Ashley Hedemann from the Learning Center and her husband Stephen were named “Volunteers of the Month” for the month of October at Habitat for Humanity in Fresno. For over a year, they have been helping with the actual building process on Saturdays. Congratulations to the Hedemann’s for their service to the community!
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Volunteer Spotlight: Ashley and Stephen Hedemann (from Habitat for Humanity website)Ashley and Stephen Hedemann have been volunteering together with Habitat for Humanity Fresno County for over a year. Ashley is a recent transplant to the Central Valley and when she first moved here, she was looking for a way to meet people and to get involved with her community. When she read that Habitat was in need of people to bake cookies for the volunteers, she jumped at the chance! Baking was her passion. She immediately signed up to work on the Hospitality Committee.
But Ashley’s interest in Habitat grew far beyond making cookies. She and her husband Stephen wanted to get involved with the actual building process because she, in particular, “loves to work on a roof.” Stephen had 10 years prior experience with Habitat, starting when he was in high school in Albuquerque and more recently with affiliates in New Orleans and Springfield, Missouri. Both Ashley and Stephen wanted to learn better construction skills, so they have been volunteering every weekend for the past year. They credit Rick O’Daniel for helping them hone their skills. Ashley has also been an integral part of the Women Build Program.
Ashley and Stephen enjoy the community fellowship each Saturday, and it reminds them that their Fresno family is much larger than just the two of them. Working with Habitat has given them a chance to spend time together to make a positive impact on other people’s lives, and to give back to the same community that so warmly welcomed them to the Valley. |
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