages, working on the Hoffman house, and the Pumpkin Patch. This exciting project was at 640 S. Sixth St. in Jeannette. Contractors lined up to participate and corporate donations rolled in. The Ground Blessing was held on May 6 and was attended by around 60 friends, volunteers, and community officials. The Blessing was provided by Father John Foriska of nearby Ascension R.C. Church. The house was ready for occupancy at the conclusion of work on Friday, June 9th.

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PROJECT #9

The partners / homeowners for project #9 are Tim,

Teri and their children.  They worked hard to accumulate their "sweat equity" hours by helping with the Kid's Triathlon last August, the Pumpkin Patch project in October, and of course, the construction of their house. They were given the keys to their new home at the house blessing on Saturday, January 20, 2007.

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PROJECT #8 

Excited by the prospect of each person having her own bedroom (they all formerly slept in the same bed), Katie and her two children pitched in by carrying cement blocks, doing electrical wiring, and installing drywall and siding.  It was a struggle for this single working mom to complete her 350 hours of sweat equity, but the task was accomplished and now the family is enjoying the fruits of their labor.

Project #8 - Click here to view

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PROJECT #7 

Despite the cold, rainy weather, Angie and her two children, Samantha (Sam) and Steven, smiled broadly as Habitat volunteers broke ground on their new home.  Months later, Angie and her children performed a touching “thank you” program as part of the family’s home-blessing ceremony.  Congressman Tim Murphy, one of Habitat’s biggest supporters, attended the memorable event.

Project #7 - Click here to view

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PROJECT #6

Tim and Vicki worked with volunteers to quickly erect the beautiful four- bedroom home that the couple shares with their four sons.  At the site, Tim did yeoman work three days per week. Meanwhile, Central Westmoreland Vocational and Technical students assisted by pre-fabricating the home’s walls and trusses.

PROJECT #6

Project #6 House Blessing on January 26, 2002

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PROJECT #5

Every Saturday for almost a year, Nadene did sheet metal work, shoveled gravel, nailed studs, hung drywall and stained wood trim, as part of her “sweat equity” work. Now, Nadene and her children live in the two-story, three-bedroom house in Jeannette.

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PROJECT #4

As part of this project, we purchased a nice modular home and moved it onto a new lot. We held the House Blessing for the new homeowner in December 1999.

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PROJECT #3 

For this project, we purchased a Hostetter lot. Donated equipment made it possible to remove the vacant house that had existed on the lot for years. We held a house blessing for the completed two-bedroom ranch house in January 1999. Resident Linda Sue has since used her talents to build a large porch connected to her home.

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PROJECT #2

This Marguerite project took eight months to complete. Tom, Tammy and their three children moved in time for Christmas 1996.

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PROJECT #1 

Our first project on Maple Avenue in Greensburg was a perfect beginning to the Central Westmoreland chapter. We spent two years remodeling the donated house. Upon the project’s 1995 completion, Megan and her two children had a three-bedroom house to call their own.