Habitat volunteers still going strong

Habitat volunteers range from all ages

Imagine stepping up onto a small scaffold with a container of primer and priming the edges of the walls of a new house. The scaffold isn’t very long, so not much space can be covered at once. The scaffold must be moved, and then stepped upon again. This process is repeated until all the edges of the rooms have been primed. Sounds hard at your young age, right? Imagine doing it when you’re 76.

Bill Weber has been a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity for about the past five years. He was probably the oldest person volunteering for Habitat this Saturday.

About 15 Habitat volunteers spent Saturday were working on priming a house. The house will be completed sometime in early fall.

Still, Bill’s age does not affect his ability to work quickly and thoroughly. He works with the strength of a man who is 25 years old.

He is an adorable man one could easily see as their grandfather. It’s easy to tell he loves volunteering for Habitat, because his face lights up as he talks about it.

Habitat for Humanity was founded internationally in 1976. In 1988, Habitat was established in Lincoln. Lincoln’s Habitat has built over 100 homes and housed over 500 children and adults.

Bill’s favorite part about volunteering for Habitat is the look on people’s faces when the organization finishes a house. He has finished around seven to eight houses with Habitat.

Habitat for Humanity is an organization that brings together communities to build houses for low-income families. Anyone can volunteer for Habitat and no experience is required. If physical labor isn’t something one is interested in, they can simply donate money or supply items on their wish list found on their website instead.

Another volunteer was Kiefer Watson. At 18, he was the youngest volunteer present that day. This was his first house he worked on. He left a different volunteer organization for Habitat because the one he was at was too boring for him.

As a newbie, Kiefer does not know what his favorite or least favorite parts of Habitat are yet. However, he does know that he loves volunteering for Habitat and will definitely be volunteering for as long as possible.

However, Bill would like to volunteer for Habitat until he dies.

More information about Habitat for Humanity can be found here or here.