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| Anderson Project Archives... | | 8/10/09
Debra Anderson becomes a Home Owner
On August 10, 2009 Debra Anderson became the newest family to purchase a Fayette County Habitat Home. She moves into a home that is built by volunteers, tradesmen and professionals. We wish to thank everyone that help bring this happy chain of events together.
Pictured below is Debra with the Fayette County Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors and Team Members along with Angela Beck who graciously donated her legal work to officially transfer ownership to Debra. 
8/2/09
Today was a very special day for Fayette County Habitat for Humanity. We celebrated the blessing of our second completed home. The Debra Anderson family is scheduled to take possession of their new home on August 10, 2009. Our utmost appreciation goes out to all the volunteers, donors, tradesmen, and kind souls that helped with this project.
7/28/09 The Anderson Home is Complete! We are pleased to announce that the Anderson home project in Schulenberg is done. In celebration we are hosting a Home Blessing and open house on Sunday August 2, 2009. The Home Blessing begins at 2:00 pm and the home will be open to the public until 4:00 pm. Everyone is invited to join us for this joyous event.
6/10/09 Our deepest appreciation goes to the Hostyn Catholic Men for their continued support. The photos below are just a sampling of the work they did on the Anderson home in Schulenberg. Not only did they commit every single Thursday to work on the home, but they did so in a spirit of brotherhood, joy and good will. Pictured below from left to right is Clarence Faldyn, Harvey Oeding, Richard Hoelscher, Richard Copeland 
5/2/09 La Grange Methodist Men Install Cabinets in the Anderson Home Picture below are Homer Thomas, Roger Stone, Charles Katz and Ed Murphy. Thank you to these gentlemen for completing the installation of the cabinets in one day! .jpg)
4/12/09 La Grange Methodist Men Make Donation On April 16, 2009 the La Grange Methodist Men welcomed the Fayette County Habitat Board and Team Members to their regular monthly meeting. They were especially delighted to have Debra Anderson, Partner Family for the home in Schulenberg that is presently under construction. The Methodist Men were informed of the activities and immediate goals of the Habitat for Humanity. Upon conclusion of the program, a check was presented for $2,500 to help complete the home in Schulenberg. 
| | 4/5/09 Schulenberg Home Project Status Report Ed Collins, project manager, reports the following: Exterior painting - 90% complete Sheetrock - 100% Sheetrock texture - completed Appliances - delivered and in storage Interior trim and doors - on order, delivery scheduled for April 9 Water line to house - 100% Interior paint - started HVAC - 90% complete Need: - locate a storage shed
- professional flooring installer
| | 4/2/09 CenterPoint Energy recently donated the extension of a gas line to the Fayette County Habitat for Humanity house located in Schulenburg. Fayette County Habitat decided a gas furnace and gas appliances would be most efficient for the homeowners. CenterPoint normally provides the customer with the first 100 feet of the gas line at no charge, unfortunately, the main gas line stopped 430 feet from the house. 
Pictured from left: Charles Schmidt, Fayette County Habitat for Humanity; Michael Lindsey, Karl Burris, Curtis Williford, Larry Espinoza, all of CenterPoint Energy; and Ed Collins, Kristin Albers Lamm, Gloria Fajkus, Dudley Piland, all of Fayette County Habitat for Humanity. | 2/23/09
A great big thank you goes out to our Construction Superintendent Tom Elliot. Tom has worked faithfully on the Schulenberg project since its very beginning. He is now ready to turn over the rest of the construction to other leaders.
WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE SCHULENBERG HOME AND NEED WORKERS NOW!
Please join us on any Thursday, Friday or Saturday. We have inside work to do. Painting, trim work, installing cabinets and other fun and interesting projects still need to be completed. Anyone who has the desire to help will have the skills we need.
Call Jeaton Smith 979-218-9420 for more information. Walkups are always welcome! Below are some recent photos.
Above: Board President Kristin Albers Lamm and her dad Barnell Albers Below: Vice-President Dudley Piland 
2/15/09 We continue to work every Thursday, Friday and Saturday on the Schulenberg project. Tom Elliot continues to serve as our on-site superintendent.
We are now finishing the Sheetrock and the next step will be interior painting. Now is a good time to volunteer to work on the inside of the house. 
1/25/09 First Two Open Saturdays on the Schulenberg Project off to a Great Start
Work continued on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday schedule. The first two open Saturdays, January 17 and January 24, 2009, had volunteer crews work with Construction Leader Tom Elliot to get a lot of work done. Pictured below are the January 17 workers. They are Alan Herzik, Caye McMaster, Debra Anderson and Tom Elliot. Patrick Caballero was on hand to help and was behind the camera. We did some site cleanup, installed the attic access stairway and began to paint the exterior. Pictured above is Ninfa Lopez and Nataline Beran. They both gave a hand on Saturday, January 24, 2009. They had fun sealing all the joints and around the electrical wiring to help make the home energy efficient. In addition, the rest of the crew enclosed the water heater closet and fabricated some of the finished window trim.
1/13/09 We have a new work schedule for our Schulenberg home project beginning now until early March 2009 Construction Leader Tom Elliott will be leading volunteers 3 days a week
If you have been waiting for Saturdays to be available, then this is your chance to help! We will be working every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. We're finishing the exterior siding. Then will be caulking and painting the exterior. Hanging the interior sheetrock will be next. Walkups are always welcome. 
Pictured above is Debra Anderson. Debra and her children are the partner family for the Schulenberg Home Project. Debra joined Tom Elliot and the Hostyn Catholic Church Men in a day of work and fellowship.
12/6/2008
Methodist Men install Windows and Doors 
Pictured above are members of the La Grange Methodist Men who installed the exterior doors and windows on the Anderson Home Project. Pictured are, from left to right, Bill Koenig, Roger Stone (the day's leader), Homer Thomas and Charles Katz. Also present was Patrick Caballero and Shaleen Scott who helped us keep the site clean and arranged lunch for us. She is pictured below standing next to a newly installed window. 
11/21/08 Volunteer crew works to install roof
Pictured above are some of the volunteers that helped to install the roof on the Anderson Home Project in Schulenberg on 11/21/08.
Among those that gave a hand were Wendy Ustynik, Scott Gresham, Arvin Gresham, Michael Norrell, Allan Mendel, Mathew Raniosek and Patrick Caballero. Eva Gregory served the team lunch and Jeaton Smith gave volunteer support.
11/12/2008 - Volunteer Coordinator Jeaton Smith reports the following:
Hello to all!!
I hope this letter finds you all doing great!!
Just a note to say thank you to all who are already working so hard! The house is framed and now the roof work is beginning.
Jobs that we need help with at this point....
Roofing
Hardy Plank Outer Walls
Installing doors and windows
Trim installation
Lunches LETS GET THESE GUYS FED!!!
SATURDAYS ~ We need a site manager. This does not have to be a permanent commitment. You can lead the group through a certain project and then step back until you are interested in helping again.
If you are able to help, please do so. We have 2 great crews that have done a lot, but it would be nice to give them help and/or add another crew. We are hoping for lots of support so we can get Debra and her three sons in their new home before summer.
This is a big project, but working together we can do it!!!
Call me!!! Jeaton 979-218-9420!!
Blessings to you all!!
First Official Work Day for the Anderson Home Project 10/07/08 From Construction Manger Ed Collins: "I picked up several full sets of construction drawings today and passed two sets onto Tom Elliott. I also picked up two 5-gallon bottles of donated Ozarka water for the site....Thanks again goes to Ozarka for this year."
I will meet Tom and Mraz Lumber at the site tomorrow afternoon (10/8/08) to review the 1st materials delivery. Thursday (10/9/08) will be the day to pop the string lines for the walls, if anyone wants to join in. Thursday afternoon is also materials delivery for framing. Then Friday (10/10/08) at 9 AM is the 1st official start day of construction. "
WOW, Thanks Ed for your great work so far! Volunteers are always welcome. Click the link on the left of this page to fill out an on-line volunteer form or call volunteer coordinator Jeaton Smith at 979-218-9420. | On Sunday, September 14th, 2008, Fayette County Habitat for Humanity celebrated the start of construction of its second home. A foundation blessing took place at 1210 Babylon Lane in Schulenburg, which is the construction site for the home that will be built in partnership with Debra Sue Anderson and her three sons, Taheer, Salah, and Naeem. 
Speakers at the foundation blessing included Pastor Nelson (the Anderson family’s pastor), Fayette County Judge Ed Janecka, Schulenburg Mayor Roger Moellenberndt, Schulenburg Superintendant of Schools Dale Pitts, Fayette County Habitat for Humanity (FCHfH) chaplain Rev. Clarence Oestreich, FCHfH board president Kristin Albers Laam, and FCHfH construction project manager Ed Collins. Toward the end of the ceremony, Debra Sue Anderson presented her family bible to Ed Collins, who will place it on the dirt and rebar portion of the foundation just before the concrete slab is poured next week. 
The weather was beautiful on Sunday. As the crowd gathered to celebrate the foundation of a Habitat for Humanity home and the positive impact the new home will have on the community, they also paused to remember neighboring Texans whose homes had been devastated a day earlier by Hurricane Ike. 
FCHfH still needs skilled individuals to take on roles as additional site supervisor, materials manager, and assistant to the project manager. Volunteers for framing crews are needed to begin framing at the end of September. Register to volunteer at www.fayettehabiatnow.org or by calling volunteer coordinator Jeaton Smith at 979-218-9420.
9/2/08 Habitat for Humanity “Foundation Blessing” Celebration
Construction has begun on Fayette County Habitat for Humanity’s second house, located at 1210 Babylon Street in Schulenburg. The county-wide community is invited to join in a foundation blessing on September 14th, 2008 at 2:00 pm at the construction site. We still need an additional site manager, a materials manager and an assistant to the project manager. Volunteers for framing crews will be needed soon. Please call our volunteer coordinator Jeaton Smith at 979-218-9420. |
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