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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
College studedts build for Habitat
Spring break for many col-
lege kids can mean a trip to
a sunny beach or just a visit
home, but for 11 University of
Minnesota students it meant a
trip to Sisters to help work at
a Sisters Habitat for Humanity
jobsite.
“I have to say we loved
coming here working with
the volunteers. Everyone is
so welcoming. We are so
happy to help build and to
see the sights of Sisters. It
was great to work alongside
the future homeowner Dave
Holmes, too,” junior Kelly
Sabrowsky said while help-
ing remove concrete forms
after stem-walls had been
set.
This group is part of 5,000
college and high school stu-
dents around the nation who
will spend their spring break
helping people in need of a
decent and affordable place
to call home. Habitat affiliates
in more than 35 states will be
hosting the students through
Habitat for Humanity’s
Collegiate Challenge
Program.
“This was a great group.
They brought enthusiasm and
skills; so much so that they
finished the week’s worth
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Collegiate Challenge students work on a Sisters Habitat home.
of work in three days. I had
originally planned on them
working on one house, and
they ended up working on
three,” Habitat’s Construction
Manager Darleene Snider
said.
The students left
Minnesota on a Saturday
and drove straight through to
Sisters, arriving on Sunday
afternoon where they were
welcomed by Habitat volun-
teers and staff at a potluck
dinner. They spent four days
at the jobsite, painting the
interior of one house, cutting
rebar, taking apart concrete
forms and cleaning up the
jobsite. On their day off they
drove to Lincoln City to see
the Pacific Ocean.
“Our volunteer crew and
staff always look forward to
Collegiate Challenge week.
The students are hard-work-
ing and energy-filled. We love
sharing the Habitat mission
and the Sisters community,”
Marie Clasen, Habitat’s vol-
unteer and family services
manager, said.
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