Habitat for Humanity of San Jacinto County got a lift and a helping hand from Sam Houston Electric Cooperative earlier this month.
Sam Houston EC line technicians Terry Lowe, Brady Tyson, and John Williams helped raise trusses on a Habitat family home being built in Coldspring.
On June 2, the hottest day of the year thus far, Lowe, Tyson, and Williams joined the Habitat volunteers, and with the help of 1 of the Cooperative’s trucks, the trusses were raised and installed on the 3-bedroom home.
Once complete, the selected family will purchase the home from Habitat for Humanity. However, the project is currently underfunded and a call to the public for donations has been made.
Charles Strouse, Habitat executive director, was quoted saying, “Sam Houston Electric is a much-appreciated community business partner, who donated their truck and operators. Without such business partners all over the United States, our Habitat volunteers’ work would be much harder and [would] make construction goals difficult to meet.”
And in a letter to Sam Houston EC, Strouse also said the Cooperative employees “were a bright light among us old retirees, as we began to fade in the heat.”