Struggling to find nearby work, Virginia visited an area nursery to inquire about a job. Told that they had no jobs suitable for women, desperate, Virginia said that she would take anything. Now she drives an eighteen-wheeled semi-truck, having been given the...
Celebratory Final Mortgage Payment Made with the late Mary Ann Durso in Mind Just after making her final mortgage payment, Araceli wanted her celebratory photo to be taken in the lobby alongside her steward at Habitat for Humanity, the late Mary Ann Durso. “We...
American Dream: New Habitat Collier Homeowner Celebrates First 4th of July as US Citizen While watching American movies with friends as a teenager in Jamaica, Habitat Homeowner Ericaka Davis dreamed of becoming an American Citizen and enjoying the opportunities...
The first donation of Habitat Collier’s new fiscal year came from an unexpected contributor. Elijah Shumaker, age 5½, brought in a Ziploc bag filled with the money he had been saving for his family’s Florida vacation to donate. “When Elijah found out that we were...
More than a dozen members of the South Florida Professional Golf Association gathered on May 2, 2015 to raise the walls on a Habitat home funded by the organization’s foundation and members. In a unique partnership, members of the South Florida PGA have been...
Having realized the dream of home ownership through the generosity of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Marie Civil beamed with joy. “My babies are so happy, and that makes me happy,” Marie said. Marie, her husband Alix and their three children visited Emmanuel this past...
