Solano HABITAT for HUMANITY

Barbara Boxer

Benicia Build

2002 Progress

Painters Union Apprentice Class painting

Painters Union Apprentice Class Painters from the Painters Union Apprentice Class paint the 2nd house

Local 104 Banner The International Association of Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 donate their efforts to the Build and do all the sheet metal work on both houses

Sheet Metal worker at Build

One Family Moves In!!

Julia the mascot
Julia Calderwood, the Benicia Build mascot.

Jackie getting quilt
Jackie Abasolo receiving her quilt made by the Carquinez Strait Stitchers Quilting Guild.

Family with quilts
The Abasolo Family covered in quilts.

Cutting the cake
Daughter, Tina Abasolo cutting the cake with Susan Street’s help as Mom looks on. Picture courtesy of the Vallejo Times Herald.

Preparing for sidewalk pouring
Sidewalk preparation.

Driveways poured
Driveways poured.

Front porch in place
Front porch in place.

Kitchen cabinets in place
Kitchen cabinets in place.

House Dedication - March 2, 2002

living room of new house
Inside of house set up for refreshments at the dedication

bath of new house
Bathroom of the new house

Almost finished house and crowd
Crowd outside of almost finished house

George Miller talking
Congressman George Miller speaking

Blessing the house
Deacon Ed Lazarek blessing the house

Ed Abasolo getting the key
Receiving of the key by the Ed Abasolo, new homeowner

Workers and George Miller
Congressman George Miller with some of the build workers

December/January

The houses now have siding, and  are totally enclosed. The roofs are ready to shingle.

Houses enclosed

Close look at house enclosed

 

Fall 2001 Progress

Fall 2001

Work continues to progress on the houses

Beniicia Plumbing
Benicia Plumbing is finishing the inside plumbing.

Houses with roofs
The roofs are set to be shingled the week of December 9th. The basic electrical was finished.

Frames for the rooms are in place.
Inside framing

Emai Wade buildingEmai Wade, manager of the local Wells Fargo Bank Branch, helps install the siding on one of the houses. She is being helped by Bob DuBois, project manager of the Build.

International Brotherhood of Electricial Workers who wired both houses in December.

Updated November 23, 2002

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