In addition

to Lee Troutman Homes, Inc., Bob Estep is providing supply supervision

for the project. Larry Houze, a professional plumber, is installing the

plumbing supplies provided by Piedmont Plumbing and Electrical, Inc. All-Weather

Heating and Cooling is providing a much more appropriate replacement for

the single wall heater the Williams have to heat their entire house now.

Also assisting

are Marks Electric, Mike Wall Insulation, Cash Drywall, Pollard Construction

Disposal, and Scott Thornton,general carpenter. Finishing touches will

be provided by trim carpenter Ty Wren, painter David King and landscape

contractor Tim Yoeman.

"Normally

Habitat must raise all the funding, materials and volunteer labor for

a house ourselves. What Troutman and the others are doing is truly a gift

in many ways," said Gross.

Suzanne Pengelly,

Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity Board President, agrees. "Lee

Troutman and his team of professionals is one of the finest possible examples

of community volunteerism. Their spirit of giving creates a positive influence

that we hope encourages more businesses to do the same."

Habitat already

has a family waiting for the next home, which will be constructed once

funding, materials and labor have been secured. According to Lee Troutman

he and many of the others who are helping are doing it because they've

been so blessed in their own lives.

"The construction

industry has been good in this area for quite awhile. We've been blessed

and we want to share those blessings with others. It's just the right

thing to do," said Troutman.

The Williamses

have three young sons: Emmanuel, age 3; Elijah, age 2; and Samuel, age

1. Their current house is basically two rooms and a bathroom. They have

a kitchen and the entire family "lives" in the one bedroom.

They all sleep in the same bed. A single wall heater heats the entire

house, and not very effectively during the recent cold snap. The cold

winds were blowing right through the very thin walls and windows.

Jerry Williams

works two jobs to support his young family. He works full-time at Eckerd

Distribution Center in Newnan and also operates a landscaping business,

maintaining yards in the city.

He is fiscally

responsible with an excellent credit record. "It is a pleasure to

know the home we are building is going to such a hard working family who

can truly flourish with the solid foundation of a new home."

Says Troutman

with a laugh over the obvious building metaphor, "I just hope the

rest of the building and development community will get involved, too"

he stated. "There is no reason why anyone in Coweta County should

live in sub-standard housing."