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Montgomery family breaks ground for Habitat home

Al Benson | March 25, 2019
Ground breaking for a new Habitat home.
Wood family members and friends break ground Saturday, March 23, for a Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity home at 1530 Solfisburg Ave. in Aurora. From left are Scott House. Grace United Methodist Church, Naperville, lead volunteer construction group; Rev. Tammy Scott, pastor, Sugar Grove UMC and daughters Haylee and Hannah; Andrea Wood, Montgomery, future homeowner; Rev. Duane Mavis, Habitat founder and pastor emeritus, Wesley UMC, Naperville; Ron Kelso, Yorkville, Habitat board chair; Amy Hiland-Crachy, financial adviser, Thrivent Financial Services, Oswego; and Rev. Jeremiah Lee, associate pastor, Community UMC, Naperville. (Al Benson photo)
Aurora, Ill., March 23, 2019 -Andrea Wood of Montgomery and sons Nicholas and Christopher broke ground on Saturday, March 23, at 1530 Solfisburg Ave. in Aurora for their future Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity home.
 
The Wood house is Habitat’s 64th in the Aurora area since 1988 and third annual Faith Build, a collaboration of about 30 local faith communities. Construction begins May 10-11.
Ground breaking for a new Habitat home.
Yorkville resident Ron Kelso, right, introduces future Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity homeowner Andrea Wood of Montgomery at groundbreaking ceremonies on Saturday, March 23, at 1530 Solfisburg Ave. in Aurora. Background is Habitat partner Amy Hiland-Crachy, financial adviser at Thrivent Financial Services, Oswego, sponsor of a $150,000 challenge grant to Habitat. Kelso is board chair of Fox Valley Habitat, a Christian housing ministry.. (Al Benson photo)
Andrea Wood of Montgomery and sons Nicholas and Christopher break ground on Saturday, March 23, at 1530 Solfisburg Ave. in Aurora for their future Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity home. The Wood house is Habitat’s 64th in the Aurora area since 1988 and third annual Faith Build, a collaboration of about 30 local faith communities. Construction begins May 10-11. More churches are invited to join the effort. Call (630) 206-5038. (Al Benson photo)
More churches are invited to join the effort. Call (630) 206-5038. 

More information on Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity is available at: http://www.chicagolandhabitat.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_fox

Read more Habitat articles at XPian News:  https://xpian.news/category/aurora/

Al Benson
Freelance Photo-Journalist

Al Benson is an Aurora-based freelance photo-journalist. He is currently an archives research specialist at Aurora University. His work has appeared in The Voice, The Daily Herald, The Beacon-News, and the Chicago Tribune.

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