| Building on a Dream on Harvard Avenue 2004 is one element of the efforts by Habitat for Humanity - Greater Columbus (HFH-GC) to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s memory. Read more about Dr. King's dream and Habitat's initiatives by exploring the links above. |
| The house at 1519 Harvard Avenue is a Building on Faith project. That means that at the outset we do not know how it will be done. Initially there is no funding and no committed group of volunteer builders. There is only an empty lot, a deserving partner family, and an undying faith in the power of God working through people. | 
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 | Our homebuyer partner on this project is the Woldegiorgis Family who moved to the United States from Eritrea. Haile drives a taxicab and Salam works at a Wendy's Restaurant to support their 2 children. Their commitment to the sweat equity, financial and other house purchase requirements are the cornerstone that makes this project possible and worthwhile. Here are the four pages of the July 1, 2004 House Dedication Program.
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| We have been abundantly blessed with financial support from Retirement Marketing Specialists who made a $75,000 donation to cover the entire cost of construction for this house. This is the first of 5 houses that RMS has pledged to donate over as many years. We are so very appreciative of their generosity! |
| Worthington Kilbourne High School's HomeBASE class has stepped forward with a commitment to work on this project each school day (and many extra days as well!) throughout the winter and spring of 2004. |
| Roger Beck, JB Girard and Dave Bezaire are committed to work on the project from beginning to end, providing the leadership and continuity to insure a high quality result. Karen Freudenreich is with us every week with wholesome, hot lunches to keep us fueled. |
| The purpose of this website is to make available the progress reports and pictures, which can be found by exploring the links above. Please come back and visit us often. |
