What an amazing 5 days!! Thank you to all who made it possible. Check out Flickr for all the pictures from the build. Stay tuned for videos and testimonials.
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Day 4, almost finished!
Posted on October 18, 2011 by austinhabitat
Thank you HomeAway volunteers for your excellent painting skills today! The inside and the outside of the house both look great! 
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Words from our HomeAway volunteers
Posted on October 18, 2011 by austinhabitat
“At HomeAway, we spend all of our time connecting families with great houses to make their vacation memories, and with projects like this, we’re able to connect great families with great houses to make their memories for a lifetime. “
- Jeff Hurst, Senior Director of Strategy
“One of the reasons I decided to work for HomeAway was because it is a company that contributes to organizations like Habitat for Humanity. It’s been a great opportunity for me to get to work on this home with this family today.”
-Dyron Taylor, Sales
“I feel really privileged to be able to get involved in something like this. It really feels good to come out and get your hands dirty.”
- Tessa Ruddy, International Account Manager
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2011 Blitz Build: 1 House, 5 Days….
Posted on October 15, 2011 by austinhabitat
Saturday, October 15, 6:30am
Volunteers showed up on site this morning before the sun came up. By lunchtime, the walls were all up! A huge thank you to HomeAway and all the volunteers that came out to partner with us today to change lives.
Saturday, October 15, 11:30am
Check back here for daily updates!!
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Photo of the Week
Posted on September 30, 2011 by austinhabitat
This is just one of the houses that the All Faith community is building this year, and it looks great!
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Photo of the Week
Posted on September 16, 2011 by austinhabitat
The sun may be hot but at least it’s beautiful! Another great picture of another great volunteer
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Photo of the Week
Posted on August 26, 2011 by austinhabitat
Forget the heat – check out those blue skies! What a beautiful day for building homes and changing lives!
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Photo of the Week!
Posted on August 19, 2011 by austinhabitat
As a long-standing tradition at our house dedications, the new homeowner passes a hammer and offers words of encouragement to a family just entering our program. Manuel Reyes and his daughter were excited to receive their hammer last weekend and can’t wait to start working on their own home!
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Five Who Care: Gerard Van de Werken
Posted on July 27, 2011 by austinhabitat
Without our wonderful and committed volunteer, in the office and on the job site, we would not be able to provide safe, decent, and most importantly affordable housing.
One such volunteer is Gerard Van de Werken. Gerard serves year after year as a volunteer construction crew leader and as an advocate at his church, West Lake UMC. He has built more than 25 homes with Austin Habitat and continues to be a valuable asset to our construction department. His hard work and dedication to our mission of home ownership was recently recognized by local news stations KVUE. Take a moment to watch the video.
Thanks Gerard!
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Photo of the Week!
Posted on July 22, 2011 by austinhabitat
This weeks photo comes from the Fitness Challenge Build. The folks at Crossfit Central have been hard at work both on the job site building and off the job site raising money. Saturday, July 23, will be the last day of the build. Check out the builds website and help your favorite Crossfit Coach meet their fundraising goal!
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