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Article: DREAM HOME REALITY NEAR; FAMILY PICKED FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S 1ST CHITTENANGO HOUSE.(News)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- May 30, 2009
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Byline: Alaina Potrikus Staff writer
Five-year-old Elaina Wallis drew a mailbox and rainbow on pink construction paper when asked to imagine her dream house.
Her brother Kalen, 6, used green marker as he explained that his bedroom would be filled with toys.
"I'm going to want a big bed," he said with a smile.
And their older sister Arianna, 8, drew her smiling family standing outside a two-story house with turquoise stripes, a white door and a black roof.
The three children and their mother, Jessie Wallis, won't have to wait too long for that dream to happen. The family was selected by Madison County Habitat for Humanity to ...