Photo Release — Newport News Shipbuilding Hosts Groundbreaking for 19th Habitat for Humanity Build Project
March 01 2021 - 3:00PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division
today hosted the groundbreaking for a new home that will be built
in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater
Williamsburg.
Adhering to COVID-19 protocols, a private gathering was held at
the site of the 19th build project to be undertaken by Habitat and
shipyard volunteers since the collaboration began in 2002.
Attending the socially distanced event were Newport News
Shipbuilding representatives, Habitat staff and the future
homeowners, Mickeia Hunter and her sons, 18-year-old Cinque and
7-year-old Nehemiah.
“It’s been nearly 20 years now that our shipbuilders have
partnered with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater
Williamsburg to build these homes that provide families a place
where they can feel protected and secure,” said Xavier Beale, vice
president of trades for Newport News, who is the executive sponsor
of the project.
“At Newport News Shipbuilding, we know a thing or two about
building with security in mind, and like the ships we’ve built
for over a century, these homes are built with our hands and our
hearts,” Beale said. “We look forward to working with Habitat and
the Hunter family to build a home they can be proud of.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/nns-habitat-groundbreaking.
The three-bedroom, 1,200-square-foot home will be built in the
city’s Southeast community on land donated by the Newport News
Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
“Mickeia Hunter's father, Mickey Pittman, just retired from the
shipyard, so the family sees it as fate that the shipyard is
partnering on this project,” said Janet V. Green, CEO of Habitat
for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg. “The Hunters are a
particularly close-knit family that have overcome so much
adversity, and still have the drive and dedication to move forward
and improve their circumstances. In their new home, the Hunters
hope to continue their strong bond as a family and create new
memories for decades to come.”
Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg is a
non-profit organization serving the cities of Hampton, Newport
News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Charles City,
James City, New Kent and York. For more information, visit
www.HabitatPGW.org.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
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Contact: Duane BourneDuane.A.Bourne@HII-co.com(757)
380-3581
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