Army Engineers from the Linton-based School of Military Engineering took part in “Blitz Build 05,” a Habitat for Humanity project during March.
Cpl Lindsay Thomas and his team of seventeen carpenters, plumbers and electricians worked alongside other skilled craftsmen and a large team of supporters on the construction of five new kit-set houses in Clendon, Manurewa. As part of the project, the families who are to shift into the completed houses were required to contribute 500 hours of their time into working on their own home and other Habitat for Humanity home building projects.
Habitat for Humanity is a world wide not-for-profit organisation with a simple mission, “eliminate poverty housing”. Since its inception in 1976, Habitat has built over 175,000 houses in 100 nations, including New Zealand.