Today was our first day onsite with Habitat for Humanity at North Tillicum. We all showed up eager and excited to start working on a new house, or as we found out today, houses. We met our leader Nick and he showed us around a lot of seven different houses, which was so cool because each is currently at a different stage in construction.
Gen and Charlie got to do electrical work while the rest of us helped clean up and move materials around the lot. A big group of us learned to set up scaffolding!! We were hoping to paint, but a bit of that Pacific Northwest weather got to us and the rain prevented us from doing so.
The highlight of the day was meeting our crew and the people who provided our lunch for us. Two workers are AmeriCorps volunteers, which definitely sparked some interest in a couple members of our team today for post-grad plans. Some folks from the neighborhood put together the kindest spread of soups, sandwiches and so much more for us today. No one left without being stuffed to the brim.
We also had the pleasure of meeting a Habitat homeowner named Becca who shared a bit of her story with us. These people helped remind us that the work we are doing, no matter how big or small, is making a difference in someone’s life.
Overall, today has me very excited for the rest of the week. We bonded so much as a group today and met so many wonderful people that I know everyone is looking forward to getting up early and working hard these next few days. North Tillicum is going to look very different in a couple of months.
Erin