We wandered into the kitchen of a house on the Vermont site where we met Kevin Blackburn(Right) a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
Kevin: This is my First JCWP, but I’ve built with other Habitat affiliates. I’m really excited to be here. We have 15 employees participating from San Francisco and another 18 from Citi National which is our partner. Together we have donated $300,000 to this project. This is such a blessing, it’s great to be able to do this, We are volunteers, but this is better than working for a living!
Then Kevin’s friend and collegue Dwight Alexander(Left) joined in. This is Dwights 12th Habitat Build and his first time volunteering at a Jimmy Carter Work Project. Dwight was eager to share his thoughts about volunteering with Habitat.
Dwight: 1 out of 4 Habitat homes has been built with the help of Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco! I think Key Day is the Best!
The two agreed that watching a family get the keys to their new home is always the best part!
Kevin: We have done a lot of openings, I’m a softy, I always cry!
Dwight and Kevin both suggested reasons to volunteer and how they plan to remain involved with Habitat For Humanity after the JCWP.
Dwight: We both have kids that are almost teenagers, and we were just talking about how when they’re old enough we want to involve them, make it a family event!
Kevin: I would suggest anybody do this, if you take a week of your vacation time, or another week, this is an opportunity that will change your life!
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