Building Blitz: Community comes together to build Jake's House
From 30 to 40 volunteers were swarming the building site for Jake's House the weekend of Aug. 9-11. They were carrying boards, sweeping concrete, putting in floor joists, wheeling equipment around the site and installing a subfloor.
Other volunteers, such as teacher Autumn Adams, were manning the kitchen, planning snacks and meals, making lemonade and wiping off tables. Adams said community members had been so generous – dropping off food, providing donations and visiting the site to help for a couple of hours.
The building site is on Jake Janssen Lane in Ronan and is a memorial for Jake, an autistic man, son of Rich and Julie Janssen and brother of Jenna Janssen. He died April 5, 2023, at age 28.
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