110 Years, 10 Builds & 200,000 volunteer hours.
In Roanoke the Kadariya family marked an important milestone in the construction of their new home – and the community joined in on the fun.
The celebration was held at the recently completed build site on Chapman Avenue in the Mountain View neighborhood of Roanoke City. Along with local Habitat for Humanity representatives and Thrivent Financial members, local pastors and community volunteers spoke during a Dedication & Celebration program.
The new home was a result of a partnership between Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial called “Thrivent Builds.” The partnership has resulted in more than 4,200 Habitat homes across the country and around the world being built or repaired since 2005.
Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of local volunteers Thrivent Builds has been able to contribute over $706,000 in the past 10 years to build a total of 10 houses in the Roanoke Valley. Thrivent is also engaging local volunteers to donate additional funds and volunteer their time to work alongside the partner families to build these homes.
“We are extremely grateful to Thrivent Financial and its members for their continued support of Habitat for Humanity,” said Karen Mason, Executive Director at Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley. “Because of this generosity, more families in our community now have a safe, affordable place to call home.”
The Kadariya family was more than a little eager to finish construction of their new home. They will complete the required hours of “sweat equity” helping to build it, a basic tenet of Habitat for Humanity. They will also repay the no-profit mortgage, illustrating Habitat for Humanity’s objective to give families a “hand up” rather than a “hand out.”
“We are blessed to be 1 of 3 communities in the nation that have received 10 consecutive builds in 10 years through our partnership with Thrivent Financial and Habitat for Humanity. We have helped strengthen families and our communities,” said Stephanie Leiser, local Thrivent Financial representative.
