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Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity held a dual home dedication for Holly Wollschlager and her sons, Ashton Wollschlager, 7, Nicholas Corridino, 12, and Christopher Corridino, 14; along with neighbor John Piepmeier, Thursday morning on Liddy Street in Port Charlotte. Those who also attended the home dedication were Jan Nick, administrative assistant for Habitat; Ellen Cardillo, special events coordinator for Habitat; Shelly Kunz, family services coordinator for Habitat; Michelle Rumreich, director of development for Habitat; the Rev. Richard Webb, pastor of Faith Life Church; Gabrielle Reineck, senior director of outreach for Habitat; Mike Mansfield, chief executive officer of Habitat; Luz Torres, homeless prevention coordinator for the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition; Charlotte County Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch; Trish Bellois, senior director of operations for Habitat; Shari Wicks, representing Burnt Store Presbyterian Church; Patricia Harris,with Daughters of the American Revolution Charlotte Bay Chapter; Doris Marlin, media and events coordinator for the American Red Cross Southwest Florida Chapter; and Anthony Dubbaneh, president of Habitat.

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Holly Wollschlager wipes away the tears from her face during the home-dedication ceremony for her and her three sons by Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity.

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Mike Mansfield, chief executive officer of Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, congratulates new homeowner John Piepmeier, right, during a dual home dedication for Piepmeier, and Holly Wollschlager and her sons.

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Paul Lioon, left, board member for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, listens while Anthony Dubbaneh, president and board of directors member for Habitat, provides welcoming words to those who attended a dual new-home dedication for John Piepmeier, and Holly Wollschlager and sons, on Liddy Street in Port Charlotte.

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Charlotte County Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch, center, provided a speech and welcomed guests in attendance to the new-home dedication ceremony for homeowners John Piepmeier, left, and Holly Wollschlager.

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Michelle Rumreich, director of development for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, left, provides a scripture reading and prepares to hand over a gift basket donated by the Church Women United of Charlotte County to new homeowner John Piepmeier.

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John Piepmeier thanked those who made owning a new home a reality for him during the Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity home-dedication ceremony Thursday morning in Port Charlotte.

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Gabrielle Reineck, senior director of outreach for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, left, bows her head along with new homeowners John Piepmeier, and Holly Wollschlager and her three sons, Ashton Wollschlager, 7, a second-grader at Meadow Park Elementary School; Nicholas Corridino, 12, a seventh-grader at L.A. Ainger Middle School; and Christopher Corridino, 14, a freshman at Lemon Bay High School, as the Rev. Richard Webb, pastor of Faith Life Church and board member of Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, center, provides the closing prayer during the Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity home-dedication ceremony Thursday morning.