'It's possible to have your dream house'
By Sierra Henry
Published in News on August 5, 2018 3:05 AM
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The Arrieta-Hernandez family is presented with a Bible from Matthew Whittle, left, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne, during the dedication ceremony in Fremont.
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David and Alejandro Arrieta-Hernandez hammer in the final nail to their address at their new Habitat for Humanity home in Fremont.
FREMONT -- David, Yumali and their son Alejandro Arrieta-Hernandez hammered the final nail into their new home on Norwayne School Road to celebrate the completion of their new Habitat for Humanity home.
The family celebrated the end of a long building process, along with supporters, volunteers and other representatives from the Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne affiliate, with the dedication of the nonprofit's 77th home in the county Thursday.
"It's amazing for us," David said. "It's our dream to have a place that you can say is my house."
The family, along with Habitat for Humanity, started working on the home after its October 2017 groundbreaking ceremony, said Matthew Whittle, Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne executive director. Whittle said that David and Yumali were very diligent and hardworking throughout the whole process.
"They've been super diligent, getting their hours in, always on site and willing to work on their house and others," Whittle said. "It's just been a real pleasure working with David and Yumali.
"They're just two of the most genuinely happy, good-natured people I've ever met. That just makes it so much fun to work with them."
Now that they have completed their home, David said he hopes to continue working with Habitat for Humanity. He said he really enjoyed the time he spent working on the home and wants to extend help to other people who are in need.
"We want to continue to help because it's possible -- it's possible to have your dream house. It's really, really amazing for us," David said. "It's like a chain -- you help your community, your help your state, you help your country. It's a chain."
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps couples and individuals who are in need of housing the opportunity to have an affordable home. With the help of volunteers, homeowners are put to work to build their homes, which are purchased by the families through affordable monthly mortgages.