To the Editor:
As a long-time supporter of and participant in Habitat for Humanity projects, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the local Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine I have been gratified to see friends, neighbors, contractors, and others working alongside the Younker family building the latest Habitat home, on Caledonia Lane in Bristol and I have been very happy to see many of these same people shopping in or donating to the Habitat ReStore in Bath.
My heart was warmed by the recent stories in The Lincoln County News about the team of high school girls from New York who came up to volunteer at the building site as a fulfillment of the birthday wish of one of the girls, Emily. I want to thank Emily, her mother Beth, and the whole team for sharing their time, energy, and contagious enthusiasm with all of us.
On behalf of Habitat for Humanity, I also want to thank a number of local organizations and businesses who facilitated the visit of Emily’s team by providing hospitality for the team.
I feel so fortunate to be living in a community where people find opportunities to pull together for the greater good.
Bob Conger , New Harbor
