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The frame, floor, and walls are up on a Springfield house the Habitat for Humanity is building. It's part of the Price Cutter Charity Championship Golf Tournament, and Friday a special group of out-of-towners stopped by to lend a hand. KSMU's Benjamin Fry reports.
Workers used hammers, saws, and nail guns to build the Habitat for Humanity house in southeast Springfield.
Volunteers are hoping to complete the project within a week.
This year, they got help from some visitors.
Skip Burns is the trip leader of 30 bicycle riders who are part of Bike & Build, a non-profit group.
Burns and his crew are pedaling from Boston to Santa Barbara, California, stopping to help affordable housing groups along the way.
After 30 days and nearly 1700 miles, they've built homes in Lawrence, Massachussetts, Newburg, New York, and Columbus, Ohio.
To take part in the trip, cyclists have to be between the ages of 18 and 25, raise at least $4000 and complete 8 hours of volunteering for an affordable housing group.
But having experience in cross-country biking isn't necessarily a requirement.
Joanna Tong from California says she wasn't a cyclist before the trip.
Tong, who just graduated from college, wanted to do something meaningful this summer and challenge herself.
She says the ride has been pretty smooth so far, despite a few mishaps.
The latest leg of their trip has taken the Bike & Builders to a Springfield home, which is being built next to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
The structure is mounted a couple of feet off the ground before it will be moved to a subdivision in north Springfield.
Kelly Jackson of Springfield is thankful to call this her future home.
She applied for the house after seeing an ad for Habitat for Humanity in the newspaper.
Before moving in, Jackson is spending plenty of time lending a hand.
So far she's put in 210 hours for Habitat for Humanity and still has 90 to go.
For KSMU news, I'm Benjamin Fry.
