Campus luncheon benefits upcoming Habitat service trip
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Habitat for Humanity held their annual spring luncheon. The event started at noon and ended about an hour later.
The luncheon was $5 and all the proceeds will be going towards the Habitat of Greene County and Guatemala. There were faculty members, administration, and students who attended.
The event started as Pat Bristor, associate dean of students gave a quick rundown of what Habitat for Humanity does. Then a student said a prayer and afterwards, everyone proceeded to get a plate of food in an orderly fashion. The food at the event was brought from different people of the faculty and administration. There was also a drawing for a t-shirt in which Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Heidi Szuminsky won.
Habitat for Humanity focuses on houses and recyclables that are located in the dorms and different buildings on campus, and are now finishing some houses in Western Waynesburg.
Over spring break, the organization will be traveling to Concord, North Carolina, for a mission trip. The trip leaders are Dr. Chad Sherman, assistant professor of communication and Brandon Szuminsky, instructor of communication. While the students are there, they will be assisting the Lake Norman, North Carolina Habitat for Humanity affiliate of building a home from the ground up to address substandard housing issues.
”They will start with a bare foundation and end the week putting shingles on the roof and setting the windows in,” stated senior business management major, JoshDains.
In the fall, Habitat held the Penny Drive that was in the dorms and also did Channyville, in which they slept in Johnson Commons.
”We might do it again depending on how April is with weather and how busy we are,” said Student Chapter President, Josh Dains.
Once again, all the proceeds from those events went towards the Habitat of Greene County and Guatemala.
There are roughly 15-20 students as part of Habitat for Humanity, four of which have major roles. Josh Dains is the President; sophomore biblical ministry major, Amber Martin is Vice President; junior psychology major, Amanda Hooker is Treasurer; and senior forensic accounting major, Kaitlyn Marteney is Secretary. The organization has an “End of the Year Report” in which they have to record how much money they made, the members who were in of the organization, and more.
The luncheon ended up making over $500.
”I thought the luncheon was a huge success,” said Dains. “I heard lots of great feedback from faculty and administration, and everyone is looking forward to next semester’s luncheon.”