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Volume 7, Issue 48
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
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Habitat for Humanity celebrates 61st build
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By Pat Bailey Susan Fast and her family will be home for the holidays. On Saturday, December 17, Susan was presentedwith the keys to her new home by representatives of Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex. She was overwhelmed and extremely grateful. After losing her home in September, Susan and three of her five children were forced to move in with her sister. While Susan said she was thankful and appreciative of her sister’s generosity, she said the completion of her new home couldn’t have come soon enough. “I feel a lot of mixed emotions,” she admitted, prior to receiving the keys in a dedication ceremony.
“But mostly, I feel very blessed.” “Oh my goodness,” she said, “this will be our forever home.” Susan said the process began last May when she applied to Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex as a single mother of five. About 3½ months ago, Susan said she got the welcome news that her application had been approved and it was just a matter of time before the Fast family would be the recipients of Habitat’s 61st build. “We came here every day to check on the progress,” she said, excited to be involved in the process. But she did much more than just be a spectator; she and her family put in more than 500 hours of sweat equity. She admitted many of her
Pamela Breault, operations manager for Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, hands over the keys to new homeowner Susan Fast.
hours though were put in at the Habitat’s Restore. While she is grateful to all the volunteers, members of Habitat, family members and all the sponsors, Susan said she most grateful for
the opportunity she has been given. Mike Van der Vlist, executive director of Habitat, echoed that sentiment. “It’s not just a celebration of the building of a house,”
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said Van der Vlist, “it’s a celebration of a community coming together.” He said the group is committed to more builds in the county and already has one planned for Kingsville in 2018. Pamela Breault, manager of operations, clarified one of the major misconceptions surrounding the Habitat builds. She said the new owner is not ‘given’ the house – they will still have a mortgage but it will be interest free. “What we are giving them,” she said, “is an opportunity to change their lives.” “A hand up — not a hand out,” she added. The Fasts plan on moving in on Wednesday — just in time for the holidays. “This is an amazing present,” said Susan. Going to an amazing and deserving family, said Van der Vlist.
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