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Steamboat Springs — Last weekend’s Carpenter’s Ball attracted 180 revelers and raised $40,000 for Routt County Habitat for Humanity, enough to give the nonprofit agency a funding start on four new affordable condominiums in addition to a single-family home progressing in Hayden. “Considering the economy, the fact that the community rallied and stepped up for us — I was pleased and impressed, for sure,” Routt Count Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Tommi Weeden said. Habitat is well into the construction of the Hayden home, with drywall and roofing next on the schedule for construction manager Leif Myhre, Weeden said. He’s apt to need some skilled help with that phase of the project. The project received a boost when volunteers from Prudential Steamboat Realty turned out at the job site for Prudential Builds Day late last week. Prudential Realtors Cam Boyd, Charlie Dresen and Chris Wittemyer worked on siding the home. Colleagues Colleen De Jong, Cindy MacGray, Billie Vreeman, Adrienne Stroock and Lisa Olson formed an insulation crew. Weeden said companies and institutions that volunteer at Habitat homes are one of the most effective forms of volunteerism at the job because the individuals involved already know how to work well together. “It can be fun for them when they get the feeling that their group can make a difference,” she said. “It gives camaraderie to the office,” Boyd said. “You always want to give to charities, and right now a lot of people can’t, but they can give of their time.” A portion of the proceeds from the Carpenter’s Ball will be used to leverage the next Habitat project — a building containing four two-bedroom condominiums, part of a green building project known as Eco Corral. The project is being developed by Classic Homes on Hilltop Parkway in Steamboat Springs. Weeden said her agency would have an opportunity to finish the framed affordable units at Eco Corral for $90,000 apiece if it can raise about $200,000 between now and September. The green building practices being used at the project would make the condos more affordable to live in, Weeden added. “If we could pull that off, it would be remarkable,” she said. People interested in making a contribution or volunteering to work on the home in Hayden should call Weeden at 970-871-6101. |
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