Thief Steals Equipment From Habitat For Humanity Home Site, Stalls Project

ROSEVILLE (WWJ) - Someone stole thousands of dollars in equipment from a Habitat for Humanity truck that was sitting outside a construction site in Roseville.

Vice President of Corporate and Fiscal Affairs, Ruselda Johnson is outraged. The organization says the thief stole a generator and thousands of dollars worth of tools.

"Every day we work tremendously hard to raise money for every piece of wood, every nail, every sheet of drywall ... To see our work stalled because of theft really hurts our work," said Johnson. "Now we have to halt construction and figure out a way to raise at least $5000 (the cost of our insurance deductible) to replace these items. I'm so sad."

Construction on the project was halted until they figure out a way to raise five-thousand dollars to replace the equipment.

Executive Director Helen Hicks is hoping that the community will rally to the support of the family and to the charity.  "We have hundreds of corporate volunteers who spend hours working on our homes.  Perhaps they will help us raise these funds and get us back to our work of serving others."

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