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GM Gift Funds New Habitat Home in Bowling Green

Lisa Autry

General Motors is helping an immigrant family living in Bowling Green realize the American dream. 

A grant from the GM Foundation is allowing the Bowling Green-Warren County Habitat for Humanity chapter build a new home for a Burmese family. 

On Tuesday, local leaders gathered to see construction on the home which will be located on a new 14-acre development called Durbin Estates near downtown Bowling Green.

Donning a hard hat, Corvette Assembly Plant Manager Jeff Lamarche said GM is putting in some sweat equity, as well.

"Sometimes it's not just your treasure, but it's also your time and your talent that you can donate," replied Lamarche.

A team of Corvette employees will be helping construct the Bowling Green home.

A $1.4 million grant from the GM Foundation will fund the construction of ten homes and 15 neighborhood revitilization projects across the country. 

Lisa is a Scottsville native and WKU alum. She has worked in radio as a news reporter and anchor for 18 years. Prior to joining WKU Public Radio, she most recently worked at WHAS in Louisville and WLAC in Nashville. She has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, including Best Reporter in Kentucky. Many of her stories have been heard on NPR.