Be part of history and help “Raise the Roof” for Habitat Forsyth’s 40th Anniversary House!

Join us for Stud Signing events at all three Habitat ReStores on Saturday, August 16, and Saturday, September 13, from noon–2 p.m.

For a small donation, you’ll have the opportunity to sign a wooden stud that will become part of the walls in a Habitat family’s new home. These messages of hope, love, and encouragement stay with the homeowners as they build their future, and are a powerful reminder of the community who made it possible.

Ideas for your stud signing:

• Uplifting Bible verses
• Your favorite quotes
• Personal notes of congratulations
• Fun doodles or artwork
• Your signature and the year

Every signed stud is more than wood, it’s a blessing, a cheer, and a tangible piece of a family’s journey toward homeownership. Let’s fill these walls with inspiration and love.

Find us at the Coliseum, Peters Creek, and Kernersville ReStores. Shop, sign, and support the Raise the Roof campaign, because together, we can build a brighter tomorrow.

Happiest Man on Earth: How a Habitat Home Changed a Life

Mr. Holmes, 72, says he is one of the happiest people on earth. “You may find millions of people who have more money, but you won’t find anyone happier,” he said. 

One of the things that makes Quentin happy is his Habitat home, which he purchased in 1998 and paid off in 2018. Growing up in a Habitat home greatly benefited the daughter and grandson he raised there, he said. “It affects their whole attitude when they can have trusting, stable relationships with other kids in a community.”

Although he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 10 years before he entered the Habitat program, he never let the disease slow him down. It did not stop him from helping to build his own home and those of other Habitat families. He still works nearly every day as a security guard and a part-time newspaper carrier. Now that he no longer has mortgage payments, he contributes money to a 529 college savings plan for two younger grandchildren.

“Habitat is a tremendous program and I am very grateful for it. Being a single dad, it would have devastated me financially to try to pay on a traditional mortgage. I am just so thankful to be here.”