Habitat for Humanity of Adams & Juneau County celebrated the construction of its 18th and 19th homes at dedication ceremonies last week. THe homes are located at 301 North Union STreet in Mauston and 224 North Cedar Street in Adams. At the dedication, the Deitz and Manning Families thanked all those who worked so hard to help get them a home of their own.

These houses were made possible by the work of the Mauston and Adams-Friendship HIgh School construction classes, taught by Randy Fabian and Doug Eichmann, respectively. The students and teachers started working on these homes in September of 2013 and continued during the school year – through heat, cold, rain, and snow.

THe Manning and Deitz Partner Families also performed many hours of “sweat equity” working on their homes.

Donations of money, materials, and volunteer labor from local businesses and organizations was provided by the Bank of Mauston, BMO Harris Bank, JC’s Electric, Heating & Air Conditioning, BTU Management, Len’s Drywall, Dehmlow Excavating, and Dependable Concrete Inc. Because of their generosity, Habitat was able to build the two homes and sell them at affordable prices. The Manning and Deitz families purchased the homes with a no-profit loan, and their monthly mortgage payments will be used to build more Habitat houses.

Habitat also received supplies, materials, and professional services from many others, including Whirlpool, Kohler, Square D, Yale Security, Hunter-Douglas, and Dow Corning.

Plans are underway to start two new Habitat homes in Mauston and Adams in collaboration with the high schools, starting this coming September. To find out how you can get involved with Habitat for Humanity in Adams and Juneau Counties, visitwww.habitat-ajc.org, call 608-847-2000, or e-mail us at habitatajcoutreach.org.