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Jonathan Hammond works on the floor near the front door during a home build event for Habitat for Humanity in North Fort Myers on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Axel Vargas applies glue to the floor\u00a0during a home build event for Habitat for Humanity in North Fort Myers on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Habitat for Humanity is currently building a 36-home community called McNeill Village in North Fort Myers and is grateful for any help it can get.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, it was a foundation repair company that stopped by to work on a Habitat home for a deserving family.<\/p>\n

Alpha Foundations, a Fort Myers-based foundation repair and basement waterproofing, along with members from \u00a0Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties,\u00a0joined forces to build a home for a future Habitat partner family.<\/p>\n

The workers spent the fall-like morning installing the flooring in a home, with one person applying the glue and the others installing the vinyl flooring.<\/p>\n

Cece Willis, vice president of resource and development at Habitat, said Alpha is a big supporter of Habitat and comes out every year to help Habitat nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have been helping us and supporting us for many years now. We love having them out here on the site and they always come out and help us make a difference in contributing to affordable home ownership,\u201d Willis said.<\/p>\n

Alpha got in touch with Habitat\u2019s volunteer coordinator to set up a day to work. This turned out to be not only a work day but a team building day so they can learn about Habitat\u2019s mission and give back.<\/p>\n

The home build project is part of a partnership between\u00a0Groundworks, a national foundation and water management solutions company, and\u00a0Habitat for Humanity\u00a0international affiliates across North America, in which funding and volunteering will support 74 home builds across the country.<\/p>\n

Willis said Habitat for Humanity is always looking for volunteers and that you don\u2019t have to pick up a hammer to do it. They\u2019ll teach you to do anything. About 60 percent of all work is volunteer work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have so many volunteer opportunities. We have everything from building the walls to wall raising. We have people doing interior paint, exterior paint,\u201d Willis said. \u201cThings like plumbing, we definitely have sub-contractors to handle that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick Blasco, general manager for Alpha Foundations in Fort Myers, said his company is part of the Groundworks. network, which gives back in every location it serves and represents for Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re installing some flooring, patching some concrete and moving on to the next house when we\u2019re finished here,\u201d Blasco said. \u201cGroundworks CEO Matt Malone got us started five years ago. And we\u2019re working to make things better in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe put our communities first. Our model is customers come first all the time. Giving back to the community, we like to follow in the footsteps of what we\u2019re trying to lead with,\u201d Blasco said.<\/p>\n

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties is a faith-based private nonprofit serving families with a housing need.<\/p>\n

As a developer, builder, mortgage lender, housing counseling agency, retail operator and hurricane recovery organization, Habitat partners with families to build, improve or retain places to call home.<\/p>\n

In addition to putting in 300 hours of sweat equity, Habitat homebuyers contribute to their closing costs, attend more than 20 hours of financial education classes, and pay an affordable mortgage set at no more than 30% of their monthly income.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit\u00a0Habitat4Humanity.org.<\/p>\n


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