Shawnee Habitat house No. 13 dedication

Photo by Chele Marker

SHAWNEE, Okla. —

Partner Family members, volunteers and friends of Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee, Inc., gathered to dedicate the property that will soon hold its newest home during a blessing Thursday, September 9, 2009.

Father Don Wolf, pastor of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Shawnee, led the blessing.

The dedication included a prayer for the property, the family which will own the home and the workers who will construct the house on site. Richard and Anita Codopony, one of the Partner Families of Habitat for Humanity of Shawnee, Inc., will be the homeowners of the property on Emerald Court.

Habitat for Humanity Partner Families commit to invest in their new home through “sweat equity,” home ownership education, on-time payments and home repair and maintenance.
Sweat equity includes construction work on, or in support of, Habitat homes.

Also at the event, Mrs. Codopony drew the name of the winner of a quilt donated by Carolyn Haywood and Mary Ellen Johnson as a fundraiser for Shawnee Habitat.

The winner was Joyce Stewart, who purchased her raffle ticket when the quilt was displayed at Richards Drug, Inc., on Main Street in Shawnee.