April 20, 2004
New homeowners thunderstruck by blitz
More than 600 people gave up a beautiful weekend to help Habitat for Humanity raise six houses for Roanoke families.
April 12, 2004
400 aim to build 6 houses in 2 days
Rain or shine, Habitat for Humanity will start its blitz build at 6 a.m. Saturday and go until 6 p.m. Sunday.
| Fun blitz build facts |
So what does it take to build six Habitat homes in one weekend? Here's an idea:
4,260 concrete blocks
78 interior and exterior doors
45 windows
1,000 hamburgers
500 first-time volunteers
100 veteran volunteers
11,016 shingles
13,056 feet of lumber
600 hammers
1,578 pounds of nails
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