CELEBRATING FIRSTS.
>> I DO A HAPPY DANCE EVERY TIME
I THINK ABOUT IT.
ALY: THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
YOU'VE MET TONY AND RACHEL
WALDROP.
6 MONTHS AGO, WE TOLD YOU
THEY'RE THE FIRST VETERAN FAMILY
IN GREENVILLE TO QUALIFY FOR A
HABITAT HOME.
>> WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO IT, AND OUR KIDS ARE, TOO.
THEY'RE ALWAYS ASKING WHEN WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO THE NEW HOUSE.
ALY: SO WILLING TO WORK FOR IT,
THE FAMILY OF FIVE APPLIED
TWICE, SELLING THEIR WEDDING
RINGS TO LOWER THEIR DEBT ENOUGH
TO QUALIFY.
>> SHE TALKED ME INTO IT,
BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE
TO TAKE CARE OF RIGHT NOW.
ALY: THE COUPLE GOT THOSE RINGS
BACK BACK IN AUGUST. NOW,
THEY'RE BACK, RAISING WALLS TO
THEIR FIRST HOUSE.
>> FEELING VERY EXCITED, HAPPY,
AND GRATEFUL TO SEE THESE PEOPLE
OUT HERE IN SUPPORT OF US AND
OUR FAMILY.
JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET THE
BALL GOING FORWARD FROM HERE.
ALY: EARNING A HABITAT HOME
ISN'T EASY. HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF
SWEAT EQUITY, LOWERING DEBT,
NEGOTIATING AN AFFORDABLE
MORTGAGE
AND ALL OF THAT, FOR THIS
COUPLE, IN BETWEEN HOMEWORK AND
CLASSES.
>> THEY'RE RAISING THREE AMAZING
CHILDREN, ALL UNDER THE AGE OF
6.
TONY WORKS FULL TIME. THEYRE
BOTH IN SCHOOL, AND I CAN TELL
YOU, THE HABITAT HOME OWNERSHIP
PROGRAM TAKES A LOT OF
DEDICATION AND A SIGNIFICANT
COMMITMENT OF TIME.
ALY: MANY OF THESE VOLUNTEERS
ARE GREENVILLE TECH STUDENTS,
THE SCHOOLS HAVE STUDENTS AND
STAFF VOLUNTEERING FOR DECADES,
BUT THIS IS YET ANOTHER >> MOST
FIRST.
IMPORTANTLY, THE RECIPIENTS WILL
BE STUDENTS, OUR STUDENTS FOR
GREENVILLE TECH.
ALY: NOW, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.
FOUR MONTHS TO GO UNTIL THE
FAMILY OF FIVE HAS THEIR VERY
FIRST HOME OF THEIR OWN.
ALY MYLES, WYFF NEWS 4, IN








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