Photo by Sydney Cromwell.
Gloria Rogers holds up the key to her new home in the Trussville area.
Gloria Rogers became a homeowner on Dec. 6. Her new home in the Trussville area was built by Habitat for Humanity, with the help of Mountain Brook High School and Mountain Brook Baptist Church.
MBHS students have been working with Habitat for Humanity since 2002. Each year, students spend about two months fundraising and constructing a home in the Birmingham area, led by the school’s Interact Club. Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Coordinator Eric Mason said each Saturday work shift brought around 25 student volunteers.
“They were full every day we had,” Mason said.
The dedication on Dec. 6 included the giving of a Bible frame and picture collage from the construction to the family. Habitat’s Birmingham chapter CEO and President, Charles Moore, led the ceremony and said the Rogers family gave 300 hours of “sweat equity,” working on their house and others as part of the agreement to receive the home. They will make mortgage payments to help Habitat for Humanity build more homes.
“I know you’ll make this house a beautiful home for your family,” Rogers said.
MBHS students also stocked the Rogers’ pantry and some volunteers built a bookcase, which 2nd and Charles and the Literacy Council stocked with books.
During the ceremony, Rogers said that even if the students had trouble occasionally in learning to construct a house, they never hesitated to help.
“These guys have been amazing. They’ve been consistent, they haven’t complained,” Rogers said. “I really appreciate you guys.”
