Roger Pavlis is a member of the SCV Habitat old guard. A veteran of numerous home building campaigns and a long-time board member, Roger has born witness to, and crucially participated in, some of the monumental shifts in SCV Habitat history as well as the daily toil that makes our righteous work possible. For his longstanding and unwavering dedication to SCV Habitat, this Volunteer of the Month has also been awarded the prestigious Volunteer of the Year Award (the SCV Habitat ReStore Volunteer of the Year honor is being bestowed to none other than the stalwart John Hackbarth). How then, did Roger get to this esteemed position within SCV Habitat? To answer this question we must go back to Roger's formative years. Roger grew up on a farm in South Dakota, where he was first bitten by the construction bug. Indeed, the promise of construction was what first attracted him to Habitat. But soon thereafter Roger realized an even greater satisfaction than building a quality domicile - the human element, the ethereal satisfaction of helping someone of more humble means become a homeowner. As a veteran board member Roger was an integral component in the formation of the Eco Village project. He spoke of the old days, the days in which the SCV Habitat board had twenty-five members. Roger recalled marathon board meetings that would persist for hours. There were simply too many good people attempting to get points across in those days. But the board has gone through a streamlining process in the last few years, and, according to Roger, has become more productive for it. And it is Roger's firm belief that this progress should and will continue into the future. There is still much work to do, but Roger resolutely believes that our band of superlative staff, board, and volunteers possess the requisite cunning and moxie to do the job. I couldn't agree more, Roger Pavlis. So to John Hackbarth and Roger Pavlis I would like to extend, on behalf of everyone here at SCV Habitat, my heartfelt congratulations for earning these prestigious accolades.