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Groundbreaking ceremony held for first new Habitat home in 2017

Posted at 10:54 pm January 22, 2017
By Maureen Hoyt Leave a Comment

Habitat for Humanity Morgan Groundbreaking January 2017

Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County (HFHAC) has plans to build three new homes in Oak Ridge in 2017. Now, thanks to generous sponsors and construction volunteers, these plans are being realized, a press release said. The foundation has been dug for the first home, located at 214 North Illinois Avenue. (Submitted photo)

 

Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, or HFHAC, has plans to build three new homes in Oak Ridge in 2017.

“Now, thanks to all of the generous sponsors and construction volunteers, these plans are being realized!” a press release said.

The foundation has been dug for the first home, which is located at 214 North Illinois Avenue.

Representatives from UT-Battelle, the managing contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, presented a $25,000 check to HFHAC during a January 5 groundbreaking ceremony. The donation will be used to purchase materials for the Morgan family home, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Churches, Community, Community, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Charlotte Bowers, community, Donna Mosby, Federal Home Loan Bank, First Baptist Church, groundbreaking, Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, HFHAC, Leidos, Mark Holder, news, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Raymond Merickel, Rory Naeve, Thomas Zacharia, TNBank, Todd Berry, U.S. Department of Energy, UT-Battelle

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