Pro Football Hall of Famers, Habitat for Humanity team up for "Dream Home Project"

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Robert Brazile helps Carter Pleasant of Canton with a "Dream Home" design project hosted by Habitat For Humanity East Central Ohio. Hall of Fame enshrinees and their wives and partners also helped with a wall raising at a new Habitat home in southeast Canton.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Robert Brazile helps Carter Pleasant of Canton with a "Dream Home" design project hosted by Habitat For Humanity East Central Ohio. Hall of Fame enshrinees and their wives and partners also helped with a wall raising at a new Habitat home in southeast Canton.

CANTON − The wives and partners of Pro Football Hall of Famers, as well as Hall of Famer Robert Brazile, took part in the "Dream Home Project" this week with Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio.

They helped Habitat kids and their parents design their dream homes using arts and crafts while sharing their own thoughts about the power of homeownership.

The event took place at the Habitat for Humanity ministry offices at 1400 Raff Road SW.

DeBorah Little, wife of Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little from the Class of 2010, works on a Dream Home Project model house at Habitat for Humanity of East Central Ohio's ministry offices in Canton.
DeBorah Little, wife of Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little from the Class of 2010, works on a Dream Home Project model house at Habitat for Humanity of East Central Ohio's ministry offices in Canton.

On Thursday, Pro Football Hall of Famers and alumni helped raise walls at the Vargas-Rivera family's new home at 1469 Housel Ave. SE.

Once the walls were raised, they wrote messages of encouragement on the home’s wooden studs."The partnership between Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio and the Pro Football Hall of Fame brings together two iconic organizations, each with a shared commitment to empowering families, fostering community growth, and creating lasting impact," Habitat for Humanity CEO Beth Lechner said in a statement.

“This powerful partnership is all about building a stronger, more resilient community. The good work we’ll do together joins Habitat’s unwavering dedication to building homes, communities, and hope, and the Hall of Fame’s dedication to excellence and teamwork. Together, we’ll leave an indelible legacy of empowerment that will drive lasting, positive change in our community.”

Football unites people and communities, said Adrian Allison, the Pro Football Hall of Fame's chiefrelationship officer.

“The Hall of Famers and their families consider Canton their second home and are proud to teamup with Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio to strengthen the lives of families in Canton," he said.

Pro Football Hall of Famers and alumni helped raise walls at the Vargas-Rivera family's new home at at 1469 Housel Ave. SE.
Pro Football Hall of Famers and alumni helped raise walls at the Vargas-Rivera family's new home at at 1469 Housel Ave. SE.

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