His topic was the new home construction project in Fairhope of a concrete home with conventional interior to be built with Habitat for Humanity. "That home should withstand 170 mph winds!" Stieber said. In terms of building a "Habitat home," that shed-building is an early step in overall construction, because tools and materials rely on the shed on the construction site. Stieber laid out recent milestones in 2011 and the remaining game plan for completing this new home blessing for a special family in Baldwin County by April:
January 06 08:00am Shed-Build at Habitat For Humanity Office
January 08 10:00am Meeting at Redeemer Lutheran Church
January 15 08:00am Ground Blessing and Placement of Shed
January 22 08:00am Frame Day On-Site in Fairhope
January 25 08:00am Tuesday Work Day
January 27 08:00am Thursday Work Day
January 29 08:00am Saturday Work Day
The project will continue on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays as Work Days in February and March. The plan is to complete the project with a Home Blessing on April 01.
Churches and individual volunteers will supply the noon meals for the project.
Baldwin County friends and neighbors are invited to the "Ground Blessing" event on Saturday morning at 8 AM at Twin Beech Rd. (Co Rd 44), one block west of Greeno Rd. (Hwy 98). "Come for coffee and learn about one way to help our neighbors."
On another note, volunteers with or without construction skills are always welcome. For information concerning the 2011 Lutheran Build with Habitat, the interested may e-mail jackstieber@gmail.com or contact him by telephone at 251-689-8340. Habitat for Humanity may be contacted for information concerning this or other projects underway at 251-943-7268. Habitat's "Habitat Restore," a materials handling facility, can also use volunteers, information at 251-989-6422.
