On Friday a volunteer crew from Bensonwood in Walpole installed the roof trusses and sheathed the roof.

On Saturday 603 Roofing donated the materials and shingled the roof while volunteers and board members worked inside framing and outside installing windows and doors. The vinyl windows and patio slider were made by Mathews Brothers in Belfast, Maine and the front entry door made by Belletetes‘ millwork shop in Jaffrey.

A select crew of board and building committee members took three days to frame the exterior and interior walls, sheath and wrap the Hundley house!

Next, the trusses will be set by a volunteer team from Bensonwood with equipment trucking provided by Barney Sherwin.

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) has removed their recommendation to temporarily stop all building projects due to COVID-19 safety protocols. As a result the Board of Directors for Monadnock Habitat for Humanity has voted to resume our build in Keene for the Hundley family. Framing starts today with a small team made up of board members and our Safety and Building coordinators. 

There will be opportunities to help on other phases of the build but they will be limited as we are required to more tightly control the number of volunteers on site to maintain COVID-19 safety standards. Keep an eye on future posts for more details.

The Partner Family Selection Committee completed the process of evaluating all eight applications, and voted unanimously to accept Curt and Shannon Hundley and their three children as the 2020 Armory Street Build Partner Family!

The building permit is in place, the trees cut, stumps removed, and the site work has begun! We’re ahead of schedule, thanks to the Ground Hog’s early spring prediction – and Bob (our building coordinator) of course! 

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The 2020 Build Informational Meeting was a big success – with over 75 people attending there was standing room only!

The presentation included; how Habitat for Humanity raises money and builds homes, what it means to be a Partner Family and how to qualify, our plans for building this spring, what we need to make it happen. Click here to view the presentation. There were some great questions from the audience and then breakout sessions to answer individual questions and take family and volunteer signups.

Thank you for all who attended – we greatly appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again on Armory Street. Don’t forget to signup on VolunteerUp if you have not already to keep posted as we move forward toward selecting our 2020 Partner Family and our plans to break ground in April!

Please join us for an information meeting on Saturday January 18th at 10AM in our 168 Castle Street, Keene, NH meeting room.

• Learn how your family could be considered as our Partner Family for a new home to be build in Keene in the spring
• See the variety of volunteer opportunities to help plan, organize, and build a new home for a deserving family in Keene
  • No experience required!
  • Spread the word through our various publicity efforts
  • Solicit materials, in-kind donations and other contributions
  • Contact area contractors and tradesmen for assistance
  • Coordinate and communicate with volunteers
  • Provide snacks and lunches for workers
  • Etc!

Contact our office for more information or to let us know you’d like to attend!
Phone: 603-357-8474
Email: monadnockhabitat@myfairpoint.net

We completed the purchase of a building lot on the corner of Armory and Progress Streets in central Keene and are progressing through the planning and application process. We aim to start building early 2020!