{"id":7348,"date":"2009-09-29T23:59:04","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T03:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=7348"},"modified":"2009-09-29T23:59:04","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T03:59:04","slug":"mortgage-burning-for-1st-home-built-by-hatitat-1022009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/09\/29\/mortgage-burning-for-1st-home-built-by-hatitat-1022009\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortgage burning for 1st home built by Hatitat &#8211; 10\/2\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/HfH_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Habitat for Humanity logo.\" width=\"250\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Habitat for Humanity press release:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mortgage Burning party for the first home built by Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1987, Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity built their first house for Cecilia Thomas, a single mother with three young daughters. On October 2, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. Cecilia Thomas will burn her mortgage in a ceremony with Habitat. While roasting marshmallows and making s&#8217;mores as well, celebrating the fact that when Cecilia paid her mortgage payments she helped Habitat build &#8220;s&#8217;more&#8221; houses for more worthy people like herself.<\/p>\n<p>Cecilia Thomas has not had an easy road since she helped build her home in 1987. She suffered some job layoffs and worried about how to pay her mortgage, but she never gave up. She always kept in touch with the Habitat staff and worked her way to reach her goal\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6owning her own home. Cecilia says, &#8220;You&#8217;ve got to have that faith. You&#8217;ve got to hold on to it no matter what. I was determined. My goal is to have my house paid off, and I made it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like Cecilia, every Habitat owner is involved in the process of building his or her home from the moment ground is broken.  Each family makes a $500 down payment on a 20-year, interest-free mortgage. Because of volunteer involvement, the cost of a standard three-bedroom home is kept affordable at approximately $65,000, with the monthly mortgage payment around $365, which includes taxes and insurance. Mortgage payments, like Cecilia&#8217;s, are deposited into a revolving &#8220;Fund for Humanity&#8221; account which are reinvested in the community in the form of additional housing opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Cecilia Thomas is looking forward to her mortgage burning and enjoying home ownership.  Cecilia says she feels proud every day, standing outside waiting for her ride to her job at Kingston Care Center. She says, &#8220;I just stand in the yard, and I look at this\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and I say, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThis is all mine.'&#8221;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<p>If you would like to join Cecilia for her mortgage burning celebration at her home at 3043 South Lafayette Street and enjoy some delicious s&#8217;mores, or if you would like to learn more about the Habitat homeownership program, or see if you may qualify for a Habitat home, please contact Nea at HABITAT (260.422.4828).<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity<\/strong><br \/>\nFort Wayne Habitat for Humanity is a 501(c)3 non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that uses volunteer labor to build simple, affordable homes through partnerships with low-income Allen County families. Once completed the homes are sold to the family with a $500 down payment and at no profit on a 20-year, interest-free mortgage. Because of volunteer involvement, the cost of a standard three-bedroom home is kept affordable at approximately $65,000, with the monthly mortgage payment around $350, which includes taxes and insurance. Mortgage payments are then reinvested in the community in the form of additional housing opportunities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100477.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"3291\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100477.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100477.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity float\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3291\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_100477.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/pic001.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Thomas home which was the first Habitat home built in Fort Wayne.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11196\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/pic001.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_pic001.jpg\" data-title=\"The Thomas home\" data-description=\"The Thomas home which was the first Habitat home built in Fort Wayne.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Thomas home\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Thomas home\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11196\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_pic001.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/pic002.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Cecillia Thomas with her final payment on her Habitat for Humanity home.  The first Habitat home built in Fort Wayne.  Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11197\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/pic002.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_pic002.jpg\" data-title=\"Cecillia Thomas and her final payment\" data-description=\"Cecillia Thomas with her final payment on her Habitat for Humanity home.  The first Habitat home built in Fort Wayne.  Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Cecillia Thomas and her final payment\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cecillia Thomas and her final payment\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11197\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_pic002.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/dsc_7654.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11198\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/dsc_7654.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7654.jpg\" data-title=\"Women Build\" data-description=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11198\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7654.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/dsc_7725.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/dsc_7725.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7725.jpg\" data-title=\"Women Build\" data-description=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7725.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/dsc_7741.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/dsc_7741.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7741.jpg\" data-title=\"Women Build\" data-description=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc_7741.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/picture_045.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11201\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/picture_045.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_picture_045.jpg\" data-title=\"Women Build\" data-description=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11201\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_picture_045.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/picture_047.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11202\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/picture_047.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_picture_047.jpg\" data-title=\"Women Build\" data-description=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11202\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_picture_047.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/picture_053.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/picture_053.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_picture_053.jpg\" data-title=\"Women Build\" data-description=\"Photos from a Women Build home construction. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Women Build\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11203\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_picture_053.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/boxtruckcans.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Habitat for Humanity box truck full of cans. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/boxtruckcans.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_boxtruckcans.jpg\" data-title=\"Habitat box truck\" data-description=\"The Habitat for Humanity box truck full of cans. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Habitat box truck\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Habitat box truck\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11204\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_boxtruckcans.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/kidscans.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Kids collecting cans for Habitat for Humanity. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11205\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/kidscans.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_kidscans.jpg\" data-title=\"Kids collecting cans\" data-description=\"Kids collecting cans for Habitat for Humanity. Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Kids collecting cans\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Kids collecting cans\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11205\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_kidscans.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/habitat_ornament.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"PVC ornament for the Habitat For Humanity ReStore contest.  Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11206\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/habitat_ornament.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_habitat_ornament.jpg\" data-title=\"PVC ornament\" data-description=\"PVC ornament for the Habitat For Humanity ReStore contest.  Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"PVC ornament\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"PVC ornament\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11206\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_habitat_ornament.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/habitat_tree.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The ReStore Christmas Tree.  Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f83449879158c41fab3bc589b8ca3393' data-image-id=\"11207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/habitat_tree.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_habitat_tree.jpg\" data-title=\"The ReStore Christmas Tree\" data-description=\"The ReStore Christmas Tree.  Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The ReStore Christmas Tree\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The ReStore Christmas Tree\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11207\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_habitat_tree.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/2008_gift_wrapping.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Habitat for Humanity&#039;s gift wrapping booth at Glenbrook Square Mall. 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Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Wrapping gifts at Glenbrook Square Mall\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Wrapping gifts at Glenbrook Square Mall\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11208\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/thumbs\/thumbs_2008_gift_wrapping.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/habitat-for-humanity-1\/gift_wrapping.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Habitat for Humanity&#039;s gift wrapping booth at Glenbrook Square Mall. 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