1129 Erin St., Madison

The Peter Johnston and Stephanie Lang Family
Started on: 09/22/07
Completed: 05/15/08
Sponsors: UW Credit Union and UW-Madison Campus Chapter

We are Peter, Stephanie and Raina Johnston, and we have been living in Madison for the past 10 years. Raina just turned three years old in August, and a very sweet outgoing little girl.

For 11 years Peter worked full time at Econoprint, with a Printing and Publishing Degree from MATC, and in 2004 was let go due to staffing layoffs. This was very hard for us financially and put us back one year while trying to find a stable well paying job. In August of 2006, Peter was offered a job at Paradigm Gardens, a specialty gardening supply store.

My name is Stephanie and I currently had some major changes in jobs as well. For two years I worked at Firefly which recently closed in August, and now I work at Jade Monkey, a new and fun bar located on the East side of Madison. I also work at Tex Tubb’s Taco Palace, on the east side as well. I graduated in 2003 from the University of Madison, with a bachelor degree in Psychology and a Women Studies Certificate.

We are so excited, and so grateful to have been chosen to be apart of Habitat for Humanity. Living in Arboretum Cohousing will allow us to really be involved with our neighbors, and allow a safe place for Raina to grow up in. Thank you so much for helping us have a promising future that we can now look forward to.

Stephanie, Raina and Peter

At the groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 22.

UW Madison students and the families on Erin Street at groundbreaking ceremony.

Raina and James at groundbreaking ceremony.

Longtime Habitat volunteer John Merrill at groundbreaking ceremony.