In Pictures: A peek inside the Hunts’ House of Love
By David F. Rooney
The Habitat for Humanity/Revelstoke Community Housing Society project to rebuild Pauline and Simon Hunt’s home on Sixth Street East is rapidly coming to a close.
Oh, there’s a lot still to do but with the roof now in place and the internal walls going up you can see that it will almost certainly meet its November construction deadline.
“This is an important moment,” said project coordinator Cindy Pearce.
Local volunteers like Geoff Battersby, Mas Matsushita, Lee Collins, Jono Hunt, Dean Prunkle and his mom, Fran, have been bolstered by Habitat volunteers from Kelowna like Ed McLean, Harri Hunschler, Jerry Heickel and Marty Scherpenzeel and their hard work is bearing fruit.
“We are still seeking funds to fully complete the project this year,” Cindy said later. “Financial donations are still welcomed for this project to ensure it can be fully completed this year. People can sign up to volunteer, or make a financial donation via the project website at homeforthehunts.com.”
Here’s a peek inside the house:
Construction is on track at Pauline and Simon Hunt’s home at 419 Sixth Street East. Volunteer workers have been labouring away on the Habitat for Humanity/Revelstoke Community Housing Society project to rebuild the family’s home in order to accommodate Pauline’s increasing medical needs. Pauline has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and her home was too small to accommodate her mobility requirements. David F. Rooney photoIt looks as though there will be lots of open space inside. Pauline uses a walker and, sometimes, a wheelchair to get around. $200,000 was raised to help the Hunts by rebuilding their home to meet Pauline’s changing needs. David F. Rooney photoVolunteer Geoff Battersby fires up a saw. This is the first Habitat for Humanity project undertaken in Revelstoke. David F. Rooney photoVolunteer Mas Matsushita pops a few nails with the pneumatic nail gun. David F. Rooney photoEd McLean, Harri Munschler and Jerry Heickel use an open basement window to go over the plans. David F. Rooney photoThe basement will soon be finished. David F. Rooney photoThis crowd of project supporters and volunteers on Friday include Cindy Pearce and Tuulikki Tennant (in front), Mark McKee, Ed McLean, Pauline and Simon and Fran Prunkle. In back are Mas Matsushita, Bill Shuttleworth, Harri Hunschler, Dean Prunkle, Peter Bernacki, Marty Scherpenzeel, Jerry Heickel, Jono Hunt, Councillor Phil Welock and Lee Collins. Note the plywood sheets. Those decorations were painted on by family friends at an end-of-summer barbecue at Queen Elizabeth Park. The hearts say it all: This is a House of Love. David F. Rooney photoAfter a morning of working on the house and posing for a photographer from The Current everyone retired to the Last Drop for lunch. David F. Rooney photo
