Habitat delivers dream homes to single moms

  • Eatonton Mayor John Reid hands over the keys to a brand-new Habitat home to Cerria and her three kids while former NFL star Warrick Dunn enjoys the moment.
    Eatonton Mayor John Reid hands over the keys to a brand-new Habitat home to Cerria and her three kids while former NFL star Warrick Dunn enjoys the moment.
  • New homeowner Carla reacts with happy surprise as she enters her Habitat-built home for the first time.
    New homeowner Carla reacts with happy surprise as she enters her Habitat-built home for the first time.
  • Warrick Dunn reaches for an apple pie on the table, explaining to Carla that for him, the apple pie turns the house into a home.
    Warrick Dunn reaches for an apple pie on the table, explaining to Carla that for him, the apple pie turns the house into a home.
  • Cerria appears thrilled as she and her children enter their new home near downtown Eatonton.
    Cerria appears thrilled as she and her children enter their new home near downtown Eatonton.
    Spring, the season associated with rebirth and rejuvenation, has become the time of new beginnings for two Eatonton families as former NFL Man of the Year Warrick Dunn, in partnership with Putnam County Habitat for Humanity, Aaron’s, and Ryan Jumonville, handed over the keys Feb. 28, to a pair of newly built, fully furnished houses to two single-parent families. Single moms Carla an...

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