Airmen lend hands for Habitat for Humanity
By Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs
/ Published July 18, 2014
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Maj. La Tonya Kelly, 341st Comptroller Squadron commander, draws a line on plywood to designate the floor joist. A dozen Malmstrom Air Force Base Airmen volunteered for Habitat for Humanity July 12 to help build a home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen)
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Capt. Jason Garcia, 341st Medical Support Squadron diagnostics and therapeutics flight commander, puts construction adhesive glue on a floor joist before laying down plywood. Airmen from Malmstrom Air Force Base volunteered six hours to complete the subfloor for unit 31, a Habitat for Humanity home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen)
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Airmen from the 341st Missile Wing lay down plywood for a Habitat for Humanity home in Great Falls, Mont., July 12. A dozen Malmstrom Airmen volunteered about six hours laying subfloor for the Habitat for Humanity house. Habitat is an international nonprofit organization that builds and repairs homes for qualified low-income families, solely through volunteer labor and donations. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen)
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A dozen Malmstrom Air Force Base Airmen work together to lay plywood down for the subfloor of unit 31, a Habitat for Humanity home in Great Falls, Mont., July 12. Approximately 25 families are on the waiting list to receive a home, which takes nine months to build. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen)
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Senior Airman Brett Johnson, 341st Security Forces Squadron corrections supervisor, cuts plywood with a circular saw to complete the subfloor of a Habitat for Humanity home in Great Falls, Mont., July 12. Airmen interested in volunteering for Habitat can contact the base point of contact, Master Sgt. John Haywood at 731-4447. (U.S. Air force photo/Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen)
MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. --
A dozen Wing One Airmen set out at sunrise to lend their hands for Habitat for Humanity in Great Falls, Montana July 12 to help build a home.
Six hours later with a cloudless blue sky and 90-degree temperatures, the subfloor of unit
31 was complete.
"The men and women of Malmstrom Air Force Base responded overwhelmingly - we were only expecting four people to help out," said Mike Leffler, Great Falls Habitat for Humanity construction manager. "Their record of volunteering in Great Falls is stellar and it's something that we are blessed and fortunate to have, because we only get to build homes through volunteers."
According to www.habitat.org, Habitat for Humanity is an international nonprofit organization that builds and repair homes for qualified low-income families, solely through volunteer labor and donations. Typical families selected can't qualify for a conventional mortgage - but show a work history and a willingness to provide 500 hours of labor on their home. In Great Falls, approximately 25 families are on a waiting list to receive a home.
For Airman 1st Class Dan Allen Lee, 341st Security Forces Squadron member, this was his first time volunteering for Habitat, and it won't be his last.
"Everyone out here [volunteering] wants to be here," Lee said. "It feels great to be hands-on and be a part of something bigger by providing a home for someone in need."
Airmen interested in volunteering for Habitat for Humanity can contact the base point of contact, Master Sgt. John Haywood at 731-4447 or Leffler at 406-590-1248. No experience in construction is required - just a willingness to help.