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A Message From Penny Wallis

This year marks the 10th year for the Habitat for Humanity-Boone County, Indiana - Women Build. I am excited for this year to be my 6th year as a Team Leader and my 8th year building a home for a deserving, hard-working Boone County family in need of affordable housing. I love the camaraderie with my teammates as we build together and the sense of excitement each of us gets upon learning a new skill (using a power saw, reading an electrical wiring diagram or installing soffit and windows)! And, I love the heartwarming/ emotional house dedication when the project is completed and the family receives the keys to their new home. With this year's theme - "Celebrating 10 years of Grit and Grace," I am proud to know that my involvement in the Women Build for so many years has allowed me to show "grace" to a deserving family as I often "gritted my teeth" while lifting something heavy or when kindly smiling at someone to encourage their making a generous donation towards the building costs of the project. As this is the 10th year for the Women Build and, with construction costs continuing to rise, I am challenging myself to increase my fundraising goal to a total of $10,000 (I'm leading 2 teams, so $5,000 per team)! No doubt I will be gritting my teeth a lot trying to meet this lofty goal! That said, I hope you will be able to support me in this effort and any donation, whether it be financial or encouragement and prayers, will be gratefully appreciated. Thank you for your support and grace in coming alongside me for this year's Women Build. With much gratitude - Penny

$5,043

raised of $5,000 goal
THANK YOU! WE DID IT!

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Location / Venue

  • Address:
  • 1320 South East Street
  • Lebanon, IN 46052
  • USA
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In Support of Habitat for Humanity Boone County
Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. We work towards this vision, being Christ’s Hands and Feet, by building and improving homes in partnership with individuals and families in need of decent and affordable homes. We have chosen to create opportunities for people to have sustainable housing by partnering with volunteers, donors, and corporations to break the cycle of poverty. ​ Since 1984, Habitat for Humanity of Boone County has been offering a hand up not a hand out enabling our partner families to achieve pride in home ownership working side by side with volunteers to build houses. We have built 70 homes helped over 200 hard working adults and children with their dream of housing stability.