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June 23 - 26, 2008  With 42 high school students and mentors from Loyola High School, Montreal; Deerfield High School and the Chicago area.  Three homes to be built in Ensenada. 

May 28-29, 2007  Princeton University students build an Arial Home on campus to draw interest to their Ghana project and the Arial Home Initiative.

May 2 - 3, 2008 First Arial Home built in Tijuana  - YPO San Diego sponsored Arial Home built for the Lugo Veronica Family.

April 4-5, 2008  Ebenezer Colonia, south of Ensenada, BC, Mexico - The first Senior class of Chicago Hope Academy with Bob Muzikowski built for the Felix Soto Family.

April 4-5, 2008 Ebenezer Colonia, south of Ensenada, BC, Mexico - Microsoft's Phil Fawcett and Lakeshore Roofing built for the Carballo Flores Family.

February 16-17, 2008  Ebenezer Colonia, south of Ensenada, BC, Mexico - YPO/WPO group  Built for the Robles Villavicencio Family.

February 11-13, 2008  Ebenezer Colonia, south of Ensenada, BC, Mexico - Princeton University alumni group including many members of Tom's Princeton rugby team.   Built for the Vargas Mendez Family.

November 22-24, 2007  Antonio Melendres Community south of Ensenada, BC, Mexico - This area was completely destroyed by a fire fueled by the Santa Ana winds.  What was once a lush, mountain farming community became a ash and soot wasteland.  50 homes were destroyed along with 50 families' livelihoods.  On Thanksgiving Day, The Pirelli family and the local Arial Home Factory workers built Jesus and Mary a new home.  In their 50's, it was the first time they had electricity and running water.  Built for the Gayton Camunez Family.

July 26-29, 2007 El Paraiso in the Colonials south of Ensenada, BC, Mexico - 8 Arial Homes, 4 teams, 3 and 1/2 days.  The teams built in the extreme conditions that were windy, dusty, hot and in the middle of no where for extremely desperate families.  Click on date to see photos.

July 14, 2007 Lake Forest, Illinois - Prototype Build Version 4 - This was the first Arial Home built with self manufactured panels.  Highly successful, the Arial Home volunteers built the home in one day.  This build was also training for volunteers going to Ensenada, Mexico to build 8 homes July 25th, 2007.  Click on date to see photos.

December 17, 2006 Ensenada, Mexico, 2 Homes for the Alvarez-Guzman and Flores-Jimenez Families  

October 28, 2006 Lake Forest, Illinois - Prototype Build

August 19, 2006 Deerfield High School Campus, Deerfield, Illinois - Proof of Concept

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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