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Champaign County Habitat for Humanity celebrates 50th home

By Christine Des Garennes
Sunday August 3, 2008

Vanda Bidwell

A group of Champaign County Habitat for Humanity volunteers, area residents, Habitat-home owners and local politicians gathers outside the house Habitat built on Cottage Grove Avenue - its 50th - on Saturday to officially welcome Maricela Corona and her daughters to their new home.

URBANA – What made this 50th Habitat for Humanity house a little different from the other 49?

A real intimacy and connection and support among the women building the home – not to mention "really bad singing," Ellen Willcox said with a laugh.

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