Bend, Ore. – Thousands of women all across the nation are diving into their tool boxes.
Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are partnering for their annual Women Build Wee, now in it’s e ninth year.
Bend Area Habitat, along with more than 300 Habitat organizations nationwide are participating.
Women Build Week asks women to devote at least one day to building decent and affordable housing in their communities.
“I really can’t even put it into words. We’ve wanted to own our own house for so long now,” Bend resident Katie Graham said Saturday.
About 40 volunteers, most of them women, helped Graham upgrade her living situation Saturday.
In fact, about 75 percent of those helped in Bend are single moms.
