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Logan
County Habitat for Humanity to break ground for No. 9
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[AUG.
4, 2005]
A Habitat of Humanity groundbreaking will be at
1305 Lincoln Ave. on Monday at 7 p.m. Jim and Rita Everson and
family are the recipients of this Habitat house, the ninth for Logan
County.
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Families must put in 500 hours of sweat equity. They may work on
other houses, preferably before their own. The Everson family has
done this. They also must put $500 down before moving in. After this
initial down payment they make house payments to the local Habitat
for Humanity to pay back their interest-free loan. The program is a
"hand up" not a "handout."
Immediately after the groundbreaking ceremony, those who wish may
go to the dedication of Habitat for Humanity's new warehouse, at 700
N. Kickapoo St. in Lincoln.
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Most of the building material for the warehouse came from the
Genesis Ministries Project (at the former Bartmann's Nursing Home).
A section of roof from the former nursing home had been damaged by
high winds, and the salvage material was given to Habitat for
Humanity. Strikers from Myers Industries disassembled the damaged
section and then helped to erect the warehouse with the same
material.
Dawn Ferguson and family have been selected for house No. 10.
[News release from Logan County Habitat for Humanity] |
