Fences for Families

A fence is more than just a few pieces of wood and some nails. A fence is a support-system that embraces daily interactions and events inside of it’s quiet space.

Today a fence was the first part of a new life for two families in Guelph, Ontario. One of these two families is a single mother of three children, two of whom were adopted from her addicted sister (one child which now has fetal-alcohol syndrome). The other family is that of four children and one grand-child who desperately want a place of their own to play. If these stories weren’t enough to motivate the staff of the Delta Guelph to assist in our Habitat for Humanity build, then the promise of a delicious Barbequed lunch mid-day sure was!

Habitat for Humanity mural!

After an educational start to the day (No shorts on the work-site!) we were split into two teams. The first team was to spend the morning in the humid yard of the Guelph ReStore site, cutting, nailing and constructing fences for the upcoming Bagot Street build. The remaining volunteers had the pleasure of painting a beautiful mural on the Habitat ReStore’s main wall. This seemed a better option to Carys and I for awhile, as it was once again swelteringly humid outside. However, we did make our way outside long enough to pose for some pictures, haha! We did actually swing a few hammers and pound a few nails before the lunch-bell rung!

See we do work!

So those who had not long ago been working away with saws and hammers were now handing out food-plates and carrying signs in order to entice those passing by to the Delta Guelphs sponsored BBQ. While we didn’t have a huge turn-out, all donations help Habitat to do what they do best! The afternoon saw the teams return to their tasks at hand and complete them in record time.

Hungry Builders

Carys and I had an absolute blast working with this incredible team. We sincerely enjoyed their genuine enthusiasm and impressive work-ethic, even though it made us look bad!

What a team!

I also thought, as many people back home have been asking, that this would be a great time to debut my fantastic pink work-boots! I finally got to break them in! They look much better with a little hard-work dirt on their soles!

Pink Boots! Yes, I'm girlie...

Suzanne