Seventeen homes around Lemon Place in McDonough benefitted this past weekend from a three-day renovation project sponsored by The Fuller Center for Housing, a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry started in 2005 by Millard and Linda Fuller, founders of Habitat for Humanity. The United Methodist Church’s River of Life program in northern Georgia sent 112 student volunteers to work on the houses, which included painting, roofing, landscaping and more. Wesley Way United Methodist Church hosted and transported the youth to the job sites each day. Seventy-year-old Lillie Miller’s house on Old Griffin Road needed the most work, with many of the walls, ceilings and the roof needed replacing as a result of termite infestation. At the end of the three-day project, dedication ceremonies were held at each of the homes. Funds are still needed for the completion of the work on Miss Miller’s home. To make a donation to the McDonough repairs, visit www.projectmcdonough.com. For more information on the Fuller Center and the 17-home repair project, visit www.fullercenter.org. From top to bottom, the photos are: Teens from River of Life work on Lillie Miller’s house. Others help clean up the landscaping around the neighborhood. The teens celebrate the dedication of one of the renovated homes.

Photos by Kelli Yoder