On Tuesday, July 9th at 5:30pm, Jennifer Bostick and her two daughters will finally have their house keys in hand six months—and 200 sweat equity hours— since the first wall went up. Theirs is the 21st of 22 total Habitat homes to be built in Habitat’s Carney Place neighborhood in West Asheville. The media and public are invited to attend the event.
This is the 8th Women Build house built by Asheville
Area Habitat. Women Build is Habitat for Humanity's program for women who want
to learn construction skills and build homes and communities. The house is
mostly built by female volunteers and construction supervisors. A team of women
comprise the Women Build advocacy team (WOMbats) for the house, and the major
sponsors are also female business owners and individuals. The purpose of Women
Build is not to exclude men, but to focus on including women in the home
building process.
This year, the WOMbats focused on a “prayer flag” theme.
Over the course of the six months it took to build the house, volunteers,
donors, event attendees, and others drew on and sewed small flags with warm
wishes, blessings, and messages of congratulations. The key passing ceremony
will incorporate these flags as a symbol of the community’s support for the
Bostick family and their new home.
Jennifer Bostick and her daughters |
No comments:
Post a Comment