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Andre Paez Home
November 30, 2007 thru December 2, 2007 Troy-Pike Habitat combined forces with Escambia County Habitat, and the Troy University Campus Chapter of Habitat For Humanity for our first ever Blitz Build.

Over a 3-day period, working only during daylight hours, we had a total of 286 volunteers put in 1,552 hours.

We had volunteers from all over Alabama come to help the Paez Family build their home. We also had volunteers from Azarbajahn, Kezitchkan, and Japan volunteer. Their were people of all ages from 16 to 81 coming in to help us with our efforts.

In this 3-day period we went from a concrette slab to a house where all the external parts were finished and most of the internal parts as well.

Our Lead Contractors from Brewton, Turning Leaf Designs lead the volunteer efforts, and were super great with the volunteers.

Everyone here at Troy-Pike Habitat for Humanity as well as the Paez Family would like to take this chance to thank all the volunteers from everywhere who helped make another family's life better. You are deeply appreciated.


A view of the lot before building


Another angle of the lot before building


Griffin Landscaping begins preparing the lot


Arthur Griffin of Griffin Landscaping


A mountain of dirt to be leveled out
Over 100 loads of dirt were hauled in


The lot has been prepared
Waiting on the foundation now


Johnson Construction digging the foundation


Willie Frank Johnson Jr
Owner of Johnson Construction


Foundation has been poured
Marking off the placement of the walls


Cheyenne Thompson
Copper T Electric
Our electrical contractors


Danny Thompson
Copper T Electric
Our electrical contractors


Ashley McNeil - Troy University Campus Chapter (left)
Bobbi Rush - Escambia County Habitat (right)
Arthur Griffin - Griffin Landscaping (far right)


Frames and walls going up


Mrs. Sandy Walker
Luverne United Methodist Church


Scotty Achtemeyer
Troy Wesley Foundation


Only 4 hours and the walls are up


Rusty Miller
Turning Leaf Construction - Brewton, AL
Lead Contractors


Terrance Breckenridge
Turning Leaf Construction - Brewton, AL
Lead Contractors


Ray Helms (right)
Our Plumber


More inside walls going up


Top Plate being installed


Scotty Achtemeyer
Troy Wesley Foundation


Work goes on


Rusty Miller
Turning Leaf Construction - Brewton, AL
Lead Contractors


Some outside work going on


Tate Hinkle (right)
Troy Wesley Foundation


More work on the top plate


Rusty and Terrence
with their Chirstmas Antlers on


Andre Paez - Home Owner(far right)
helps to put up his rafters


Andre (home owner - front)
helping with another rafter


I'm sorry I dont know his name
This guy worked HARD all weekend
Here he helps with the rafters


Denise Thornberry - Trojan Vision
Filming the build for Trojan Vision


The Gable End rafter
waiting to be lifted to the top


Volunteers hold ladders in preparation
for gable end being lifted up


Volunteers putting on house wrap
and getting roof ready for decking


Still trying to figure out
the best way to get this heavy dafter to the top


1 - 2 - 3 LIFT!


We make a move to get the rafter up


Here we go


We're making progress with it


Almost have it turned around now


Finally, we can start to the top with it


All hands on deck


It wont be long now


OK, the fronts up
everybody to the rear now


Going up


Almost there now


Using some two-by-fours
to help prop up the back side


The struggle is almost over


Almost in place now


Finally


Work continues on the walls


A Troy University Student Athlete making a call


Volunteers gather for a photo
as the sun goes down on day 1 of the build


Daniel Hightower
helping with the electrical work


from left to right
Board Member Erin Wood
AmeriCorps VISTA Fred Johnson
Board Vice President Marian Parker
Lead Contractor Rusty Miller
Roofing Contractor Donnie Coleman


Decking is being installed on the roof


Two Troy University Students
from Azarbajahn and Kezitchkan


You can see shingles being put on the roof
and siding is going up on the walls


Jacob Price
Troy University Student
Member of Troy Wesley Foundation


Brundidge Police Chief
and Board Member
Moses Davenport


Lead Contractor Terrence Breckinridge
Chief Davenport


Board Member Moses Davenport and Arthur Griffin
cooking the volunteers some grilled chicken


Hasson Turner
Owner of a Habitat Home
still out helping build other familes homes


Honored Elder James Foster
his sister
and Arthur Griffin


Volunteers sign the last piece
of siding before it goes up


As day three of the build ends
volunteers gather for the closing ceremony


More volunteers gather
for the closing ceremony


Another Troy University student
from Greenville, AL


Allette Hatfield
the Homeowners sister
watches as the Closing ceremony begins


Terrence Breckinridge hands up Madelyn Paez to
Rusty Miller as her Dad Andre
waits for the closing ceremony to start


After a blessing on the home
the Andre Paez nails up the last piece of vinyl siding
symbolizing the completion of the home


Volunteers assemble for
group picture at the end of the build


Happy faces all around


More happy volunteers


Terrence Breckenridge and Rusty Miller
stand with the Paez Family
Andre the Dad, Amber the Mom, and Madelyn the daughter
as the sun goes down on a successful three day Blitz Build


Madelyn and Amber
Have you ever seen happier faces?


Aint life great?


Madelyn plays in her new yard
with her cousins









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