- December 5, 2025
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WOHFH Director of Development Marilyn Hattaway welcomed participants.
Geegee Burmeister, an event chair, was happy to see all the participants.
Jo Barsh, an event chair, thanked fellow attendees for giving their time.
Event Chair Brooke Rodriguez, right, helped hand out the pink hard hats.
Some volunteers began by getting set up to paint the house’s exterior.
Michelle Michnoff and Catherine Hixson worked together to cut wood.
Rochelle Pearce rolled paint onto the house’s exterior.
Melissa Singer focused on painting trimwork.
Geegee Burmeister helped paint boards for trimwork.
Cutting concrete was one of the trickier tasks at hand.
A team from Duke Energy joined in on the fun.
Pink hard hats lined a shelf prior to the start of Women Build.
Orange County District 1 Commissioner Betsy VanderLey was an honorary event chair.
Future homeowner Ursula Hunter expressed her gratitude for the time and love everyone was putting into her new home.
Event Chair Jo Barsh, right, helped hand out the pink hard hats.
Cyndi Gustafson modeled her pink hard hat.
Even with a broken wrist, Michelle Gentry was able to help dig out a sidewalk.
Winter Garden Commissioner Lisa Bennett meticulously painted around the door frame.
Dawn Willis helped paint boards for trimwork.
For the third year now, more than 50 women gathered to spend their Saturday morning giving back to the community through West Orange Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build event. Held this year on Saturday, May 4, Women Build encourages local women to get their hands dirty by fundraising for and working on homes being built for Habitat for Humanity partners. Those involved this year helped paint, cut concrete and wood, install tiling and dig out a new sidewalk for soon-to-be homeowner Ursula Hunter.
