Roswell Rotary Club Receives Habitat Hammer Plaque

The honor was awarded thanks to the club's work on the Phares family home.

Recently the Roswell Rotary Club was presented an official “Hammer Plaque” by Russ Hayes, CEO of Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia.  The plaque was presented in recognition of the Rotary Club's participation and support of a recent Habitat home for the Phares family. The home was built as part of a combined effort with five local Rotary Clubs and ten local high schools. The Roswell Rotary Club partnered with Roswell High School to help build the home through Habitat, a non-profit, Christian housing ministry that builds simple, decent homes for purchase by low income families who demonstrate a capacity for responsible homeownership.

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Roswell-Based Habitat for Humanity Dedicates Homes for Two Families

North Fulton families helped build their new homes in Cherokee County.

Two more families have homes through the efforts of Habitat for Humanity–North Central Georgia, which is based out of Roswell. The Villages of Park Creek in Cherokee County had more than 70 staff members, volunteers and community members come out to help the families dedicate their new homes on June 11. The first home was built for the LaRocque family–mother, Christine and her four children ages16, 16, 9 and 7. Christine and her children worked side by side with Habitat staff, sponsors and volunteers to help build their home. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and the Lutheran Coalition for Habitat for Humanity sponsored the home. More than 30 family members traveled from as far as Miami to celebrate with the LaRocque family. Christine …

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