Public invited to leave notes at two Habitat homes in Snellville

Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity is inviting the public to visit their newest job site in Snellville for a stud-signing event 8 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 at 3280 Caleb Road in Snellville. A rain date is planned for March 20.

The community is encouraged to visit the new development and write well-wishes, encouragement, prayers, hopes, and dreams on the studs of the homes for their future homeowners and learn more about the Gwinnett Habitat mission.

The walls went up on Feb. 22 for two of five homes in progress in Snellville. House build #146 is a home for Cherone and her five children. Learn about his family: www.habitatgwinnett.org/meet-cherone-family. House build #147 is a home for Hamid, Bouchra and their two sons. Information on this family: www.habitatgwinnett.org/meet-hamid-bouchra.

All five home lots are on the corner of Centerville Rosebud Road and Caleb Road. Parking is available in the open lot off of Summer Place.

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