LifeShare Network Volunteers Help Build Habitat Home

LifeShare Network, Inc.’s volunteers spent the day painting and preparing Habitat’s first house, known as the Maxwell House after Maxwell Supply, a longtime Habitat donor and sponsor of the inaugural house at Cornerstone Creek.

LifeShare Network Volunteers Help Build Habitat Home

A new infusion of work by LifeShare Network, Inc.’s finance department employee volunteers helped build part of Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity’s (COHFH) first home ever constructed at the affordable-housing development on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Cornerstone Creek in far northwest Oklahoma City.

The volunteers helped paint what’s known as “The Maxwell House,” so named after one of Habitat’s home-build sponsors, Maxwell Supply Company. The historic house is the construction-supply company’s seventh COHFH home-build sponsorship in 17 years and will be Habitat’s inaugural house in the new neighborhood.

Located on NW 150th Street and N. Morgan Road, Cornerstone Creek will eventually feature 450 affordable and energy-efficient homes, three parks with exercise stations and walking trails for healthy living, plus a gazebo. Cornerstone Creek is also located in the Piedmont School District, rated in the top 10% of Oklahoma schools.

The LifeShare Network, Inc. exists to save lives and inspire hope through organ and tissue donation. LifeShare Network Inc. Chief Financial Officer Martin J. Benoit said the nonprofit has “Team Building Days” designed to build camaraderie and teamwork as they help various local charities. LifeShare Network, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Martin J. Benoit said his nonprofit often has Team Building Days to help encourage teamwork and serve local charities.

“We strive to serve Oklahoma Communities,” Benoit said. “Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity provides lower costs for homeowners, so we understand the importance of volunteers to help keep those costs down.”

LifeShare Network, Inc.’s Director of Finance Dena Burch said registered donors have the opportunity to save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of up to 75 people through organ, eye and tissue donations.

LifeShare Network, Inc. Director of Finance Dena Burch and her coworkers helped paint Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity’s Maxwell House on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Cornerstone Creek in Oklahoma City.

“We feel it is really important to give back to others – that’s what we do through donation – so we’re out here helping Habitat and working to help enhance the lives of Oklahomans,” Burch said.

About Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity

COHFH’s New Home Construction program helps new homeowners buy safe, secure and energy-efficient homes for cost and without a downpayment. COHFH’s Critical Home Repair program repairs and weatherizes the houses of homeowners in need. Habitat’s two ReStores sell “gently used” donated items at bargain prices and the proceeds help fund the Critical Home Repair program.

To date, Habitat has built 1,100 homes in the greater Oklahoma City area and is one of Habitat for Humanity International’s top 10 affiliates. Applicants who wish to apply with the New Home Construction program must meet certain qualifications to be considered for the partnership program, including having a credit score of more than 600 and they must be able to get and make regular payments on an affordable mortgage. Applicants must also match the 2024 HUD annual income by family size guidelines for consideration.

Ready to see if you’re ready for homeownership at Cornerstone Creek? Take this one-minute survey to see if you qualify: www.cornerstonecreek.org/cc-one-minute-survey.  For more information, call 405-232-4828

About LifeShare Network

At LifeShare Network, Inc, we believe in saving lives and inspiring hope. As a leading non-profit organization, our team fosters a strong commitment to serving Donor Heroes and their families. We ensure lifesaving gifts reach those in greatest need by collaborating with 145 hospitals and 3 transplant centers across Oklahoma. We are at the forefront of transplant research, innovation and education, made possible by our three subsidiaries: LifeShare Innovations, LifeShare of Oklahoma, and LifeShare Tissue Services, Inc, which all exist from community support of the LifeShare Foundation.