VECustomers Share Board Member Dana Burgner presented a grant check to Karen Cross from New Life Community Kitchen. Grant funds will provide a hot lunch five days a week and will also provide food bags that do not require refrigeration or cooking for the homeless and street people.

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Cleveland’s leaders and celebrities came out together to help build a home during Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland’s Leaders Build on Thursday, May 30.

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THE WORKERS of the Habitat Legacy Build pump their fists in the air as they prepare to get down to working on this year's home. From left in front are: Anson Christian, Terry McCoy, Hazel Spain, Kurt Schubert and Jack Hedges. From left in back are: Danny Britt, Jerry Franitza, Alan Goslen, Chuck Haney, Dave Flower, Jim Veenstra and Ed McCartney.

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“I was married in September 2008 to Michael Johnson,” Tammy Johnson, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland, noted.

“The next April, I went for my yearly checkup. I had my first ever negative results. I got a call from my doctor. She said to come in, we have a problem,” Johnson said.

A team of men help load incredibly heavy pallets of backer board and tiles onto a tractor trailer for Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland. The pallets were donated by Operation Compassion for Habitat's ReStore to sell. From left are: Trapper, a generous trucker providing his truck for transport; Dave Williams, ReStore manager; and Tommy Stovall, Habitat receiving manager.

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Twenty-three "promising future leaders" representing Bradley Central, Cleveland and Walker Valley high schools and Tennessee Christian Preparatory School graduated from the 17th Youth Leadership class of the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce.

The Walker Valley High School Habitat for Humanity student chapter enjoys helping our community with affordable housing. Overseen by Walker Valley teacher Josh Justice, the chapter has volunteered with Habitat since 2017. From left are Habitat homeowner Shiloh White, Autumn Millard, Mikayla Beasley, Anna Grace Jackson, Cameron Hutt, Lara Davidson, Virginia Willis, Lauren Harwood, Annie Kate Gibson and Habitat homeowner Marvin White.

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Habitat for Humanity of Tennessee is directing $15,500 in grant funding to Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland, to build one new home in the Cleveland and Bradley County community.

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ERICA NELSON, right, one of four future Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland homeowners, holds back tears as local Habitat Executive Director Tammy Johnson hugs her for support. Nelson thanked God and the staff of Habitat for helping her on her journey to homeownership during recent groundbreaking ceremonies in the Victory Grove subdivision, a neighborhood exclusive to Habitat homes. The Cleveland and Bradley County community hosts five Habitat neighborhoods.

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On Monday, the Knights of Columbus held a small reception to honor the eight local nonprofits to which they were donating funds. From left are Bertin Kurtz, grand knight of the Knights of Columbus; Leslie Painter, Hospice of Chattanooga; Diana Jackson, Life Bridges; Corinne Freeman, The Caring Place; Angela Benifield, Harbor House; Cecilee Dickens, Orange Grove Center; Dr. Tammy Johnson, Ludic; and Father Mike Nowlan, Pastor of St. Therese and a board member of Habitat for Humanity.

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