Home Builders Blitz: Build Site Blogs

Home Builders Blitz is bringing together 1,000 building industry professionals to construct more than 400 houses in one week in communities across the United States. Experience this groundbreaking event through the eyes of volunteers from around the country.

Tom Gipson - North Carolina
Tom Gipson is a custom home builder from Raleigh, N.C., and currently serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Home Builders. In the late 1980s Tom became involved with Habitat through his church. In 2002 he organized and led a group of professional builders to construct 12 houses in one week in Raleigh, and in 2003 he carried out a similar build — this time completing 24 homes. The following year Tom approached the leadership of Habitat for Humanity International about making Home Builders Blitz a national event. Thanks to Tom’s vision and leadership, some 1,000 professional builders are working with affiliates across the United States to build over 400 houses this week.

Cameron Triebwasser - California KB Home in San Diego, Calif.	Natalie Miller-Moore - Virginia Wayne Harbin Builder in Williamsburg, Va.
Dan Burns - North Carolina Drees Homes in Durham, N.C.	Roger Bodah - Florida Mercedes Homes in St. Augustine, Fla.
Dawn Wilson - Wisconsin Brookstone Homes in Milwaukee, Wis.	Ryan Lee Wood - Alabama Wood and Hastings Construction in Birmingham, Ala.
Doug Fenichel - New Jersey K. Hovnanian Homes in Paterson, N.J.	Steve Shoemaker - Oklahoma Ideal Homes in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Jay Markle - Idaho TKO Construction in Twin Falls, Idaho.	Susan Fendley - Texas McGuyer Homebuilders, Inc. in Houston, Texas.
Karen Rudd - Georgia Centex Homes in Atlanta, Ga.

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