Subzero temperatures and deep snow did not slow progress on House #14 in Hot Sulphur Springs. With lumber generously donated by Colorado Timber Resources in Parshall, our team was able to build storage sheds for House #13 and House #14 through December and January, and install insulation in House #14 to prep for drywalling. (That’s […]
What’s remarkable about this photograph is the breadth of tasks being undertaken, all at once, by artist and Habitat Grand County Board Secretary Lisa Steen. Not only is she designing, painting, and decorating birdhouse ornaments for the Habitat tree in the recent Festival of Trees in Fraser, but she’s also participating in a Homeowner Services […]
The Roofing Company of Granby arrived this week to install the roof on House #14, and just in time! The installation happened just a day before a big snowfall. We’re grateful for their generosity and willingness to partner with Habitat to seal in the house so our crew can work in warmth through the winter.
Colorado Timber Resources in Parshall has donated all of the lumber and other materials so Habitat for Humanity of Grand County can build storage sheds for our new homes in Hot Sulphur Springs. Thanks to co-owner Dave Fiala and his team for their generosity, and to the hardy volunteers who have turned out in the […]
One of most joyful parts of the Habitat journey in Grand County is the house dedication, which includes presentation of personalized quilts to each member of the new homeowner’s family. (Thanks to Betsy deVries and the Grand Quilters group for making that happen, and to Pastor Paula Steinbacher of Church of the Eternal Hills for […]
Eleven volunteers from Credit Union of the Rockies showed up Sept. 24 to help with House #14. They came to work! They labored alongside prospective homeowner Lacey Lund (front and center of the group photo) to install timbers for the driveway, build a gravel-and-flagstone berm on one side of the house, and help install windows. […]
Thanks to large group of volunteers, we made terrific progress on House #14 during the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24. With many of the regular crew unavailable, volunteers Bryan McCay and Jon Letendre (in photo), along with prospective homeowner Lacey Lund and contractor George Davis from Maple Street Builders, spearheaded a busy weekend in […]
Habitat for Humanity of Grand County occasionally calls up a “Special Ops Team” to do short-term repair projects in our community. This project — rebuilding a rotted and unsafe outdoor stairway for a widowed Granby resident — was headed up by dirty-kneed former affiliate president Chuck Chladek of Grand Lake, with assistance from board members […]
Habitat volunteers in Grand County also find time to help needy homeowners with short-term repair projects. If you think you might qualify for that kind of help, please contact us to discuss the details.
House #14, which began rising in Hot Sulphur Springs in May, took shape more quickly than anticipated because of an outpouring of volunteer help and the hard work and design choices of prospective homeowner Lacey Lund. We’re hoping to have a roof and windows installed in the coming weeks, and also break ground for the […]