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		gamblor956 on Jan 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Parachuting for Charity: A 5-year audit (1999) It actually does go to hire contractors. The dirty not-so-hidden secret is that HFH sets aside houses for volunteers to work on. The majority of HFH houses are actually built by contractors without any volunteers messing shit up.

wtvanhest on Jan 17, 2020 [–]

ah, that makes sense, but also feels pretty lame overall. I definitely won't volunteer again or org anything for them.

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