Octavia Moore said it’s a surreal experience to see her future home being built from the ground up.
She was part of the Habitat for Humanity crew that poured the foundation back in April and helped raise the first wall. The exterior of the house is practically complete, and on July 13 she was part of a crew beginning to paint the drywall.
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