Bethany Robinson’s family had a few bumps on the road to getting a new home.
Robinson, her husband and their two children have been living with her parents in what was supposed to be a temporary stay while her husband did an eight-week work placement.
That was more than a year ago.
They also had to deal with flooding at their old apartment before they moved out and flooding in her parents’ basement after they moved in.
But thanks to Habitat For Humanity, Robinson and her family move into their new home in Harrington in June.
“It’s super exciting.”
Robinson’s family started the application process in May 2014 and found out Habitat For Humanity approved their application in November. It was a day earlier than expected because of a snowstorm forecast for the day the family was supposed to find out if they were getting a new house or not. Robinson said the process has been overwhelming at times because her family, which includes an eight-month-old and a three-year-old, waited so long for approval.
“It’s been exciting,” she said.
The build started Saturday as part of a Habitat For Humanity Global Village project that will see volunteers build homes in 14 locations around the world in 80 days.
P.E.I. is kicking things off with more than a dozen volunteers from around the country visiting to work on Robinson’s new home.
That house was little more than a shell Monday with a foundation laid, the exterior walls up and the roof going on that day as the sound of volunteers hammering away filled the air.
Robinson joined the crew Saturday to help and with a babysitter watching her children for the next month she plans to stay on until the house is finished.
“I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to build a house by the end,” she joked.
Rick Tait, director of Habitat For Humanity’s Global Village project, was in P.E.I. for the build and to kick off the project that will wrap up in Alberta later this year. Robinson’s house will be the 50th for Habitat For Humanity in P.E.I.
Bethany Robinson’s family had a few bumps on the road to getting a new home.
Robinson, her husband and their two children have been living with her parents in what was supposed to be a temporary stay while her husband did an eight-week work placement.
That was more than a year ago.
They also had to deal with flooding at their old apartment before they moved out and flooding in her parents’ basement after they moved in.
But thanks to Habitat For Humanity, Robinson and her family move into their new home in Harrington in June.
“It’s super exciting.”
Robinson’s family started the application process in May 2014 and found out Habitat For Humanity approved their application in November. It was a day earlier than expected because of a snowstorm forecast for the day the family was supposed to find out if they were getting a new house or not. Robinson said the process has been overwhelming at times because her family, which includes an eight-month-old and a three-year-old, waited so long for approval.
“It’s been exciting,” she said.
The build started Saturday as part of a Habitat For Humanity Global Village project that will see volunteers build homes in 14 locations around the world in 80 days.
P.E.I. is kicking things off with more than a dozen volunteers from around the country visiting to work on Robinson’s new home.
That house was little more than a shell Monday with a foundation laid, the exterior walls up and the roof going on that day as the sound of volunteers hammering away filled the air.
Robinson joined the crew Saturday to help and with a babysitter watching her children for the next month she plans to stay on until the house is finished.
“I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to build a house by the end,” she joked.
Rick Tait, director of Habitat For Humanity’s Global Village project, was in P.E.I. for the build and to kick off the project that will wrap up in Alberta later this year. Robinson’s house will be the 50th for Habitat For Humanity in P.E.I.
