The Riverbend Festival is 9 days of top quality national and local music acts. It is an opportunity for talented children to perform on a big stage in front of a fairly large crowd.
The Riverbend Festival also offers other showcases. The nationally recognized 10k competitive race was mentioned in my previous post in the Riverbend Festival series.
Habitat for Humanity has for the last two years constructed a Habitat home at the festival. The home is then moved to location. It is just another remarkable idea carried out by my local community.
The home is built from the "road up." Floor joists, framing, roof, flooring, wiring, cabinets, interior walls, appliances, etc.
The work is conducted by individuals and group volunteers, such as companies or churches. The work is done during the Riverbend Festival.
They have to turn volunteers away, because each 4 hour shift can only accomodate 15 people, really that is probably too many.
The new homeowner worked everyday also, putting in much more that the required minimum. She actually took vacation from her job to work on her new home.
American Acceptance had 3 people work. Several real estate agents showed up. Probably more volunteered than I am aware of.
The home was finished 1 day early. It was moved yesterday and will be ready for dedication in another couple weeks.
Here are some photos from the week.
Day 1
Day 1
Day 2
Day 2
Day 3
Day 3
Day 3
Sandy working hard.
Sandy Houston is one of our loan officers at American Acceptance Mortgage.
Day 4 Photos
Left a group from a local church working on the interior painting. Right the new home owner working inside. She took vacation from her job to work every day on her new home.
Hollis Jensen, a loan officer with American Acceptance Mortgage, and I worked on day 4. Jean Flores also showed up on that day. She is a real estate agent from Success Realty in Chattanooga. I am the old guy in the left photo. Hollis is the one playing around in the right photo.
Final Day Photos
Work was completed a day ahead of schedule. Habitat and the new owner held an open house nightly during the Riverbend Festival. On the last day, with work completed except for the final set up on site, they held an all day open house. Visitors toured the new home throughout the day.
Previous Riverbend posts:
Riverbend-Festival Day Eight Little Big Town and Rodney Atkins
Riverbend-Festival Days Four through Seven - Who plays guitar better than ZZ Top?
Riverbend-Festival Day Three - America and the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Riverbend-Festival Day Two - Anthony Hamilton and Grand Funk Railroad
Riverbend-Festival Day One - Black Crowes
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Richard - This is a really nice story. I cant think of a better way than to support your community than doing charity work like this and setting a great example for us all. Way to go!
Howard,
You are up early. This is my 4th Habitat House project. I have worked on 2 as just help, and coordinated the volunteer efforts on 2 others.
It really is good work and it is just fun for people like me (known for my unhandiness, some of my home projects are legendary) to actually make something that is real and tangible.
I have a little fear of heights, but was able to do some work up on ladders sith siding and with roofing finishing once.
And this lady who is the new owner, was so involved that at first I thought she was one of the Habitat leaders.
They did this in 9 days.
Richard
Richard, this is a great example of "walking the walk". We will all agree that giving back to our community is important. However, it's all talk until we show up at 7:00 AM on a saturday morning in late june to hang drywall in a 100+ degree house. I have had the opportunity to work on a couple of habitat projects. I still love to ride by and see how "my owners" are taking care of their homes . thanks for the great example.
Jim,
Thanks for that notice. Habitat is a great outfit. The actual hands on work just feels good. Making friends with those who are working with you. Doing something, at least for ma, that I would not otherwise ever likely do. (Now this week I painted. I have done that before.)
All this is over and above doing something good for someone. This is just the personal gain.
Richard