May 9, 2008 - Shreveport Firefighters team up with Habitat for Humanity to build home for needy family in Mooretown

Groundbreaking for home Monday, May 12 - Charles T. Beaird Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant for project

Shreveport Firefighters have teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Louisiana (HFHNWLA), who has been awarded a $25,000.00 grant, to help construct the new home for a needy family in the city’s Mooretown neighborhood. Shreveport firefighters known for their great emergency response within the city also have a very charitable side, working on such projects as Paint Your Heart Out, Northwest United Way, and the MDA “Shake the Boot” Campaign.

This project is one of the largest volunteer projects ever undertaken by the Fire Department but when contacted by the Habitat for Humanity staff about the possibility of partnering with them on building a home for Ms. Carmen Nelson and her children, they jumped at the opportunity.

What: Groundbreaking Ceremony SFD Habitat for Humanity Home
When: Monday, May 12, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: 6907 Gold Leaf Circle, Shreveport (70^th to Kennedy Dr. – right on Broadway – right on Lavender – left on Gold Leaf Cr.)
New Owners: Carmen Nelson and Family
Sponsors: Charles T. Beaird Foundation awarded a $25,000.00 grant for project

Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical, self-help housing program designed to make home ownership possible for low-income families. Homes are built with the generous donations of labor, funds and materials for individuals, churches, synagogues, charitable foundations, businesses, firms and corporations.

For more information on this project, contact SFD Project Coordinator Brian Crawford at 673-6652.

You may also visit their website at http://www.nwlahabitat.org.