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Ormstown Billions of blistering blue barnacles!
Affordable Housing
AN UNEXPECTED WIN FOR FOUR
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY STUDENTS FROM SAINT-ANICET

SEEKS FAMILY Denise St-Germain Volunteer Correspondent for the Haut-Saint-Laurent - Translated by Sarah Rennie
Four students from the École des Jeunes Riverains in Saint-Anicet took home the gold medal during
Mona ROCHON making program (English Montreal School the Optimist Engineering Competition. Damien, Xavier, Zackary and Tristan defeated their fourth-grade
Board) also built kitchen cabinets for both units. competition from a dozen schools—from Saint-Anicet to Granby and from Beauharnois to Varennes via
Habitat for Humanity, which built a And later this Summer, students in the Île Bizard—by answering a barrage of questions, all having to do this year with the adventure of Tintin
semi-detached house in Ormstown in collabora- Landscaping operations program will do book, Explorers on the Moon.
tion with the Chateauguay Valley Career landscape work for both houses, with the help of “If we can answer more than 1,000 questions, we will have done it,” said Zackary’s mother with
Education Centre, is still searching for a family to the families who will occupy both units. enthusiasm. An impossible task? “Theoretically no,” would be the response of the famous Professor
purchase one unit. The first unit was sold to a In the next few weeks, 100 women will take Calculus… Without a doubt, it was the amused patience of fourth grade teacher, Maryse that helped
immeasurably to encourage the four Tintinologists.
local family in February. part in the Women Build project, aimed at giving
It was patience that saw these four champions read and re-read the book depicting just one of many
women new skills while making a difference in
adventures from the mind of Belgian Georges Remi, better known as Hergé. “Since January, we had to
Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to sell their communities. These women have to raise
study an hour each day to prepare for the competition,” explained Xavier. “It was quite a discovery for
affordable houses to families with low-income, $500 each, to cover the construction costs, and
me, because I did not like to read. Now I can say that I love reading!”
who are unable to meet the usual requirement have until May 26 to raise funds. You may go
It was far from child’s play for this group of ten-year-old students to qualify through the different
of a down payment. This is very often the main to http://www.womenbuildquebec . stages of the competition. They had to cope with the stress of competition, in front of the judges and
obstacle families face when trying to buy a myevent.com/3/donate.htm to make a dona- around 100 or so members of the audience. “I would press the button, hoping my answer was correct,”
house. Families selected for the purchase of a tion. recalled Tristan. “You could look at the judges and see by their face if you gave the right answer. If not,
Habitat house must meet other criteria: their Although Habitat for Humanity was able to would we be able to answer again? How many points is the famous spelling question worth? This one
annual income must be between $38,000 and register the 100 women required for the was the most difficult.”
$55,000, and they must be in need of decent program, they still need hostesses. Hostesses The critical question, the one that would determine the winning team: “What was the licence plate
lodging. The families must also be willing to welcome women on building sites, and see to number of the car that came onto the airstrip?” All eyes were on the team from Saint-Anicet. “I start-
participate in the program through volunteer their well-being throughout construction work. ed to feel hot before I gave the right answer,” said one of the champions. A little later, the Head Judge
work, as well as meet with the media or other If you would like to volunteer as a hostess, announced that Zone 6 Saint-Anicet had won the competition with a score of 120 points, compared
with 35 points from their nearest competitors. The result of this story, the four students agree they
potential participants. please contact Mrs. Anne Bergeron at aberg-
are a super team of good friends.
In order to achieve this goal, Habitat for eron@habitatqc.ca. She will be able to give you
Humanity relies on volunteer efforts. The family more information regarding the job description,
chosen must give 500 hours of their time to as well as the requirements for hostesses.
either their own house or another house built by Since Habitat is still looking for a family to
Habitat for Humanity. They also rely on out- purchase the second unit, those who wish to
siders to give a hand voluntarily. The mortgage apply should visit http://habitatqc.ca/how-
also goes to fund future houses in the program. to-apply/how-to-apply/. You can download an
In this case, the students at Chateauguay application form, which is available directly on
Valley Career Education Centre built the house the website. “You have nothing to lose,” said
in sections, within the school walls. They learned Mrs. Bergeron, before adding: “Do not hesitate to
as they built the LEEDS certified home. Students apply.” n 18 mai 2017
of the Rosemount Technology Centre’s Cabinet-

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