The goal of the 2010 Building on the Dream House is to bring together local faith communities to build a Habitat house in tribute to the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Building on the Dream” embraces and celebrates cultural diversity and religious solidarity, which Dr. King referred to as “the beloved community.” The beloved community includes everyone — regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, creed or religion.
March 1, 2010
TYPE: 4 Bedroom
STYLE: Arts and Crafts
HOUSE SIZE: 1416 square Feet
LOCATION: 8 Springmill Drive,
Lot 17 Woodland Court Subdivision
CONSTRUCTION START: January 2010
FULL HOUSE SPONSOR: Local Faith Communities
STATUS: Painting complete, siding underway, ready for interior trim
The Llamas Family
The Llamas Family
Ruben and Luz Maria Llamas and their four children currently live in an overcrowded apartment in a neighborhood with documented drug activity, prostitution and violence. They are eager to move to a safe, decent and affordable Habitat home.
Two of the Llamas children have allergies related to the mildew and dust in their current apartment. The unit is plagued with many issues that go unaddressed by property management. Luz Maria sums up her desire for a Habitat house: “I don’t want to have my kids grow up in a place where drugs are sold, fights happen all the time and the police are always searching someone’s apartment. I want a Habitat house so that my kids will have a healthy and safe place to live so they don’t have to worry about getting picked on and getting sick.”
Both Ruben and Luz Maria have an excellent employment record. Ruben has worked with Merrill Masonry for eight years and Luz Maria has been a Grove Park Inn (GPI) employee for twelve years. As a GPI employee, she had the opportunity in 2006 to volunteer on a Habitat house in Enka Hills that was being sponsored by her employer.
