Volunteers sought for Habitat for Humanity project
Individuals and organizations are being sought as volunteers to assist with a Habitat for Humanity home-building project sponsored by Wake Forest.
The home will be built at 1735 Richard Allen Lane in Winston-Salem for the Santiago Family.
The home’s walls will begin to be raised Feb. 16 by members of the Chi Psi and Sigma Pi fraternities at Wake Forest.
All interested in volunteering for the build may contact Debbie Cesta at Debbie.Cesta@habitatforsyth.org and 336-306-8419.
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Habitat build set for Oct. 14 on Davis Field
This a guest post from the campus sponsors of the upcoming Habitat for Humanity build:
In the spirit of the Wake Forest motto, Pro Humanitate, students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the campus community in a special Habitat for Humanity build on Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Davis Field. (Originally, Manchester Plaza was announced as the location, but the site has been moved.) Volunteers will help assemble walls that will be used in the construction of a local Habitat house. Habitat for Humanity seeks to end poverty housing by helping thousands of low-income families secure affordable housing. Since 2005, Habitat has grown from serving 25,000 families each year to serving over 300,000 families annually in the U.S. and more than 70 countries.
Register to participate by signing up for a 20 minute slot. 25 volunteers can participate per volunteer shift. The only requirement is a signed waiver and closed-toed shoes. There may be minor disruption due to noise from the build; although, it is our understanding that the potential noise caused should not rise to the level of cancelling class or meetings.
Find out more details and register here.
The On-Campus Build is a special event in preparation for the next Leadership Project featuring Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity. The Leadership Project is designed to celebrate the many ways leadership development is taught and inspired at Wake Forest and to engage members of our community with compelling personal leadership stories from a wide range of experiences and perspectives. Save the date and plan to attend the keynote address on Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall.
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WFU Habitat for Humanity House Built
Wake Forest volunteers from the Reynolda Campus and the medical center worked together to build a Habitat for Humanity house in Winston-Salem.
The house was dedicated Jan. 28.
Construction on the house began Aug. 28 with several hundred members of the Wake Forest community — including faculty, staff and students — contributing their time and skills to the project.
The heated, 1,450-square foot house features four bedrooms, a porch and a partial basement.
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Several opportunities to volunteer on WFU Habitat house
Staff members work on the 2010 house.
Wake Forest and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are once again cosponsoring a Habitat for Humanity house, and volunteers are needed to help build it. No experience is necessary!
There are two main options for volunteering:
- The Labor of Love Building “Blitz” (Wed., Aug. 28, through Sat., Aug. 31, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.): During the four-day blitz building event, the WFU/WFBMC house will be started along with two other houses. The walls of all three houses will be raised concurrently at each location. Then, teams of volunteers will work on those houses during the event. Lunch is provided each day.
- Regular building schedule (Tues./Wed./Thur. and Sat., 8 a.m.-3 p.m.): This will start on Wednesday, Sept. 3 and continue until the house is finished.
Habitat can reserve dates for groups beginning with the Labor of Love event. Wake Forest hopes to have 20 volunteers each of the first four days. Working on a Habitat house together is a great bonding experience for your department or office, and you’ll be helping to make a dream come true for one of Habitat’s hard-working partner families.
We hope you’ll consider reserving a build date! Please let Debbie Cesta (Debbie.Cesta@habitatforsyth.org) from Habitat for Humanity know if you have any questions and if there’s a date that you would like to reserve.
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Volunteer for Habitat build on Saturday
Roberta Powell, left, and Sara Blackburn of Financial Aid work on the 2010 house.
Wake Forest is again co-sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity house with the medical center, and the project kicks off on Saturday, July 13, with a Wall Build. WFU volunteers and Habitat construction staff will build all the walls – both interior and exterior – for the WFU/WFBMC house. The build will begin at 8 a.m. and finish up about noon.
WFU is looking for 15 volunteers (with an equal number from WFBMC) to help.
Those interested in volunteering, please sign up directly on the VolunteerHub website (directions below) and email Kim Struglinski (struglka@wfu.edu) to let her know that you have signed up so she provide additional information.
Please follow this link to sign up for volunteer slots on Volunteer Hub:
http://habitatforsyth.volunteerhub.com
- Click “Register” at the bottom right.
- Create a User ID and Password (your choice) and click “Next“
- On the next screen, you will be prompted to provide a Join Code. On that line, type (in all CAPS) WFU
- Following the online prompts, complete the waiver. The next page will be the calendar of events.
- In the dropdown box near the top, it says “View upcoming events by” — choose DATE.
- Scroll to July 13, find WFU Wall Build, hit the SIGN UP button on the left side.
If there are any problems, please contact Debbie Cesta at Habitat by phone at 336.765.8854, ext. 105 or by email at debbie.cesta@habitatforsyth.org. Habitat’s Release form and other pertinent information is available on Volunteer Hub. All who register will receive a confirmation email from Habitat once registration is complete and a reminder email.
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