Gordon Trucking's Blue Heart Giving Helps Build a Home
Gordon Trucking has teamed up with The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity to help build a new home in Atlanta, GA. The home is expected to be completed this week and will provide shelter for a grateful single mother and her three sons. The house is approximately 1500 square feet and will have taken 6-7 days to build.
Gordon Trucking employees, Ross Cook and Chad Samsell, took a minute for a quick photo break on day 3 of the build. With hammer in hand, Chad Samsell said, "To witness the joy and appreciation in the voices and faces of this family made every nail in a board and stroke of a paint brush that much more meaningful. It is not uncommon to become so consumed with our daily routine and responsibilities that we forget there are those less fortunate in our world. To be allowed the time to take a break and give yourself and your time for others, truly brings the importance of life back into perspective."
The Home Depot Foundation was established in 2002 and has a simple mission: to improve homes and improve lives. With multiple programs including Team Depot, Aprons in Action, Framing Hope, Grants, and Veteran Assistance, the Foundation is able to improve the lives of deserving families. The Foundation focuses on repairing and refurbishing homes and facilities that serve disadvantaged people. Over the next three years they will invest over $30 million dollars in a special emphasis program to help U.S. military veterans.
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world. Their volunteers strive to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. A worldwide organization, Habitat for Humanity operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and dozens of other countries. Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. Since then, volunteers have built over 400,000 decent, affordable homes and served more than 2 million people around the world. The Habitat program is not a giveaway program by any means. The homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor into building their new home as well as homes for other families. They purchase their new home at no profit, with an affordable loan and their mortgage payments are reinvested in the program in order to build subsequent homes.
Family means a great deal to Gordon Trucking. Many companies proclaim this but at Gordon we take action to back it up. Some of the building materials used to create these homes are hauled by Gordon trucks, and some of the nails are being hammered by our Gordon team. Helping to put a family in a home and taking them out of a shelter or off the street will give that family the opportunity for a fresh start where they can concentrate on living rather than surviving. You can learn other ways Gordon Trucking is helping families by reading about our Blue Heart Giving program.
The greatly appreciated homes are built by volunteers using donated funds and building materials. If you are interested in donating or volunteering please go to The Home Depot Foundation website and the Habitat for Humanity website to find out how you can become part of these amazing programs. Don't let a busy schedule keep you from checking out this opportunity. There is no time or money investment that is too small.
Gordon Trucking is always looking for Drivers that want to be part of our team and help promote family values and professionalism in our industry. If working for a team that supports the communities with projects such as this new home sounds like a good fit for you, then head over to our truck driving jobs page and join the team.
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