Catholic Daughters mark 100th anniversary by building Habitat home

Published: 2004-01-15

PORT JERVIS, N.Y. (CNS) -- As part of the organization's 100th anniversary celebration, members of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas came from across the country to build a Habitat for Humanity house in Port Jervis. Sponsored by the national Catholic Daughters' office in New York City and the local Court Madonna No. 114 in Port Jervis, the home was the seventh built by the Catholic Daughters, the largest organization of Catholic women in the Americas. "Building this home is a wonderful undertaking as we are reaching out to a family in need and helping them realize the dream of owning their own home," said Grace DiCairano, national regent. "We find our relationship with Habitat for Humanity is an important segment of our program, Circle of Love, which embraces many nonprofits and charities," she added. New homeowners Joseph and JoAnne Burton, along with their four children, moved into the Port Jervis home just before the holidays. Family members invested 400 hours of sweat equity toward construction of their Habitat home and will pay off a zero-interest mortgage over the next 20 years.

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