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We hope you will help the Pitt-Greensburg Habitat for Humanity campus chapter travel to Birmingham, Alabama so members can build a home for a family in need.
Several members of the HFH campus chapter take a photo with one of the HFH partner families in Pittsboro, NC last year.
In the spring of 2005, a small group of Pitt-Greensburg students went on an alternative spring break trip to Walton County, Florida to help the Walton County Habitat for Humanity build a home for a local family. It was the start of an annual Pitt-Greensburg tradition. This year, 25 Pitt-Greensburg community members (mostly students) are embarking on the campus chapter's 12th annual Collegiate Challenge alternative spring break trip all in the name of making a difference in a community far away.
On Saturday, March 5th, our campus chapter will load up into three vans and drive to Birmingham, Alabama for this year's alternative spring break.
More than a quarter of the population in Greater Birmingham falls below the poverty line, so we are looking forward to visiting a city that can use our help.
We will spend our week building simple, decent, affordable housing with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham - an organization that has served more than 1,000 families in the Greater Birmingham area since its founding in 1987.
Our group will spend 6-8 hours each day from Monday through Friday working on a home with a local partner family. We will be doing a great variety of tasks ranging from building walls and roofing to putting in drywall or siding on the home. We will help our host affiliate fill their greatest needs during the week of March 7-11th.
With a group of 25 volunteers, we anticipate providing anywhere from 800-1,000 hours of service while in Birmingham.
There are many things that make this project special.
1. We are putting service above self by giving up our spring breaks to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. Each student will volunteer 30+ hours while on the trip.
2. For many of us, it is our first time traveling out of state and to a new place. In fact, most of us have never gone on a Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge trip. Of the 25 attendees, 15 have never experienced a Collegiate Challenge trip.
3. We will learn a lot about ourselves, a new place, and what it means to get lost in true service.
Photo from last year's HFH trip to Pittsboro, NC. From left to right, Quoc, Scott, Sarah, and Katie.
There are many expenses that our group will incur on the trip. They include:
Your donation will help us with these expenses and assure that we will have enough funds to have another successful Collegiate Challenge trip. Please consider donating at any level. Whether you can help provide the nails ($10) or help us with the landscaping ($1,000), your contribution will be greatly appreciated by our group.
The Pitt-Greensburg Habitat campus chapter at the end of a long work week in Marion County, SC in March of 2014.
Consider making a donation in honor of one of the students attending this year's trip.
Nails are some of the smallest components of the construction of a new home; yet they are the most vital in holding it together.
The roof of a home protects the family from the outdoor elements. It takes many roof shingles to protect a home.
The windows to a home allow the family to see out into the community. They also allow warmth and sunlight in while keeping the cold out.
Doors to a home provide the family with a sense of safety, security, and privacy. They allow the family to control who and what comes into the home.
Drywall and paint are what helps provide a finished look to the interior of a home. It helps to create a welcoming and warm atmosphere in the home.
A home truly becomes a home once it is furnished with appliances. Appliances are often amenities that compliment the home and are crucial to a family's efficiency and day-to-day living.
Siding on the outside of the home protects the home from the elements and also puts a finishing touch on the home. It serves dual purposes and assures that a home will be protected for years to come.
The landscaping outside of the home helps extend a family's home into the outdoors. A yard provides a place for the kids to play, and other landscaping features increase a home's curb appeal.
