Christ Church and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System hold Groundbreaking for Habitat Home

August 31, 2015

GREENVILLE, SC – Representatives of Christ Church Episcopal and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System will break ground on Tuesday, September 1 at 4:30 p.m. for their home build in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County. The home is being constructed at 2 Estelle Street in downtown Greenville.

Participants in the groundbreaking include The Rev. Harrison McLeod, Rector, Christ Church Episcopal; Craig McCoy, CEO, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, and Dot Russell, Sterling Neighborhood Association President.

This is tenth Habitat Greenville home build in which Christ Church has participated, and the seventh in which Bon Secours St. Francis Health System has been involved.

“We are deeply grateful for the support of these two organizations and their members and employees who will build this home, and provide the transforming opportunity of homeownership to a Greenville family,” said Monroe Free, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County. Hundreds of volunteers are expected to participate in construction of the home.

 

About Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County was chartered in 1985 and has provided home ownership to 330 Greenville families with low income. Through construction of affordable homes, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville strives to eliminate poverty housing and the social and economic problems it causes. For more information, visit www.habitatgreenville.org.