Above: Volunteers for Tahlequah Area Habitat for Humanity enjoy lunch provided by Chicken Express during their lunch break. Front from left is Robert Scheu, Lola Coombe, France Moriarty, Bill Moriarty and Sidney Rippetoe. Back row are Krystyl Rumery, Construction Manager Ty Hemken, Robert Nunn and Robert Dennison. The volunteers have been doing inside finish work on Houses 36 and 37 to include laying the floor, setting cabinets and painting trim. Other lunches were provided by Bob Ed and Julie Culver, Dr. Jim Lewis, Jennifer and Michael Lynn and Sue Fennel of Del Rancho.
Below: The construction of Houses #36 and #37, both on the corner of Vinita Street and Allen Road in Tahlequah, continues in September 2025. Work on the next house, House #38 located at 519 South Lee Street in Tahlequah, is scheduled to begin in October.
House on Vinita Street
House on West Allen Road
Above: Brittany Carpenter, Proud Owner of House #35 (May 27, 2025)
Above: Cherokee County’s 35th Habitat home is more than a house—it’s a powerful symbol of community, compassion, and the collective effort that made it possible. Welcome Home Brittany and Family!
Above: Celebrating 35 Tahlequah Habitat homes built in 35 years with the presentation of the keys for House #35!
Above: Raising the first wall of House #35 in October 2024.
OSU Medical Students Volunteer
Above: Shout out to OSU Medical students who spent one morning in July 2024 helping our Tahlequah Area Restore Rack frame the new donation bin and add siding to the donation bay. These improvements will help us keep donations of clothing, shoes, and accessories protected from exposure to the weather, animals, and theft. Proceeds from the purchases of donations support affordable homeownership in Cherokee County.
Tahlequah Area Habitat for Humanity in the News
Cherokee County Women in Business--Linda Cheatham & Annie Kingcade, 2023
