Pedro Pat, as she is affectionately known to us all, is one of the most enthusiastic volunteers in San Pedro (and maybe in all of L.A.)
She began volunteering with Habitat for Humanity during a trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2000. It was to be like any of her annual trips abroad, but she was looking for something different and heard about a Global Village build. She never thought for a minute she'd get in, but when she contacted the orgnaizers a cancellation had just occured so she leaped at the chance to go! It was literally a month or two out.
Pat had always supported HFH as a donor, but this was her first build. It changed her and what was scheduled for her 'retirement' was now a passion she had to embrace locally. Once she returned home, she saw a notice in the local paper for a blitz build in nearby Wilmington and signed up. She became registration Chairman, and she kept going from there. Since then Pedro Pat can be found at most our build events and she participates in all areas for HFH including Building, Administration, Special Events, Family Services, Community Relations and even P.R!
This week is Pat's first JCWP and we are so glad to have her!!! San Pedro is lucky to have such a shining example of humanity right in their own back yard.
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