12/03/2007 05:36 PM

Braving the Cold to Bring Shelter

By: Diana Palotas

photo by Chris Coffey
photo by Chris Coffey
Some local contractors are braving the cold to help bring shelter to a family in need.

Norbut Construction is one of sixty local companies donating labor or supplies to build a Flower City Habitat for Humanity house on Orange Street.

Brett, Doug and Tim are framing the one-thousand-square-feet home. Other sponsors from the Junior Builder's Trade will complete its three bedrooms and full basement.

Brett Shellman is the crew chief

He says while working in the cold is tough, there is a sense of warmth for the reason they’re doing it. Shellman says, “There's a sense of community involvement everyone has working on it. It's nice to. I drove by, I took my girlfriend by here the other day and showed her. It's nice to see something that you have built that someone is going to get to enjoy. "

140 Orange Street is actually one of a hundred homes that will be built by Habitat for Humanity in Rochester's Josana Neighborhood. This house will be dedicated sometime next month.

Norbut Construction is one of sixty local companies donating labor or supplies to build a Flower City Habitat for Humanity house on Orange Street.

Brett, Doug and Tim are framing the one-thousand-square-feet home. Other sponsors from the Junior Builder's Trade will complete its three bedrooms and full basement.

Brett Shellman is the crew chief

He says while working in the cold is tough, there is a sense of warmth for the reason they’re doing it. Shellman says, “There's a sense of community involvement everyone has working on it. It's nice to. I drove by, I took my girlfriend by here the other day and showed her. It's nice to see something that you have built that someone is going to get to enjoy. "

140 Orange Street is actually one of a hundred homes that will be built by Habitat for Humanity in Rochester's Josana Neighborhood. This house will be dedicated sometime next month.

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