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North Carolina Family Finally Gets New Home After 2018 Tornado

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North Carolina Family Finally Gets New Home After 2018 Tornado
North Carolina Family Finally Gets New Home After 2018 Tornado

Kenley and Yolanda Harris' lives changed almost two years ago when a tornado swept through their neighborhood and destroyed their home.

KENLEY HARRIS, HOME OWNER"I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS"I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THISHOME." KENLEY AND HIS WIFEHOME." KENLEY AND HIS WIFEHOME." KENLEY AND HIS WIFEYOLANDA -- FOUGHT BACK TEARS...YOLANDA -- FOUGHT BACK TEARS...YOLANDA -- FOUGHT BACK TEARS...AS THE COMMUNITYAS THE COMMUNITYAS THE COMMUNITYREDEDICATED 1 LLANO COURT --TOREDEDICATED 1 LLANO COURT --TOREDEDICATED 1 LLANO COURT --TOTHEIR FAMILY.

KENLEY HARRIS,THEIR FAMILY.

KENLEY HARRIS,THEIR FAMILY.

KENLEY HARRIS,HOME OWNERTHEIR FAMILY.

KENLEY HARRIS,HOME OWNER"IT'S A LOVELY PLACE."HOME OWNER"IT'S A LOVELY PLACE.""IT'S A LOVELY PLACE.""IT'S A LOVELY PLACE."A PLACE THEY CAN NOW CALL THEIRA PLACE THEY CAN NOW CALL THEIRA PLACE THEY CAN NOW CALL THEIRVERY OWN.

YOLANDA HARRIS, HOMEA PLACE THEY CAN NOW CALL THEIRVERY OWN.

YOLANDA HARRIS, HOMEOWNERVERY OWN.

YOLANDA HARRIS, HOMEOWNERVERY OWN.

YOLANDA HARRIS, HOMEOWNER"THESE ARE MY COLORS.

I PICKEDOWNER"THESE ARE MY COLORS.

I PICKED"THESE ARE MY COLORS.

I PICKED"THESE ARE MY COLORS.

I PICKEDOUT THE CARPET, THE TILE, THE"THESE ARE MY COLORS.

I PICKEDOUT THE CARPET, THE TILE, THEFLOORS."OUT THE CARPET, THE TILE, THEFLOORS."OUT THE CARPET, THE TILE, THEFLOORS."KENLEY HARRIS, HOME OWNERFLOORS."KENLEY HARRIS, HOME OWNERKENLEY HARRIS, HOME OWNER"SHE PICKED OUT EVERYTHING.

I"SHE PICKED OUT EVERYTHING.

IJUST SAID OKAY." THE HARRIS'JUST SAID OKAY." THE HARRIS'JUST SAID OKAY." THE HARRIS'EXCITED TO TAKE US ON A TOUR...EXCITED TO TAKE US ON A TOUR...EXCITED TO TAKE US ON A TOUR..."THIS IS THE SHOWER.

SO I CANEXCITED TO TAKE US ON A TOUR..."THIS IS THE SHOWER.

SO I CANRELAX.""THIS IS THE SHOWER.

SO I CANRELAX.""THIS IS THE SHOWER.

SO I CANRELAX."AND SHOW US SOME OF THEIRRELAX."AND SHOW US SOME OF THEIRAND SHOW US SOME OF THEIRAND SHOW US SOME OF THEIRFAVORITE PARTS OF THEIR BRANDFAVORITE PARTS OF THEIR BRANDNEW THREE BEDROOM HOUSE.KENLEY HARRIS, HOME OWNER"THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE"THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE"THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BEONE OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN'SONE OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN'SONE OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN'SROOMS. HOPEFULLY ONCE WE GETROOMS. HOPEFULLY ONCE WE GETROOMS. HOPEFULLY ONCE WE GETSTABLE AND EVERYTHINGSTABLE AND EVERYTHINGSTABLE AND EVERYTHINGIN THE HOUSE,THEY'LL STARTSTABLE AND EVERYTHINGIN THE HOUSE,THEY'LL STARTCOMING BACK.."IN THE HOUSE,THEY'LL STARTCOMING BACK.."COMING BACK.."AND AT THE END OF MARCH WHEN THEAND AT THE END OF MARCH WHEN THEHARRIS' MOVE IN ... "WE'RE GOINGHARRIS' MOVE IN ... "WE'RE GOINGHARRIS' MOVE IN ... "WE'RE GOINGTO BRING EVERYONE OVER HERE.TO BRING EVERYONE OVER HERE.WE'RE GOING TO COOK OUT ANDWE'RE GOING TO COOK OUT ANDENJOY OUR HOMECOMING." THEY WILLENJOY OUR HOMECOMING." THEY WILLENJOY OUR HOMECOMING." THEY WILLFINALLY BE ABLE TO RETURN TOFINALLY BE ABLE TO RETURN TOFINALLY BE ABLE TO RETURN TOTHEIR DAILY ROUTINE --THEIR DAILY ROUTINE --THAT WAS STRIPPED AWAY FROM THEMTHAT WAS STRIPPED AWAY FROM THEMIN APRIL OF 2018.IN APRIL OF 2018.IN APRIL OF 2018.DAVID KOLOSIKE, HABITAT FORDAVID KOLOSIKE, HABITAT FORDAVID KOLOSIKE, HABITAT FORHUMANITYHUMANITYHUMANITY"THEIR HOUSE WAS DESTORYED BY"THEIR HOUSE WAS DESTORYED BY"THEIR HOUSE WAS DESTORYED BYTHREE TREES." KENLEY HARRIS,"THEIR HOUSE WAS DESTORYED BYTHREE TREES." KENLEY HARRIS,HOME OWNERTHREE TREES." KENLEY HARRIS,HOME OWNERTHREE TREES." KENLEY HARRIS,HOME OWNER"I WAS SURPRISED.

NORMALLY WEHOME OWNER"I WAS SURPRISED.

NORMALLY WE"I WAS SURPRISED.

NORMALLY WE"I WAS SURPRISED.

NORMALLY WEDON'T HAVE TORNADOES IN"I WAS SURPRISED.

NORMALLY WEDON'T HAVE TORNADOES INGREENSBORO."DON'T HAVE TORNADOES INGREENSBORO."GREENSBORO."GREENSBORO."IT WASN'T UNTIL THEIR NEIGHBORIT WASN'T UNTIL THEIR NEIGHBORIT WASN'T UNTIL THEIR NEIGHBOR-- COUNCIL WOMAN SHARONIT WASN'T UNTIL THEIR NEIGHBOR-- COUNCIL WOMAN SHARONHIGHTOWER -- DISCOVERED JUST HOW-- COUNCIL WOMAN SHARONHIGHTOWER -- DISCOVERED JUST HOWHIGHTOWER -- DISCOVERED JUST HOWHIGHTOWER -- DISCOVERED JUST HOWBADLY DAMAGED THEIRHIGHTOWER -- DISCOVERED JUST HOWBADLY DAMAGED THEIRHOME WAS.BADLY DAMAGED THEIRHOME WAS.HOME WAS.COUNCILWOMAN SHARON HIGHTOWERCOUNCILWOMAN SHARON HIGHTOWER"AND SO WE JUST BEGAN TOCOUNCILWOMAN SHARON HIGHTOWER"AND SO WE JUST BEGAN TOSTRATEGIZE ON WHY DO WE BRING"AND SO WE JUST BEGAN TOSTRATEGIZE ON WHY DO WE BRING"AND SO WE JUST BEGAN TOSTRATEGIZE ON WHY DO WE BRINGTHIS FAMILY BACK TO THESTRATEGIZE ON WHY DO WE BRINGTHIS FAMILY BACK TO THETHIS FAMILY BACK TO THETHIS FAMILY BACK TO THENEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY'VE BEENNEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY'VE BEENNEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY'VE BEENIN FOR 30 SOMETHING YEARS."IN FOR 30 SOMETHING YEARS."IN FOR 30 SOMETHING YEARS."DAVID KOLOSIKE OF HABITAT FORDAVID KOLOSIKE OF HABITAT FORDAVID KOLOSIKE OF HABITAT FORHUMANITY TELLS ME THIS IS THEHUMANITY TELLS ME THIS IS THEHUMANITY TELLS ME THIS IS THEFIRST HOUSE THE CITY OFFIRST HOUSE THE CITY OFFIRST HOUSE THE CITY OFGREENSBORO HAS FUNDED... WITHFIRST HOUSE THE CITY OFGREENSBORO HAS FUNDED... WITHTHE HELP OF COMMUNITYGREENSBORO HAS FUNDED... WITHTHE HELP OF COMMUNITYTHE HELP OF COMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS ...ORGANIZATIONS ...ORGANIZATIONS ...AND HABITATS TEAM OFAND HABITATS TEAM OFAND HABITATS TEAM OFVOLUNTEERS WHO STARTED THEVOLUNTEERS WHO STARTED THEVOLUNTEERS WHO STARTED THEREBUILD BACK IN OCTOBER.REBUILD BACK IN OCTOBER.COUNCILWOMAN SHARON HIGHTOWER"AS A NEIGHBOR WHO RIDES THROUGH"AS A NEIGHBOR WHO RIDES THROUGH"AS A NEIGHBOR WHO RIDES THROUGHTHE CIRCLE PERIODICALLY WATCHINGTHE CIRCLE PERIODICALLY WATCHINGTHE CIRCLE PERIODICALLY WATCHINGTHE PROGRESS.

I AM OVER THRILLEDTHE PROGRESS.

I AM OVER THRILLEDTHE PROGRESS.

I AM OVER THRILLEDFOR THEM.

THE HARRIS ARE COMINGTHE PROGRESS.

I AM OVER THRILLEDFOR THEM.

THE HARRIS ARE COMINGHOME."

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