2008 Woodie Awards
Habitat gives structure to spring breaks
Rick Kurker '09
Issue date: 3/22/07 Section: News
- Page 1 of 3 next >
With almost 100 Providence College participants this year, Habitat for Humanity had more students involved in the program at the College than ever before, according to Chris Arth '07, HFH treasurer. This number will continue to increase, he hopes, as more students seek alternative ways of spending their spring break.
This year, 98 participants traveled to 11 different cities to work with local HFH affiliates, according to Kevin Moore '07, President of Habitat for Humanity's PC chapter.
"The Habitat for Humanity campus chapter here at PC gives students the opportunity to raise funds for HFH, participate in awareness-raising opportunities including guest speakers and homelessness sleep-outs, and actively build affordable homes with HFH," Moore said.
He added that the campus chapter organizes Saturday builds with the HFH program in Providence in addition to the alternative spring break programs, weekend trips, and a week-long summer trip. According to Moore, the sites that students from Providence College attended this year were: Florence, Mass.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Westchester, N.Y.; Camden, N.J.; York, Pa.; Lebanon, Penn.; Arnold, Md.; Arlington, Va.; Mechanicsville, Va.; Rocky Mount, N.C.; and Concord, N.C.
"Participants volunteered doing a number of jobs, ranging from demolition, to framing, to siding and roof work to finish carpentry work," Moore said. "Each group worked for the week, in many cases alongside future HFH homeowners who are required to complete 500 hours of 'sweat equity' by working on their own homes or on the homes of other HFH families in order to receive an interest-free mortgage on their home."
Students from several of the sites shared positive experiences about their trips.
"Habitat for Humanity is a great experience, and I had an awesome group this year," Arth said.
Arth, who was an Habitat for Humanity co-leader with Frances Ford '07, said that he and his group went to Florence, Mass., to help build a house for a middle-aged woman who lives with her daughter and has lived in the same apartment for 30 years. Arth said he particularly liked the location this year because it was more local and therefore easier to see the direct effects of the group's work.
This year, 98 participants traveled to 11 different cities to work with local HFH affiliates, according to Kevin Moore '07, President of Habitat for Humanity's PC chapter.
"The Habitat for Humanity campus chapter here at PC gives students the opportunity to raise funds for HFH, participate in awareness-raising opportunities including guest speakers and homelessness sleep-outs, and actively build affordable homes with HFH," Moore said.
He added that the campus chapter organizes Saturday builds with the HFH program in Providence in addition to the alternative spring break programs, weekend trips, and a week-long summer trip. According to Moore, the sites that students from Providence College attended this year were: Florence, Mass.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Westchester, N.Y.; Camden, N.J.; York, Pa.; Lebanon, Penn.; Arnold, Md.; Arlington, Va.; Mechanicsville, Va.; Rocky Mount, N.C.; and Concord, N.C.
"Participants volunteered doing a number of jobs, ranging from demolition, to framing, to siding and roof work to finish carpentry work," Moore said. "Each group worked for the week, in many cases alongside future HFH homeowners who are required to complete 500 hours of 'sweat equity' by working on their own homes or on the homes of other HFH families in order to receive an interest-free mortgage on their home."
Students from several of the sites shared positive experiences about their trips.
"Habitat for Humanity is a great experience, and I had an awesome group this year," Arth said.
Arth, who was an Habitat for Humanity co-leader with Frances Ford '07, said that he and his group went to Florence, Mass., to help build a house for a middle-aged woman who lives with her daughter and has lived in the same apartment for 30 years. Arth said he particularly liked the location this year because it was more local and therefore easier to see the direct effects of the group's work.