April 2011
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21st Family Chosen By LaGrange County Habitat For Humanity
“I’m excited. I can’t wait for everything to start
happening.” Those are the comments of LaGrange
County Habitat for Humanity’s recently announced
21st partner, Stephanie Moore and her family.
“Everything,” of course, means construction of a
home for the Moore family of Topeka. And, they won’t
have to move very far. “About 2 blocks,” Stephanie
reports. “Our new home will be built about two blocks
from where we live now. We’ll be just across the street
from the Topeka Sale Barn.”
Mrs. Moore, a 4 year employee at WalMart in
Sturgis, is currently working as a pharmacy technician
for the company. She has three children: Kayden, 5;
Izaak, 4; and Becky, 3.
Mrs. Moore first became aware of the opportunities
available through LCHFH when she received a flyer
sent home from the school of one of her children.
Her mother encouraged her to apply. She did, and
three months later, she was notified that she had been
selected.
Construction is slated to begin May 15, which
will provide ample time for Mrs. Moore to work the
25 hours of “sweat equity” which are required before
construction can begin. During the construction
months, Mrs. Moore will work at least 100
additional hours of “sweat equity,” and her
family and friends will contribute another
100 hours.
After completion of the house, Mrs.
Moore will sign a mortgage, repaying
LCHFH for the costs of purchasing the lot,
the materials, and the labor that cannot be
provided by the many volunteers who will
supply the bulk of the workforce during
construction.
“Everything,” to a new LCHFH partner
family, includes many facets.
Construction, of course, is paramount,
but “sweat equity,” partnering with numerous
volunteers, and repayment of the mortgage
The next beneficary of Habitat for Humanity Stephanie Moore and her three are also important chunks of the equation.
children, Kayden, Izaak, and Becky.
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Most significant, of course, is that a
LaGrange County family will now own a new
home in Topeka.
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