Several months ago, during a meeting of the North Platte Area Habitat for Humanity Fund Raising committee, we found ourselves discussing some ideas to commemorate our 50th house build. We decided it is kind of a big deal so maybe something different to celebrate would be in order. That's how the Milestone 5K came to be. The first step in making this event happen was to meet with Trudy Merritt, director for the Platte River Fitness Series. She could not have been more excited

Last week I had an opportunity to run into an acquaintance of mine whom I hadn't seen in quite some time. We visited for a bit when she asked me how I was doing. I told her it had been an emotional roller coaster of a day. I explained that I had acquired several sponsors for our Milestone 5K, which thrilled me, I'd had to have a difficult conversation with someone, that didn't thrill me, but then at the end of the day I'd had a very generous donor come in and write us a chec

With the Griffith Avenue project nearly complete, NPAHFH is heading west down 3rd Street to what will be the future home for Amanda and her two boys. It is the first single lot we've done in quite some time. Last Saturday we raised the walls on this home nestled almost squarely in the middle of the block. On one side, a trio of relentlessly barking dogs who are either welcoming us to the neighborhood or warning us off the property. It may also simply be a request for attentio