Hart Habitat For Humanity Celebrates Mortgage Burning of First House
Diane and May Brown celebrate the mortgage burning of their Habitat Home
Hart County’s Habitat for Humanity is celebrating its first mortgage burning.
On Saturday, the group celebrated with the Brown family at the Teasley House along with community leaders and Habitat volunteers.
Roger and May Brown were the first Hart County Habitat family when they built their house in 1993. The 1.5 acres their home sits on was donated at the time by Sanders/Gunnells families on Lankford Road in the Bowersville Community, who said they wanted to give the Browns a big yard.
Hart Habitat President at the time was Tim Milner. He and his brother, George, founded the Hart County Habitat for Humanity affiliate. According to Tim Milner tells WLHR it was apparent in 1993 that the Browns were in desperate need of a new home.
Milner said he remembered the Browns as humble, good people who were hard workers.
“I just remember they were such humble, good people, hard working and deserving,” Milner said. “It was such a spiritual experience. I felt God leading me to them.”
Since then, Hart County Habitat for Humanity has built 13 other homes for deserving families.