July 21, 2011 ? 12:46 pm
For a family of Fort Smith, Monday marks "the beginning of NewLife."
Ashley Maranda and her two children, Savannah and Jessie, her family, then to the west associated with Habitat for Humanity of Arkansas Valley, and Savannah Maranda and spent part of Monday Factory Tour Whirlpool Corporation is building to see your new refrigerator. One year old, Jessie is not 't be reunited with his family in thetour.
Of the more than 65,000 families with Habitat Whirlpool appliances in his home country, the family of Ashley was thefirst to see their own building, said Jay Poppe, executive director of Arkansas Valley Habitat.
Joining the family of the Habitat trip andWhirlpool officials and the mayor of Fort Smith Sandy Sanders, an employee of Whirlpool before.
Ashley the fridge "was easier said than thousands ofpartially models built around the factory," a family portrait appears on one side wasprominently. Because each piece of equipment is installed Enel Gary Sebo, an operations manager of the factory, says s. the function of reproduction "After hourson two assembly lines, next to 25 cubic feet refrigeratorstopped quality area, where Ashley familysaw version of your refrigerator first.
"Oh, there it is!" Ashley said Maranda.
Ashley Maranda and their children share two bedrooms hermother programs, but the new house onNorth 28th Street, gives them a place to call their own. Ashley is the refrigerator has helped build the house more personal look.
"Actually it does to actually see and know that our" Ashley said after the tour. "It's the beginning of a new life Forus."
The brave and cheerful Savannah Ashley, 10, could not decide whather favorite part of the tour, but knew exactly what shewas going to your new refrigerator first.
"Ice cream," he said with a smile as his hand enthusiastically holdingher mother 's
She is also excited about their new home.
"I want my own room," said Ashley Savannah. "ISleep with my grandmother now, so I have my own room I'm going tohave my own bed, and? Going to be great."
Whirlpool is sponsoring seven Habitat homes nationwide, includingthe Ashley's house in Fort Smith. Whirlpool covers the cost of providing ofbuilding and all the work. The construction of the house that is home to programs in the area 86, is scheduled to begin July 30 and is expected to be completed by Aug. 6 that officials from Habitat "bombing of the ability to" closed.
Sebo in the various processes involved the construction of the habitat since 2003, said the idea of ??the Ashleys of the factory started the conversation immediately cooler house built in Fort Smith.
"If I thought about it and talk about the generation of this excitementfor construction between the thousand people we have here, Ithought, 'How cool would it be if we have family photos decorate andput product there and let the assembly line? " "Sebo said.
Sebo said when he became involved with Habitat, thehomes was given to participating families.
"I bet there are some people who really realizethat not a home that is not free them," says Sebo. "Also workfor to pay."
Each participating family must complete "sweat equity" hours working in their homes and others in the area. Tohave afford to make monthly payments of between $ 350 and $ 450.Other requirements for:
- Living in inadequate conditions.
- Have a stable income for at least a year.
- Living in the area for at least a year.
- Assembly of the United States government beingineligible low-income guidelines for conventional mortgage financing.
Ashley Maranda said he is working on hersweat equity hours, but not very excited about working in the heat theexcessive.
Poppe said he could not "do not you think 't think of this idea before, but Whirlpool has invited Habitat for similar visits later Enel future.
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