History

A Brief History of Farmville Area HFH:

Dec. 1990: Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity incorporated.

Feb. 1991: FAHFH signs covenant with Habitat for Humanity International

Jun. 1992: FAHFH completes and dedicates our first home

1995: Second home completed and dedicated

1996: Third home completed and dedicated

Apr. 1997: FAHFH completes and dedicates fourth home after a 48-hour blitz build (with over 200 volunteers)

1999: Town of Farmville donates three plots of land to FAHFH

Mar. 2000: FAHFH completes and dedicates 5th home.

Mar. 2001: 6th home completed and dedicated.

Dec. 2001: 7th home completed and dedicated

Apr. 2002: Hampden-Sydney College funds and builds its first house in partnership with FAHFH (eighth home).

Nov. 2003: 9th and 10th homes dedicated

Jul. 2004: 11th home completed and dedicated

Jan. 2005: 12th home completed

Oct. 2005: FAHFH completes and dedicated thirteenth home in partnership with Piedmont Regional jail.

Apr. 2006: 14th home dedicated

Sept. 2007: 16th home started in Dillwyn, VA

Nov. 2007: 15th “Anniversary” home dedicated

Oct. 2008: 16th home dedicated.

Nov. 2008: 17th home started in Farmville, VA

Jan. 2009: Opened a ReStore in Farmville, VA

April 2009: Blitz Build in Farmville with the “Habitat Road trip Crazies” to finish the 17th house and start the 18th home to receive a grant from the Rehabilitative Services Incentive Fund.

June 2009: Dedicate 17th and 18th Habitat Homes in Farmville

Board Presidents Serving Habitat:

1991-1996: Mark Ogren

1997: Susan Harwood

2000: Robert Trumbell

2001: Jerry Sawyer

2002-2004: Larry Cochran

2005: David Klein

2006: Harold Colvin

2007-2008: John Jamieson

2009-present: Susan Smith