Volunteer Spotlight

Jason’s Story
About 16 years ago, Jason Sobol was driving by a house in Sudbury which was being worked on by Habitat and thought it would be something he’d enjoy doing, so he signed up. It got into his blood right from day one, and he just kept coming back. Sixteen years later, he’s still volunteering with Habitat, currently on the Sunderland Rd., Worcester homes, which he believes are his 15th and 16th Habitat homes.
Jason is part of a crew of “regulars” who volunteer on home builds on a regular basis. “We want to build a house we’re proud of and anything we’ve done personally to contribute; we want it to be positive. Everybody here has the same mindset and work ethic. We’re here to cooperate with each other, we’re here to have a hand ready to help someone else. It’s all about pitching in where it’s needed.” Jason continues to volunteer because he has become great friends with the group, and there’s a lot of camaraderie. “Each of us have had individual projects we’ve done at our own homes – word goes out and we all go out to help. It goes beyond Habitat.”
Thank you, Jason for your positivity, skill, and commitment!

Other regular volunteers pictured outside the Sunderland Rd. homes are:
-Steve Welus ~ 27 years, -Jason Sobol ~ 16 years, -Jim Matheson ~ 25 years, -Kevin Kelley ~ 7 years, -Chuck Rossi ~ 3 years, -Larry Engholm ~ 15 mos., -Denis Mahoney ~10 mos., -Scott Heald ~ 4 mos. Also pictured is our Construction Supervisor, Ted Oxholm.