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When Jessica Corbett and her fiance, Sammy Golden found out that Habitat for Humanity was looking for a family to fill a donated home, the couple knew right away that they wanted to apply.

"I read an article in The Citizen that announced that they were accepting applications," Corbett said during an open house dedication ceremony held at their newly-acquired home Sunday afternoon. "I contacted them and applied for the home."

And now, after 14 months of grueling labor, the couple, along with their daughter, Alanna Golden, 3, have been living in the home on Weedsport-Sennett Road for the past month.

"It is wonderful," Corbett said. "It was a long process but it was well worth it."

Habitat for Humanity connects families who cannot otherwise qualify for a conventional home loan with home ownership.

The home was donated to the organization by the Smithler family and Corbett said that she is grateful for their donation.

The building, the entire construction project, as well as building supplies and appliances are donated.

For more, read Monday's Citizen

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