Will you just look at the Goodings’ house go up! Have you driven by the Maloney Lane site to see how far we’ve come since April? We have been so blessed to have the Care-a-Vanners here on two separate occasions, plus our loyal local volunteers, that we are willing to bet we can have the Goodings into their new home well ahead of the original deadline.

But houses take money to build before the mortgage ever kicks in, so the Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County Board members have divided themselves into teams and challenged each team to raise $5,000.

Shele Kinkead, the board member representing Forks, has three great team members living in Port Angeles, who have selected Forks for their campaign, and they need everybody’s help.

Look at this equation: 2X4=5. While it doesn’t work mathematically, it may well be what gets Shay and Kristal into their house early. Two by fours are our basic building materials. Five, refers to the $5,000 campaign. (So enough with the English teacher jokes.)

Shele’s team will be at Thriftway from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 28-29 wearing their bright Habitat shirts and their bright Habitat smiles, sharing stories and photos and asking for your help in this challenge. You know Shele, she used to be the principal at the elementary school. With her will be Donn Wiley, Dave Neupert and Bobbi Chapman from Port Angeles.

Thanks to an individual donation of $750, we are well on our way and all contributions, no matter the size, are deeply appreciated! Just stop by and say hello and see what we’ve been doing.

We would like to challenge the kids as well as the adults this time around. Do you get an allowance or get paid for chores? Would you like to help two other children get into safe, healthy housing?

This is your chance. Everybody, please pitch in. We need to demonstrate beyond the shadow of a doubt that Forks is capable of sustaining these builds. The need is definitely here, and the good folks who will see that the need is met abound here. How can we lose! 2X4=5. Forks supporting Forks, equals success! Remember the old high school cheer, “We’re little but we’re mighty, we’re small but we’re proud”? That’s us. That’s Forks! Go team!