Students from the Habitat clubs of the Cobb County High School Coalition recently completed their 26th home in the Marietta area, and on May 20 celebrated the dedication with the family.
The students are from Campbell, Hillgrove, Pope, and Walton high schools, and the resident is Laurelle, a mother of two children who is a paraprofessional at Birney Elementary School.
A native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, she applied for Habitat consideration through her son’s therapist. Soon, she will be closing on a home with a zero interest mortage, according to Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta.
“Every year, it is amazing to see busy high school students give up their Saturdays for nine weeks to build this house,” NW Metro Atlanta Habitat CEO Jessica Gill said. “The students are led by great teachers who help them raise the funds for the project all year and build alongside them and the homeowner each Saturday.”
Cindy Cassanova, Habitat Club sponsor from Pope High School, said “they not only get to be a part of building a home for a family, but they also get to do it with peers from other area schools.
“Seeing the family and crew all dressed up and celebrating a new home that will be loved and lived in for years…well that is what it is all about.”
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