Jan and Alexis worked 251 sweat-equity hours for Habitat for Humanity to earn their home. Alexis received credits for her grades at school. The biggest credit came this past week. Alexis learned she won the national essay contest for Habitat for Humanity. She told her mother she was proud to help earn their home. In her essay Alexis shows how far she and her mom have come since that first night at Haven House in September 2005.
“My mom and me want to plant flowers everywhere. I’m so happy I don’t have to keep moving around. Me and my mommy used to lay in bed at bedtime and pretend how our house would look. It is all mine and nobody can hurt us. My Habitat Home means a lot to me because it will be my home and that means a lot to me.”
Alexis plans to paint her bedroom pink and go with a “High School Musical” theme. She’ll be able to start painting soon.
The opening prayer ceremony for the Habitat for Humanity Huntersville Builder’s Blitz is Monday June 2 at 6:45 in the morning. After a full week of hard work, the dedication and key ceremony is Saturday June 7 at 1:00. Alexis will be honored for her winning essay at that ceremony.
Jan and Alexis feel overwhelmed, excited, and blessed to be moving into their new three bedroom home. They embody the ForKids mission. Together they’ve moved from homelessness to home ownership. A journey made easier, according to Jan, by the dedication, love, and support from ForKids. “I never would have made it without ForKids.” If Jan had left that first night, they’d be living in her car instead of moving into a butter yellow home with hunter green shutters and a pink “High School Musical” bedroom.
(For their privacy we are not using Jan and Alexis’ last names and we have altered the spelling on their first names.)
