LEESBURG, Fla. — A new home is going up in Leesburg thanks to Habitat for Humanity and the Leesburg High School Construction Academy.
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These two groups held an event today to honor the students’ hard work and marked the half-way point for the project.
This is the third house the program has built.
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“This is our third house with Habitats for Humanities, so it’s been a wonderful partnership,” said Dr. Monique Griffin-Gay, assistant principal at Leesburg High School. “The students enjoy what they do. They get to get satisfaction of giving a home to someone else. They give back and they also learn a valuable skill.”
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Griffin-Gay also shared that the house is going to a Leesburg High School student.
Students in the class said they plan on building another house next year, right next door.
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