Wanda Amar (cq), left, dances in her living room with her mom, Bernadine Amar, (cq), right, Thursday afternoon January 18, 2007 in her new home at Tollgate Crossing in Aurora. Wanda and her three children received a new home from Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, the home was sponsored by First Data Western Union Foundation. The Amar family lived in the 9th Ward in New Orleans and were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. They have been temporarily living in a home funded by FEMA. (KEN PAPALEO/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) *** Wanda Amar (cq) Bernadine Amar (cq)
Wanda Amar (cq), left, dances in her living room with her mom, Bernadine Amar, (cq), right, Thursday afternoon January 18, 2007 in her new home at Tollgate Crossing in Aurora. Wanda and her three children received a new home from Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, the home was sponsored by First Data Western Union Foundation. The Amar family lived in the 9th Ward in New Orleans and were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. They have been temporarily living in a home funded by FEMA. (KEN PAPALEO/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) *** Wanda Amar (cq) Bernadine Amar (cq)
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HOME, SWEET HOME / After receiving a new home from Habitat for Humanity, Wanda Amar, left, and her mother, Bernadine Amar, dance for joy in the living room of the Aurora house Thursday afternoon. Wanda Amar, a mother of three, became a refugee when Hurricane Katrina destroyed her residence in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. The Amars' new home is at Tollgate Crossing.
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KNP-jta;Wanda Amar (cq), left, dances in her living room with her mom, Bernadine Amar, (cq), right, Thursday afternoon January 18, 2007 in her new home at Tollgate Crossing in Aurora. Wanda and her three children received a new home from Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, the home was sponsored by First Data Western Union Foundation. The Amar family lived in the 9th Ward in New Orleans and were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. They have been temporarily living in a home funded by FEMA. (KEN PAPALEO/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) *** Wanda Amar (cq) Bernadine Amar (cq)
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