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    Derrin Eison of the Charlotte Housing Authority carries a truckload of bunk bed parts into the Hall House Friday afternoon. The beds will be assembled in rooms here for the homeless after the rooms are cleaned and painted by volunteers. Volunteers are turning a former hotel, the Hall House on N. Tryon St., into a temporary shelter for homeless women and children. Social agencies raised more than $700,000 to open the 12-story building from Jan. 5 to June. Officials hope to house 100 families in the units. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Mary Gardner Belk of Charlotte paints a bathroom in one of the rooms at Hall House Friday. (7 members of the Gardner family and 6 members of the Belk family are working together to clean and paint three of the rooms here). Volunteers are turning a former hotel, the Hall House on N. Tryon St., into a temporary shelter for homeless women and children. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    James Dye of Charlotte paints one of the rooms at the Hall House Friday. Visible through the windows of many of these rooms are great views of the skyline. Officials hope to house 100 families in the units. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    James Dye of Charlotte paints one of the rooms at the Hall House Friday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Yvonne Evans (front) and Dana Mitchell of Charlotte clean the oven and refrigerator in the kitchen of one of the rooms at Hall House Friday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    (Left to right) Erin MacDevette, 7, Debbie Haruta and Debbie's children Grace Haruta, 7, (front) and Jonathan Haruta, 5, (with broom) work together on cleaning a room at the Hall House Friday. Officials hope to house 100 families in the units. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Penny Starliper (front) and (left) Ceci Parker and (right) Nancy Campbell, all of Indian Trail, work together to clean a bathroom in one of the rooms at Hall House Friday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Hillary Belk works on painting furniture in one of the Hall House rooms. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    L-r Betty Harkey and Wanny Hogewood work on a kitchen at a Hall House room. Volunteers are turning a former hotel, the Hall House on N. Tryon St., into a temporary shelter for homeless women and children. Social agencies raised more than $700,000 to open the 12-story building from Jan. 5 to June. Officials hope to house 100 families in the units. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Amy McDonald (front) and sister Megan McDonald of Charlotte clean a refrigerator Friday. Volunteers are turning a former hotel, the Hall House on N. Tryon St., into a temporary shelter for homeless women and children. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Gale Haruta and son Jonathan, 5, sweep the floor of a room at Hall House. Social agencies raised more than $700,000 to open the 12-story building from Jan. 5 to June. Officials hope to house 100 families in the units. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Charlotte Gardner (front right) applies liner to shelves and Hillary Belk (back) paints at Hall House Friday. Volunteers are turning a former hotel, the Hall House on N. Tryon St., into a temporary shelter for homeless women and children. The event ran from 1 to 6 pm, with volunteers painting and cleaning the rooms. Social agencies raised more than $700,000 to open the 12-story building from Jan. 5 to June. Officials hope to house 100 families in the units. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Debbie Haruta (top), her daughter Grace, 7, (in green), and Erin MacDevette, 7, clean a refrigerator Friday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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