Habitat for Humanity—North Central Georgia held a dedication ceremony for the Pauk family at their new Cumming home.

Father Francis Richardson, pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Cumming, stands with the Pauk family in front of their new home. The family helped build their home along with Habitat-North Central Georgia’s volunteers and sponsors. It was the 250th home constructed by the nonprofit organization.

It is the 250th home completed by this Habitat chapter’s volunteers and sponsors.

The home was built in partnership with Felix Pauk and his wife, Alina, who were born in Burma. The United Nations Refugee Program assisted the family in moving from Burma to Malaysia and eventually to the United States in 2010. Felix and Alina have three children and are members of Good Shepherd Church in Cumming.

The home was built with financial contributions and volunteer labor by community organizations including: ADP, DataScan, Good Shepherd Church, Ingenico, KeyWorth Bank and Siemens.

In addition, each family is required to attend six educational classes and perform 200 sweat-equity hours building their home.

Habitat for Humanity—North Central Georgia is a nonprofit, Christian housing ministry that builds simple, decent homes for purchase by low-income families who demonstrate a capacity for responsible homeownership.