Letter from Celia Oxley

Volunteers Make Homes Happen

It is a wonderful thing to help people become homeowners. For the past three years, I have had the privilege of volunteering for Habitat for Humanity Otsego County. Just over a year ago, I attended the dedication service of one of the completed houses. I first saw the house when there was a roof and outside walls but not much more. I had been sent on a mission to find a particular piece of hardware. I entered the cellar and was overwhelmed by the enormity of the task. Boxes of tools and hardware were scattered. I never did find what I was looking for.

Fast forward to the dedication in October of last year. The homeowners had finished the basement in between the purchase and the dedication. It was both useful and beautiful. They had made the house their own. It was a high point in my volunteer career.