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!
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