Dear Editor,
I would like to express our disappointment and frustration
with the latest Habitat for Humanity article in The Vermilion Standard entitled
“Habitat Delays Leave Family In Limbo.” I would like to begin by adding several
important points to the story that were not included in the article; the
exclusion of which places the implications out of context. First, it is not our delays that have left
our Partner Family in limbo. Our partner
family had to, unfortunately, move out of their former residence
prematurely. Until recently, we had not
given an exact completion date and even still, we have not instructed Dawn to
give her notice with her current landlord.
Additionally, Dawn is still working on her volunteer hours and, therefore,
even if the house was already complete, she would not be able to move in until
her hours are fully completed (which is her down payment).
Second, the lack of context in the article about our drywall
completion places unnecessary and unfortunate connotations upon our amazing
contractors. The complete story is that
HammerTime Contracting had already completed the upstairs drywall with
professional skill and timing and generously donated their time to do so. We are very grateful for the work HammerTime
has done. Our hope was to find someone
to lead a team of volunteers to complete the basement drywall, but we could not
find a suitable experienced volunteer to lead the many volunteer laborers we
had willing to work on this project. After
a couple of weeks seeking a volunteer head drywaller for the basement, we
contracted HammerTime and they graciously and professionally completed the
drywall promptly. Once again, we are
very grateful for everything that HammerTIme and our other local contractors
have brought to this project.
We began construction in the Spring and are currently in the
final push for occupancy. We are working
on finishing flooring, installing interior doors, trim, cabinetry, etc. with
the hope of having our family in their new home by Christmas.
We continue to be amazed at the generosity of our community
and trust that you, the community, will continue to support this great project
as we look forward to building more houses in the future.
Once again, we want to express our tremendous gratitude to
our local contractors, donors, volunteers, etc. who play such an important and
vital part in this project. They are
phenomenal and a project like this would not be the same without them. Thank-you for your continued support.
Bryce
Ashlin-Mayo
Project
Chair
Habitat for
Humility Vermilion
www.habitatvermilion.ca
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