In the midst of one of the busiest times at the Bath Iron Works shipyard, a crew of BIW volunteers still spends hours, even on weekends, working on building Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine’s latest home in Richmond.

Recently, a BIW crew framed the house and got trusses in place to enclose the house for the winter. Denise and Abigail Ranger will help provide “sweat equity” to assist in the building of their home on Bridge Street.

Steve Kent, one of the BIW volunteers who has a lot of experience with Habitat homebuilding, said, “The shipyard is at peak right now, working on the destroyer deckhouse, but what time we do have is devoted to the community and building this Habitat home.”

Kent and others braved cold and rainy weather to frame the house. Other volunteers are being organized by Michele Ober, Habitat’s volunteer coordinator, who said that Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays will be devoted to finishing the exterior of the house and then volunteers will move to the interior.

Volunteers need to sign up in advance so that they can be spaced for maximum efficiency. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Michele at 386-5081.

Habitat for Humanity

¦ HABITAT FOR HUMANITY/ 7 RIVERS MAINE creates successful homeownership opportunities for families with limited incomes by building sustainable housing and repairing and weatherizing existing homes. In addition, Habitat has expanded its program to include rehabilitating existing homes to maximize the positive impact on communities with older housing stock. For more information, go to www.habitat7rivers.org.