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My story goes something like this......

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"Through  this journey I have learnt that there are people who WANT change and are willing to roll up their sleeves and make it happen; and then, there are people who would LIKE to see change and are still waiting for it to happen. " Prior to May of 2009 I had never heard of The Fuller Center for Housing . That may sound strange to some, but it’s true.  I also did not know that Millard Fuller and his wife, Linda were the founders of The Fuller Center, and they also started Habitat for Humanity in 1976. I always thought Jimmy Carter did, and so do many other folks that I talk to.  I did know about Habitat and many, many moons ago as part of my Architectural Internship, I signed up to “do Habitat”  as part of my architectural internship- the education of an Architect starts with a 5-year degree, 3 years of internship, community service hours,  and nine (9) tedious State Exams ranging from Structural Design, Site Design, Construction Documents, etc.  I...