09/01/2026
This past Saturday, we celebrated home, community, and new beginnings. 💙🏡💚
We opened the doors at Blankenship Place and celebrated something pretty special: four families who will soon be calling these beautiful new homes their own.
With family, friends, community members, local officials, volunteers, donors, and trade partners gathered together, the day was filled with all the good stuff: joy, gratitude, a few happy tears, and lots of celebrating.
We also took a moment to honor the legacy of Jack & Phyllis Blankenship, whose generosity and vision helped make Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County what it is today. Their names now live on at Blankenship Place, where four families will build their own memories for years to come.
And there were some pretty special gifts waiting for our families, too:
đź§µ Handmade quilts to bring warmth and comfort to their new homes, generously donated by Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma County
🏮 Lanterns to light the way into a new chapter, donated by Mark Blankenship
🔑 Wooden keys signed by the people who helped make this moment possible
Then came the best part: we opened the doors and took a tour of their new homes together. 🏡
After months of construction, planning, hard work, volunteer hours, partnership, and community support, it was incredibly meaningful to pause and simply celebrate.
The families will be moving into their new homes by the end of the month, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome them home.
Thank you to everyone who helped make Blankenship Place possible. This is what happens when a community comes together: we don’t just build houses. We build homes, hope, and a foundation for what comes next.
Welcome home, Alaina, Jeremy & Melissa, Kerrily, and Maria 🏡💚