CAMBY — More than 80 volunteers participated in the Habitat for Humanity Super Build Event last Friday where walls for two homes were built.
The build was one of the many community building events surrounding the Super Bowl activities last week. The Camp Camby Conference Center hosted the competition between the Flyer Group and Connection Pointe Christian Church.
The Flyer Group publishes the Westside Flyer and the Hendricks County Flyer.
Greg Brighton of Habitat for Humanity served as announcer for the event.
“We are going to build this house in Hendricks County, hopefully sometime this summer,” Brighton said. “We still need a lot of help to make that happen.”
Prior to the start of the competition, he reminded participants that Habitat is a Christian organization and what the meaning of the NFL actually is.
“We go by NFL rules here,” he said. “NFL stands for ‘no foul language.’ Try to remember that today.”
Habitat for Humanity of Hendricks County staff member Marcia Gentleman was on hand to thank volunteers and encourage them throughout the day.
“The event went very well,” she said. “And the Flyer team did great for never having done it before.”
Connection Pointe Christian Church had hosted build events in its parking lot in the past, but had never actually competed during an event. Church member Allen Brown served as the Connection Pointe team captain.
“It’s always a good time with our families,” Brown said. “The competition part is making this really fun. We feel pretty good going into the second half.”
Every time one of the teams completed a wall panel, they would score a “touchdown.” At the end of the first half, the score was 11-8 with Connection Pointe in the lead.
The Flyer’s team came back in the second half and actually led at one point, but ended up falling short just one point. The final score was 21-20 for Connection Pointe.
“I had a great time at the build,” said Harold Allen, publisher of the Hendricks County Flyer and Westside Flyer. “They made it a lot of fun. I think it was great for us to participate.”
Each team received a trophy during a ceremony at the end of the event.
Alice Young was among those participating in the event, but she had a vested interest. She’s part of one of the families currently working toward home ownership through Habitat for Humanity.
“I am overwhelmed to see how many people came out to work today,” Young said. “This helped me to see I’m part of a loving community. I am blessed.”
As part of the program, families must help during Habitat events, putting in their “sweat equity.”
“There are six of us in the program right now,” Young said. “I am happy to be a part of this.”
The walls built during the competition may be used to build her home. She said it didn’t matter if they were her walls or not, she was ready to roll up her sleeves and help any of the families she has come to know through the program.
Habitat for Humanity has several events planned throughout 2012 to help raise funds for local families.
brenda.holmes@flyergroup.com
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