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Jan Nick, right, administrative assistant for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, congratulates Raquel Rodriguez-Nunez with a handshake while Pastor Peter Garcia of Door of Refuge Church translates during a new home dedication ceremony Tuesday morning.

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Gabrielle Reineck, senior director of outreach for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, welcomes those in attendance to the home dedication for new homeowner Raquel Rodriguez-Nuez, right.

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Raquel Rodriguez-Nunez thanked those for making new home ownership a reality for her during the Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity home dedication ceremony Tuesday morning in Punta Gorda.

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Charlotte County Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch, right, and Jan Nick, administrative assistant of Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, center, bow their heads while Pastor Peter Garcia of Door of Refuge Church provides the opening prayer in English and Spanish during the new home dedication.

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Shelly Kunz, family services coordinator of Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, left, and Shari Wicks, representing Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, right, listen while Mike Mansfield, chief executive officer for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, center, provides opening remarks.

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Trish Bellois, senior director of operations for Habitat, listens while Paul Lioon, a Habitat board member, provides welcoming words.

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Door of Refuge Church Pastor Peter Garcia provided opening, closing and home dedication prayer, as well as translation to Raquel Rodriguez-Nunez during her new home dedication ceremony.

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Michelle Rumreich, director of development for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, provides a scripture reading in Spanish and English and prepares to hand a gift basket donated by the Church Women United of Charlotte County to new homeowner Raquel Rodriguez-Nunez. Other gifts were donated by the American Red Cross, Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints, Daughters of the American Revolution/Charlotte Bay Chapter, Edison Collegiate High School, Legeres Concrete Specialties and St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church.