Habitat for Humanity - Almost Heaven, West Virginia
Over April vacation of 2012 we will be going to Almost Heaven, West Virginia. During our trip we will be building homes as one essential element in a broad campaign to eliminate substandard housing in the area and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. For fundraising, we are selling raffle tickets and dump runs. Each raffle ticket will cost twenty dollars; they give all participants a chance to win an iPad 2, a 4-pack of red Sox tickets, and a live performance by the famed Devil Dogs. Dump Runs will cost $10 and the dump run itself will be held on Saturday, March 17th. If you are unable to find a peer leader email us at rebeccaslevine@gmail.com. Help us help people!
Habitat for Humanity
Our experience and participation with Habitat for Humanity has
come to represent exactly what our Peer Leadership program is all about:
teamwork, group-bonding, and service-learning.
This year during April vacation members of the Peer Leadership group will
embark on our 6th annual week-long Habitat for Humanity trip. We will once
again participate in the amazing experience of helping to build homes for
families in need. Each year we pick a different area of the country and travel
there to volunteer with the local HfH affiliate.
Our previous trips have been to:
-Salem
County, New Jersey
-Taos, New Mexico
-Mobile, Alabama
-Beaumont, Texas
-Eastern Shore of
Virginia
-Erie, Pennsylvania
Each year has provided a new and unique experience allowing us
to learn about different regions and the struggles that people are facing. We
have also learned a wide range of home-building techniques including:
-building a
foundation
-putting in
insulation
-home framing
-putting up drywall
-doing vinyl siding
-roofing
-hurricane
protection
-yard grading
-building an entire
sidewalk
Each trip has also allowed us to learn so much about ourselves
and what we are capable of individually and as a team. Each day we challenge
ourselves to work hard for the benefit of others and later we reflect back on
all that we've accomplished. We also have a ton of fun!
FundraisingEach year we work to fundraise all of the expenses for this trip including a substantial donation to the HfH affiliate to help pay for building expenses.
Throughout the Fall and Winter the Peer Leaders will organize a variety of fundraising events and projects including: -Halloween Party Coffee House -Jewelry & Craft Sales -Dump Runs -Raffle Ticket Sales -Drop & Shop: Activity Night for elementary school kids so parents can go holiday shopping Please contact us to find out more about any of these fundraisers or to make a donation toward this amazing service-learning experience. |  |
