PEORIA, Ill. – You might have seen a lot of building work going on in Peoria Saturday, including at least one done entirely by women.
It was a part of the annual “Rebuilding Together Day” — moved from April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine different repair projects were taken on, including at the East Bluff Community Center.
But, there was one rebuild at a home that was called the first-ever “She-Build” — on McClure Avenue.
“We have insulators, we have IBEW, we have operators, we have masonworkers, we have painters, we have a plethora of trades here. We have carpenters and laborers as well, too,” volunteer Jennifer Frank told our news partner 25 News.
One of the volunteers told 25 News the “She-Build” was kind of a big deal for her.
“It makes me feel like I’m apart of something bigger than me,” Paiton Dubson said. “When you get out on those job sites, the way some of the men look at you, it’s like you’re crazy. To be able to do this project – all female – I just can’t even explain it. It’s pretty darn cool.”
The Union Sisters of Central Illinois put together the “She-Build.”
