Our crew recently completed work on a new ClimaPod greenhouse for Mountain Family Center in Granby. It required five days of work and the efforts of at least seven different volunteers, but the new greenhouse will help stock the shelves at the center’s food bank with fresh produce. It also will serve as an educational resource for Grand County residents.
Habitat for Humanity of Grand County is pleased to introduce the Bunkers, our newest Habitat family. They will become owners of the Hot Sulphur Springs home currently under construction. We look forward to partnering with them as we complete the remaining work on the house. We hope we can get them settled in during 2021.
Bunker house in progress
Fraser Elementary’s fifth grade art classes are helping Habitat for Humanity of Grand County by decorating birdhouses. These adorable houses will be offered for sale at our Birds of a Feather event on March 6th. We are thrilled and thankful for the support of these young people and their teacher. Their creativity and hard work will be turned into funds which will help our mission of providing affordable housing in our community. We hope that they will carry this spirit of giving into adulthood, and will become pillars of our fine community.
On Wednesday evening a group of friends, neighbors, volunteers, board members and well wishers gathered in the recently completed Habitat home of Maria Archuleta Jones to celebrate. A prayer of dedication and thanks was offered, and announcements were made acknowledging the many people who contributed to the project.
The Grand Quilters of Grand County were also on hand to present Maria and her two youngest children with three beautiful hand made quilts. Each one was specifically designed for it’s recipient. So it turns out that while one small group of workers has been working for many months to build the home, another small group of workers has been quietly working to create lasting keepsakes for the family. This spirit of generosity and cooperation is what makes our community such a special place!
We would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the many contractors and businesses that contributed to this project. This is only a partial list of contributors: Maple Street Builders, Fraser Crane, The Roofing Company, Grand Lake Plumbing, Power to the People, Alpine Lumber, Legacy Building Specialties, Granby Ace Hardware, Kopy Kat Printing, Please support these generous merchants!
Work began in the fall for the second house on our Hot Sulphur Springs property. The hole was dug and the foundation poured by Maple Street Builders. Our volunteers began exterior framing in November, and the trusses were delivered and lifted in place by Fraser Crane in December. Now the roof has been sheeted, so the interior is protected. We will continue to work on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the winter as weather permits.
We are thrilled to announce that after 16 months of hard work, Maria and her family are residing in their new home. Shortly before Christmas all of the final tasks, all of the touch-ups, all of the inspections were finished. The Certificate of Occupancy was issued, and the Archuleta Jones family was able to spend the holiday in a home of their own!
Here are Maria’s own words:
“Habitat empowered me and gave me the ability to have my own home, It also taught me hard work and humility, and gave me the chance to work together with amazing people who helped me along the way. It’s the gift of a lifetime.”
We are deeply indebted to all of the volunteers, donors, tradesmen, and contractors who made this happen. Building just one home may not sound like a tremendous accomplishment, but it embodies what Habitat for Humanity is all about: providing quality, affordable housing for one family at a time.
We are already well under way in building the second home on our Hot Sulphur Springs property. Stay tuned for more updates!
Soon, Maria Archuleta and her daughter and son will have a new home to call their own. We started on the house in early August, and despite having to work around sub-contractors who are extremely busy, we have made more progress on the house than expected. We have a good group of volunteers, some seasoned veterans, and some new enthusiastic volunteers, but we can always use more, just call our office for more information 970-887-9138.
Hello Habitat for Humanity – Grand County supporters! We have another house well under way in Hot Sulphur Springs! Soon, Maria Archuleta and her daughter and son will have a new home to call their own. We started on the house in early August, and despite having to work around sub-contractors who are extremely busy, we have made more progress on the house than expected. The roof was on and dried in before the snow flew. We have a good group of volunteers, some seasoned veterans, and some new enthusiastic volunteers, but we can always use more so check our web site to see about volunteering. Below is a picture of the house in early October, when the roof was finished.
We will be holding our Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday, August 11th at 10:00 at the 13th Habitat Home to be built in Grand County. The new home is in Hot Sulphur Springs, just behind Grand County Title Co. on Nevava Street. Please join us for snack, refreshments and meet the new Homeowner Maria and her family. We look forward to seeing you there. Please contact our office in Granby with any questions 970-887-9138.
COME AND MEET OUR NEWEST HABITAT HOMEOWNER – MARIA ARCHULETA
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Hello Habitat for Humanity – Grand Count supporters! We would like to update you on all the exciting changes taking place with our organization. This has been a year of challenges and changes for HFH – GC. We had a change in leadership with our Executive Director leaving in late summer. We plan to start a search for a new Executive Director soon, but in the meantime the Board of Directors has taken over and regained good standing status with HFH – International, re-established charitable organization status with the Colorado Secretary of State, improved bookkeeping procedures to provide timely and accurate deposit of funds and payment of bills, and improved financial procedures in preparation for an audit.