Build-A-Thon!

Next week marks the beginning of the East King County Build-A-Thon!!

The AmeriCorps are joining together to raise funds for the build.  Click the link below and sponsor the 2011-2012 group of Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps.  The funds will help in our building process in Renton and in Issaquah.  Help us reach our goal! :)

Habitat for Humanity EKC Build-A-Thon!

2011-2012 AmeriCorps and Habitat

New AmeriCorps Team at Habitat for Humanity EKC 

Both Issaquah and Renton are at the house wrap and window installation phase.  

....AND! the foundation and slab was just poured for the next five units in Renton, the lumber has been delivered and soon enough framing will begin!! 

Families were selected for the last two homes in the first building, and three for this new building! Go Habitat! ;) 

Hands + Hammers + Homes

A photo collection from the first year with Habitat for Humanity of East King County

18 AmeriCorps from around the States on our first day at Habitat EKC

An AmeriCorps scented trailor

   

Final build day in July at Issaquah with homeowners and four nearly finished units

Issaquah Homes

5 duplexes built in Issaquah Highlands where it's always a bit colder, but the views of Mt Baker and Seattle on clear days are worth it.  The first four families moved in October 2010, the next four received their keys the end of this summer season, and the final two units will have windows and roof trusses up within the next couple weeks.  

Renton Site

Six AmeriCorps, Mike and Kristina branched off in January 2011 to begin building at the new site in Renton.  Starting with six townhouses in the rainy, rainy winter we spent the winter and spring months framing and maintaining the wetlands. Each AmeriCorps focused on a unit, mine being the end unit with five bedrooms.  Four families were selected early in the year and have been joining us on site weekly earning their sweat equity hours and helping us build their homes.   

Site in January 2011

Final week of our AmeriCorps term, July 2011

{my, how she has grown!}

Smiling neighbors :) 

Framing partition walls with Rafael, homeowner of Unit #2 

Bank of America, Steve, comes out ever month for a Friday/Saturday build with other BoA volunteers~ always many laughs and lots of progress on site

building stairs! 

Tiling at the NewCastle buyback, preparing the home for Yesenia and her daughter

Women's Build event at Issaquah

AmeriCorps Build-a-thon in Renton.  80 AmeriCorps working with Habitat for Humanity on the West coast joined together for a week of building at our site.  During a weeks time we finished the subfloor and exterior walls on all six units, had impromptu dance parties, and shared success stories from different Habitat affiliates. 

Raising walls 

AmeriCorps Build-a-thon

Mike Hamerquist, an awesome teacher and nonverbal communicator 

 Renton! 

Unit Six

Good Job, Team!