• 1979 – Ground breaks on first Habitat home in Lee County

• 1982 - Granted charter by Habitat for Humanity International
  

• 1987 – 21 homes completed
  

• 1990 – Vern Archibald named the first executive director, later established as president and CEO
  

• 1993 – Habitat establishes its first thrift shop
  

• 1995 – 100th home completed
  

• 1995 – Construction begins on Habitat Beecher Village, a subdivision of 73 homes
  

• 1998 – Area “Oprah Angel Network” volunteers build the first Oprah House
  

• 1999 – 200th home completed – first ever “Women’s Build” home
  

• 2000 – Habitat Beecher Village completed
  

• 2000 – Habitat welcomes the first group from AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)
  

• 2001 – Habitat’s warehouse completed
  

• 2001 – Habitat moves it’s thrift shop to a 27,000-square-foot warehouse across from
  the Habitat offices
  

• 2002 – Habitat acquires apartments to serve as volunteer housing
  

• 2004 – 500th home completed
  

• 2004 – Habitat breaks ground on a landmark project – a 60-unit senior housing
  complex
  

• 2006 - Named Affiliate of the Year
  

• 2006 - Senior Housing Complex opens
  

• 2006 - Habitat opens two additional thrift stores.

• 2009 - Habitat celebrates 1000 homes in Lee County.

• 2010 - Vern Archibald retires after 20 years with the organization. Kitty Green is named Habitat's President and CEO

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