Holiday time, Christmast time..CLOSING TIME! Yesterday i walked through with teh Padilla faily on Lincon Avneue in New Rochelle.. we closed on another house..thank God..we had finished the homes in August, but financing, agencies taking time and other things slowed up them moving in..but today atthe Closing there is no better feeling..Yesterday the whole family came thru.. a little 3 year old nephew was running around like he was in a playgroud... the daughter one of three was ecstatic and her eyes shown with gratefulness. a bright student who will go to Fordham Schol next year...the other student. from Trinity a daughter, was jumpiong and chasing and happy..how do i do this, how do i do that, how do i make sure Con Ed doesnt go high...look athe carpet...many questions, many exciting thoughts..no better.. so congrads to the Padilla family today, you deserve and to all of you who, who took what was blighted properties, we rehabbed them and now we moved them into a great new home..
Along with that yesterday i was able to be with a number of housing people..commissioners of planning and more from across the county, people who wanted to see great activity, see what was going on...in housing development...i asked one question.. how many BANKS ARE HERE TODAY.. banks usually are the lenders who go there for the sake of showing they loan..there was not one Bank there, the director of NYSAH was shocked,not a good sign he said....
however with your help..your dollar or ten or more..we will be able to move ahead and make it work, move ahead and see what we can do, move ahead and see that there is hope for the future with Habitat and your help..just like the Padillas....
we have many projects being offered to us from developers and more....this time we will take the lead...rather than wait and see...as it is OUR TIME, HABITAT TIME ..for affordable homes to be built in the county..
God bless, jjk
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