MBC Volunteers for Habitat Build Day, Celebrates Home Dedication

The Carey family of five is settling into their newly renovated home thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County.  Unable to afford a place large enough to house the whole family, this hardworking mom moved her family into her parents' modest home to save her resources while she worked full-time as a med tech and attended college part-time.  After 20 months and 200 hours of "sweat equity" including volunteer work on her own home, Sanae and her family have a newly renovated place on W. Airy Street in Norristown to call home. MBC was there to celebrate in the Home Dedication Ceremony last month and tour the space.

As part of an ongoing relationship with Habitat MontCo, the MBC crew (and family members wanting to help) was offered to participate in a Corporate Build Day rehabilitation of this home this past spring.  Our trained carpenters and staff lended their hands and expertise to the interior drywall application of the first floor main living space, ceilings, and stairwells of this twin built in the early 1900's.  The Build Day proved to be a great learning experience for our staff and overall an enjoyable experience. 

"Since the beginning of our partnership with Habitat MontCo, we wanted to help out on a project that would provide the most impact given the skills our carpenters already use day in and day out on our jobsites.  This W. Airy project was well-suited for our crew given the stage in the building process.  As a construction company, it is natural for us to partner with Habitat MontCo. We appreciate the value we can offer to Habitat and also the rewarding learning experiences it offers in return," says Paul McDonald, President.

A few months prior, the women of MBC volunteered at this very same project in the early stages of framing for Women Build Week.  Click here to read more about their experience. 

Women at MBC Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity

The women of McDonald Building Company grabbed some coffee and power tools and headed over to Airy Street in Norristown last Friday to participate in Women's Build Week for Montgomery County Habitat for Humanity's latest project.  With no experience necessary, Women's Build Week brought together a great group of women volunteers who all had the same goal in mind - to help single mom Sanae achieve her dream of owning a home. 

The original home was donated to HFHMC by an elderly couple and the interior of the home had been completely demolished since construction began in November 2013.  Our team of 5 led by Patti Post, long-time Habitat volunteer worked to reframe the home and learned some valuable construction skills along the way.  The finished home will have four bedrooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms and plans to have the family move in end of June of this year.

"Thanks to many kind-hearted and generous supporters, our team well surpassed our fundraising goal and we raised over $2600!  Not only was Womens Build Week a great opportunity for us to learn some new skills, it was quite an empowering experience knowing our impact that day extended far beyond one day of service," says Danielle Terpoilli, Assistant Estimator. 

And they're not stopping there.  McDonald Building Company is planning a Corporate Build Day April 5th, same home, to involve the entire staff to continue their support of this family.  Check out our MBC Facebook page or HFHMC Facebook page this spring to see progress of Sanae's home. 

Want to help?  MBC Is hosting a Dining for Dollars fundraiser at Bertucci's of Audubon March 25th.  Come for lunch or dinner and 15% of your bill will go to Habitat for Humanity.  Click here for flyer.

From left to right: Joy Springer - Historical Commission of City of Phila (spouse of MBC's Brad Springer), Leslie Richards - Montgomery County Commissioner, Laura Clevenger - MBC, Danielle Terpoilli - MBC, Patti Post - HFHMC Trainer and Volunteer