For the first time, Habitat for Humanity has teamed up with
house for a family in need and Wednesday, it was delivery day for the modular
home.
It was a special delivery in Honesdale, parts of a modular
house rolling to their final destination along
by college students at
been building modular homes as part of their education for more than three
decades but this is the first time the college partnered with Wayne County
Habitat for Humanity, Joe Musheno, construction and design division chair for
the college, said.
As many as 50 students worked on the house as they studied
carpentry, electrical installation and heating and ventilation systems, he
said.
“It’s valuable experience to them,” he said.
“They get a chance to work for real.”
“We love it because Habitat builds with volunteers and it’s
been difficult getting enough volunteers to frame a house,” said Clyde Kreider,
Habitat for Humanity.
Once the frame arrived safely, crews started the work to set
the house in place.
Carpentry students at
have built homes like this for years. This is the first time it’s going to
Habitat for Humanity.
The students learn and Habitat gets to provide a home to a
family in need.
“We think it is a good match and we love it,” Kreider added.
”It actually helps everyone together.”
“It’s like a dream. I can’t believe this is happening.
I’m very grateful,” Gina Feola said.
Watching all of this was the soon-to-be owner, mother of
three Gina Feola.
And this was quite a moment for her, watching her future
home get hoisted into place. She couldn’t help but think of the memories her
family would make there and how she’s going to decorate it.
“I never thought I would be able to afford a place of my
own. But thanks to Habitat for Humanity. It’s an amazing
organization and because of them I’m going to be able to afford my own home.”
The house may be in place but the work is far from
over. There are still hundreds of hours of work for volunteers to finish
this up and among those volunteers doing the work are the new homeowners.
“That’s what we do it for is the real joy is seeing someone
have the house they love and being able to design it. They were able to choose
their colors, location and appliances,” Kreider said.
The homeowners don’t get this for free. Besides
volunteer work, she’ll have to pay the interest free mortgage on the place.
But what started as a college project will end as home sweet
home.
“It will be home. Beautiful.”
Habitat for Humanity paid for all the materials for the
house then
labor through the students.
This fall, students will start work on another Habitat home.
