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Mike Mansfield, background, chief executive officer for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, bows his head while Kevin Hart, elder at Tri-City Baptist Church in Port Charlotte, holds an opening prayer during Jeremy Briggs’ new home dedication Thursday morning on Worchester Drive in Punta Gorda.

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Mike Mansfield, chief executive officer for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, congratulates new homeowner Jeremy Briggs and his fiance, Brittany Muir, while they hold their children, Jerin Briggs, 2 months, and Sophia Briggs, 17 months.

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Paul Lioon, left, board member for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, left, and Michelle Rumreich, director of development for Habitat, listen while Jeff Cardillo, board secretary, provides welcoming words to those who attended a new home dedication for Jeremy Briggs and his family, on Worchester Drive in Punta Gorda Thursday.

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Michelle Rumreich, director of development for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, provides a scripture reading and prepares to hand over a gift basket donated by the Church Women United of Charlotte County, to new homeowner Jeremy Briggs and his fiance, Brittany Muir.

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Shari Wicks, representing Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, hands over a Bible to Jeremy Briggs and his 17-month-old daughter Sophia, during a new home dedication hosted by Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, Thursday morning.

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Jan Nick, administrative assistant for Habitat, hands over a gift certificate from Legeres Concrete Specialties to Brittany Muir, fiance of Jeremy Briggs, to receive a birdbath at their home on Worchester Drive in Punta Gorda.

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Charlotte County Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch, left, hands over a house-warming gift Ten Commandments sign to Jeremy Briggs, his daughter Sophia, 17 months, and his fiance Brittany Muir, during a new home dedication ceremony Thursday morning, in Punta Gorda.

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Sophia Briggs, 17 months, waves to those who attended the Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity home dedication for her father Jeremy Briggs and mother Brittany Muir, Thursday morning, after Jeremy provided words of gratitude in receiving his new home.

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Michelle Rumreich, director of development for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, left, provided a scripture reading and prepares to hand over a gift basket donated by the Church Women United of Charlotte County, to new homeowner Jeremy Briggs, his fiance Brittany Muir, and their 17-month-old daughter Sophia Briggs. Other gifts were donated by the American Red Cross, Burnt Store Presbyterian Church, Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, Church of Jesus Christ of Ladtter-day Saints, Daughters of the American Revolution/Charlotte Bay Chapter, Edison Collegiate High School, Legeres Concrete Specialties and St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church.

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Brittany Muir holds her 2-month-old son Jerin Briggs, while Gabrielle Reineck, senior director of outreach for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity, right, assists with consoling, during a Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity new home dedication ceremony Thursday in Punta Gorda.