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In fact we'd like to congratulate Tim Horton's Distribution in Guelph for becoming the FIRST Adopt-A-Week participants! They worked extremely hard to fundraise the $5,000 and even though their organization is going through a difficult transition period, they are enjoying the fruits of their labour on-site for the week of September 26th. The best thing about it, in a few months, our Partner Family will be enjoying a brand new home because of the dedication of ALL our Adopt-A-Day/Week teams!
That said, there are still plenty of opportunities to adopt the 28 Huron St. site before completion in January. If fundraising the $1,500 or $5,000 is a significant road block, don't worry, the staff of Habitat Wellington County has plenty of ideas! So gather the troops and join us on site this year or next year and also join the following fabulous Adopt-A-Day/Week teams:
- RNAO/ONA
- Terra View
- Maxxam
- Cascade Canada
- Tim Horton's Distribution TDL
- RBC
- RLB
- Smith Valeriote
- RWDI
- OSSTF - Educational Assistants
- Accu-Link Call Centres
Saturday, September 17, 2011
It was a rainy day... no sorry, that's a different story!
The setting: The temperature is 4 degrees, and we're dressed in layers. It's 8:00 am and we're on our first cup of morning coffee/tea. We arrive at the partially built duplex on Huron Street, and meet our build leader John for the first time. He is an experienced framer, and we learn by the end of the day - a very patient man :o)
The foundation is poured, and the outside walls are already up. We've been told we will be framing interior walls - whatever that means!
We gear up - donning our Habitat for Humanity T-shirts, tool belts, work boots and hard hats - we're stylin' now! Oh gee Mr. Soligo, there's only a Pink Women's large t-shirt left over, you'll have to wear that - the early male birds got the white ones! You get to be in our girl's club!
And so the learning begins: John (Build Leader) explained the safety basics to us; then we dove right in to learning how to frame a house - exciting! Who knew Xiangdong Du was a master at all things tool related! Picture this: Tim the Tool Man Taylor saying More Power! Then insert Xiangdong Du's face instead of Tim's - he was the tool master for the day!
We framed the long interior wall between the two homes, with ease. We were learning quickly, and understood the why's and how's of this fine trade. Now with that being said - add 6 to 8 engineers to the mix - and you've got straight lines, down to the millimeter!
The sun decided to join us around 11:00 am and the layers of clothing began to be shed, we were getting down to just our t-shirts now; working hard, and having fun. Lunch was provided by the HFH group: Topper's Pizza, fruit, cookies and drinks. Melissa did a Tim Horton's run so we could get ready for the second half of our 8 hour shift.
Next we added the walls for the garages on each of the houses - we were motoring (or framing?)! There was no stopping us now! Not only did the coffee and lunch fuel us, but just knowing we were helping to build not just one, but two homes for 2 families in Guelph, our city, our community! And there's not much that can top that feeling.
The pictures (which can be seen under the pictures library) tell their own stories - of concentration, learning, and fun! Enjoy and please do come out for the next RWDI Build Day with Habitat for Humanity! It's an awesome , fun, team building experience, and you get to help someone else in the process!
Habitat Team, Fall 2011
Xiangdong Du
Claire Finoro
Tammy Gazzola
Mike Kennedy
Kat Klaassen (daughter of Peter Klaassen)
Johnny Lepage (son of Mike Lepage)
Mike Lepage
Mike & Rose Soligo
Rob Tonin
Ujjwal Verma
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