Talladega hosts National Habitat for Humanity conference

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Thursday, 400 Habitat for Humanity volunteers wrapped up a 3 day conference in Talladega. The leadership conference allowed volunteers to share best practices to take back to their communities.

While in town, volunteers performed repairs on 11 homes in the Westwood Circle area.

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