Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County (HFHWC) dedicated their 136th home on Friday, August 2nd. Ms. Tiffany Otey and her four children took possession of the first home built by HFHWC this fall and there are four more scheduled to be completed.
In just 13 days the home was built by local homebuilders and contractors in the annual Home Builders Blitz build. This type of build began in 2002 to help foster the nonprofits vision of “a world where everyone has a decent place to live.” This year’s HFWHC build brought together 31 sponsors, including the Southwestern Company who provided a half-home sponsorship of $35,000. Local companies, including Wells Fargo, Southwestern, Dave Ramsey, First Community Mortgage and Reliant Bank, provided volunteer labor for the build.
“American Heating and Cooling prides itself in being involved with community projects. There is not a better project to get involved with than Habitat for Humanity. It’s the ‘American way’ to help others and be a blessing to these families, but that’s not why we do it. We do it because the blessing is ours. There is no better feeling than watching a Habitat dedication and someone earning the keys to their new home and knowing you were a big part of it. That’s why we participate. We truly get more out of it than the homeowner,” explained Roger Dunn, Sales Manager.
Ms. Otey works full-time at Franklin Special School District as a teacher’s assistant and part time at KinderCare Learning Center as a teacher. She tried to never miss a day on the build site and continuously thanks her sponsors, “I can’t say enough how much I appreciate this opportunity to make a better life for my family.” The full list of participating sponsors follows. Show them your support for their generosity.
- American Heating and Cooling (HVAC)
- Apcom (water heater)
- City Electric Supply (light fixtures)
- Custom Trim (labor-interior doors and trim)
- Deal & Sons Grading (fill dirt and top soil)
- Drees Homes (labor-vinyl soffits and metal fascia)
- Dow (insulation panels and energy saving components)
- Felix Enterprises (electrical material and labor)
- Flow Construction (drywall material and labor)
- GAF (roofing materials)
- Huskey Lumber (exterior doors and windows)
- Insulation Solutions of Tennessee, Inc. (gutters)
- John Maher Builders (framing labor)
- The Jones Company (architectural services)
- Lee Company (plumbing material and labor) – Lee Co employee and Habitat homeowner Ruskin Ogorodnik worked on house
- Metro Carpets (carpet & vinyl flooring material and labor)
- Mike Ford Custom Builders (finish grading, seed, straw and landscape package; several of their subcontractor base participants)
- Petersen and Sons, LLC (footing labor)
- Professional Roofers (roofing labor)
- Quality Builders (labor-vinyl soffits and metal fascia)
- Real Green Solutions (Energy Star inspections and certification)
- S&H Landscaping (rough grading), owned by Habitat homeowner, Juan Hernandez
- The Southwestern Company ($35,000)
- Tennessee Glass (closet shelving)
- 31-W Insulation (insulation material and labor)
- Valley Interior Products (drywall material)
- Valspar (paint material)
- Warren Brothers Sash and Door (interior doors and trim material)
- The Whirlpool Corporation (refrigerator and range)
- Wilsonart (laminate kitchen counter tops)
- Yale Locks and Hardware (exterior and interior lock sets)
