Feature
April
28
Women Build 2011
by Aimee Bourgeois
Women are picking up hammers and hard hats in an effort to help make a family’s homeownership dream a reality through the Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Project.
The week of April 30 - May 6 female volunteers from all walks of life will help a family build their home as part of Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week. The home will add to more than 800 Habitat for Humanity homes built by crews of women throughout the United States.
Teri Ferguson, a 39 year employee of Cross Services, a Cross Group company, said every time she volunteers for the Women Build she leaves behind a piece of her heart.
“I’ve often said that I have to keep returning to Angel’s Place Subdivision for Women’s Build Projects, if only to visit the pieces of my heart that I left there.” Ferguson said. “I lost my heart to a tiny little girl whose sad eyes during our first meeting, took on a sparkle the second time we met. That was when she took my hand to show me her house!”
Ferguson went on to say, “I hope you will consider joining us, be warned though, if you come once you’ll want to return. You may get a few blisters on your hands, but you’ll get even more smiles on your face and in your heart.”
The 2011 Women Build will mark the third of its kind undertaken by the Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity. Women Build gives women the opportunity to learn construction skills and move families - especially children out of poverty housing.
Construction on the home will take place in the Angel’s Place Subdivision which is located on Bon Jovi Boulevard in Gray.
To volunteer for the National Women Build Week or to learn more information about helping local families to build a better future please contact Aimee Bourgeois at 985-447-6999 ext. 227.
About Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity
Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity is one of over 1,600 Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the United States. The Bayou Area Habitat is working in partnership with families in need in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes to improve the conditions in which they live by providing simple, decent, affordable housing. Bayou Area Habitat was started in 1996 by a small group of people in Thibodaux who wanted to do something good for the community. Today, Bayou Area Habitat is making a significant impact in our community by providing simple, decent, affordable homes for over 100 families in our area and is hoping to build 30 houses in the next two years, continuing its mission of building houses, building lives along with families in our community. For more information visit www.bayouhabitat.org.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an economic Christian ministry that welcomes anyone to join their cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in Americus, Ga., in 1976, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1 million people. For more information visit www.habitat.org.
