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Women Build
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Women Build is about women who build or who have
always wanted to build. It is about spirit, fun, learning, and a
whole lot of pride in working with a family to build a place they
can call home.
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Although Habitat Kingston does not have a Women
Build
project planned (yet!), we do send a hearty wave and BIG hug our sisters
at
Habitat Northumberland (Coburg) and
Habitat National Capital Region (Ottawa)
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Kingston in Cobourg
In July, a small group of women from Habitat Kingston
ventured west to help and learn from their sisters-in-spirit
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Habitat Northumberland (more affectionately known as
Cobourg) has a unique, long term project underway -
renovating an entire street of houses! Originally
Armed Forces residences, the buildings and land had been
purchased by the City of Cobourg when no longer needed.
Not being very interested in maintaining an entire street of
older homes, the City was happy to sell the lot to Habitat
Northumberland for a very reasonable price.
The homes vary in design, but not in heart and soul.
The street is lined with fully grown trees that shade
wonderfully colourful gardens. Children glide by on bicycles
and friendly neighbours wave to passers by. It seems
like a dream Habitat community.
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Although we arrived a bit late, the Kingston team was
eager to get to work. Hats firmly planted on our heads and
hammers in hand, we scampered up the scaffolding in the
front and began banging nails in.
 
While our intentions were honourable, we didn't
accomplish quite as much as we'd hoped ... for reasons that
don't usually occur on the average construction site.
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 Bill,
the feisty-yet-fun team leader, had brought his Labrador
puppy Maggie to the site for the day. It was
impossible to resist those big brown eyes.
In the morning a reporter from CHEX-TV in Peterborough
arrived to gather footage on the project.
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Later, a crew from MTV-Canada showed up with a viewer who
had won a chance to appear with her favourite VJ and learn a
bit about volunteering for Habitat.
In spite of everything, significant progress was made on
the building that day, and bonds between Habitats were
strengthened.
Thanks so much to everyone
at Habitat Northumberland for the wonderful experience!!!
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Please note that while Sandy and Steph
are admittedly shod in
their 'safety flop-flops', their prettily painted toes are
outside the
official construction zone. |
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