…walk into a bar. No, seriously. Last Friday, we hosted the Triangle Business Journal’s (TBJ) annual 40 Under 40 leadership award winners. I had the opportunity to work on our Apex build site with these young leaders from throughout the Triangle region. My afternoon crew consisted of the aforementioned pair of lawyers, a marketing professional, and a pharmacist.
Professional builders would rather build than talk, so in that spirit, I’ll keep this short. Thanks to Savvy Homes, Regency Centers, A.R. Nix Construction, Williams Realty & Building, and the Triangle Builders Guild for showing up with their subcontractors and suppliers last week on our sites in Augusta Crossings in Raleigh and leaving the week with four completed and beautiful homes. Several other companies also participated by supporting all 4 homes: Stock Building Supply, PlyGem, and Baker Roofing.
Last April, when I participated in a Habitat Wake work team to Honduras, I met a 13-year old boy named Junior. Though we spoke different languages, I learned a fair amount about Junior and enjoyed the time we spent together on the work site. Junior was the unofficial leader of all the kids who would come to visit our work site after school.
Here is a creative blog entry by Annette Homiller, member of Kirk of Kildaire in Cary and active participant in Women Build: "I was reminded of these Bible verses as I reflected on the weeks' activities which we celebrated Friday afternoon:
"Yesterday I hit the wall. All the hard physical labor had finally taken its toll on my body. After a good night’s sleep, I felt revived. However, I was cautious about overdoing it. It turned out to be a blessing. Although I worked hard making adobe bricks all morning, I focused on people for the afternoon.
Today's blog from Honduras comes from Chris Dupre, one of our regular Saturday volunteers.
Dre Antono, another Habitat AmeriCorps brings us the rundown on the team's first work day in Honduras:
"Our first day on the work site was both tiring and fulfilling. We quickly realized that the houses, however small, required some serious hard work!
