2008 Woodie Awards
Habitat for humanity plans build in Jacksonville over spring break
Kerry McQuade and Kristen Roy
Issue date: 3/4/04 Section: News
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The Marist College Habitat for Humanity chapter will spend its spring break in Jacksonville, Florida from March 14 to March 20 building a home for a local family.
The group of 15 students and one chaperone will work on the construction and completion of a house during the weeklong stay, in partnership with students from Huntington College in Indiana.
A series of fund-raising events is scheduled throughout March to raise money for the group's trip and other Habitat for Humanity initiatives.
At 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, Marist will host the Ceili Rain concert in the Nelly Goletti Theatre on the Marist College campus. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature traditional Irish music and dance, including an Irish harp performance by Bridget K. Burns, class of 2007. While the event is free, a suggested donations of $5 will be collected at the door to support Habitat for Humanity.
The next event is a Scholastic Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 5 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6 in the Cabaret. The event will feature a food sale, clown, face painting, and hourly readings. Funds raised from this event will go to the Marist Habitat chapter and for providing books for local area schools.
The final fund-raising event will take place midterm week from 9 p.m. to midnight. Volunteers will sell a breakfast plate of eggs, pancakes and juice to students for $3. On Monday, March 8, breakfast will be available to students in Champagnat; on Tuesday March 9, the sale will take place in Leo; and on Wednesday, March 10 in Sheahan.
"We are all very excited about going to Jacksonville for Habitat," Louis Ortiz, vice president of Marist Habitat for Humanity, said. "The Marist community has been very supportive of our efforts. It's great to see everyone coming together for such a great cause."
The first in the series of fund-raising events was a Bowl-a-Thon on Sunday, February 29, at the Mardi-Bob Hoe Bowl in Poughkeepsie.
Habitat for Humanity is a national non-profit organization that renovates and builds houses for selected low-income families. The Marist chapter is sponsored through the Student Government Association and has more than seventy student members. The group gathers every Saturday to renovate and build houses in the Dutchess County area.
The group of 15 students and one chaperone will work on the construction and completion of a house during the weeklong stay, in partnership with students from Huntington College in Indiana.
A series of fund-raising events is scheduled throughout March to raise money for the group's trip and other Habitat for Humanity initiatives.
At 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, Marist will host the Ceili Rain concert in the Nelly Goletti Theatre on the Marist College campus. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature traditional Irish music and dance, including an Irish harp performance by Bridget K. Burns, class of 2007. While the event is free, a suggested donations of $5 will be collected at the door to support Habitat for Humanity.
The next event is a Scholastic Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 5 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6 in the Cabaret. The event will feature a food sale, clown, face painting, and hourly readings. Funds raised from this event will go to the Marist Habitat chapter and for providing books for local area schools.
The final fund-raising event will take place midterm week from 9 p.m. to midnight. Volunteers will sell a breakfast plate of eggs, pancakes and juice to students for $3. On Monday, March 8, breakfast will be available to students in Champagnat; on Tuesday March 9, the sale will take place in Leo; and on Wednesday, March 10 in Sheahan.
"We are all very excited about going to Jacksonville for Habitat," Louis Ortiz, vice president of Marist Habitat for Humanity, said. "The Marist community has been very supportive of our efforts. It's great to see everyone coming together for such a great cause."
The first in the series of fund-raising events was a Bowl-a-Thon on Sunday, February 29, at the Mardi-Bob Hoe Bowl in Poughkeepsie.
Habitat for Humanity is a national non-profit organization that renovates and builds houses for selected low-income families. The Marist chapter is sponsored through the Student Government Association and has more than seventy student members. The group gathers every Saturday to renovate and build houses in the Dutchess County area.