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On Wednesday, April 19, employees from Rochester Iron & Metal took time out from their regular jobs to assist Fulton County Habitat for Humanity move into a new storage/office space on 917 Franklin Street in Rochester. This “community give-back day,” came during National Volunteer Week and is the first of several planned as part of a concerted effort by the company to be “community-minded,” said Dana
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Neer, Rochester Iron & Metal’s company chaplain. Employees spent the day under the direction of Karmin Reeves, Habitat executive director. They moved donated furniture and cabinets for future Habitat families and painted the interior of the asyet-unfinished structure. So far, only the shell of the building is complete, erected by Burns Building in March. It was designed by Habitat board members Scott Zeyen and Bill Walsh and was paid for with a $60,000 American Rescue Plan Act grant. Reeves emphasized that “no monies from businesses or individuals
donated for houses” went into the building. Any additional expenses will be covered by money from Dairy Queen fundraisers and a grant from Dick Belcher administered by Northern Indiana Community Foundation. The building still needs electricity and plumbing. The front porch, sidewalk and much of the interior walls also must be completed before it can be fully utilized. In addition to the storage space at the rear, office space at the front will serve as conference and consultation rooms for clients to apply and interview.
Along with the donated labor, Odell Lumber donated the use of a lift truck to transport the cabinets from Reeves’ “unofficial storage space” on her property. They also moved dozens of boxes of tile and installation materials donated by Clay’s Flooring and Interiors and House of Decor, the latter of which is located next door to the Habitat facility. “This is involving a lot of people,” Reeves noted. Neer has extensive experience with Habitat in Kokomo, Plymouth and other locations. “It was a natural fit,” he said. “It’s a Continued on page 2
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