April 5, 2000
Meredith Herald
Campus Extras
7
Meredith students
work for Habitat
Jenny Dave
GuesI Writer
Florida is a common destina
tion for college students bent on
enjoying their spring break. Bui
for fifteen Meredith students and
two staff members, their trip to
Florida was anything but.
Led by Campus Minister Sam
Carothers and Anna Kale Eller-
man. associate campus minister,
these students traveled to St.
Petersburg, Florida for the
Meredith Christian Associa
tion's annual spring break trip to
build houses with the Pinellas
County Habitat for Humanity.
Departing from the college on
Saturday, Mar. 11 and returning
on Friday, Mar. 17, the group
spent a week hammering, dig
ging, sanding, cleaning and lift
ing, with sufficient breaks.
After a full Saturday of dri
ving, the group arrived at First
Presbyterian Church of St.
Petersburg where they slept on
cots in Sunday School rooms.
The group had a leisur.;ly Sun
day after attending a service at
the host church. Some students
enjoyed the beach while others
went shopping.
On Monday, the group started
work. After meeting the staff at
Habitat for Humanity, the group
was led to their work sites in
Largo and Clearwater, Fla.
About half the group nailed
down a plywood floor on one
house, and the rest of the group
nailed up walls and cut out win
dows.
Tuesday morning, the sore
workers rode to a mostly-fin-
ished house in St. Petersbui^
where they began sanding sheet
rock inside while the rest filled
in the driveway. A few students
cleaned windows and swept
floors at the Habitat thrift store.
Wednesday saw the group
back at the houses they had
worked on Monday. One group
began framing and putting up
walls. The other group, in con
cert with members from a local
Rotary Club, nailed on hurri
cane clips and put up plywood
walls.
Thursday morning, the group
headed back to Largo where
they worked together to make
and nail into place a side wall.
They then piled into the van
and started the journey home.
Senior Jeannette Lewis said
she thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
She said “I enjoyed working
together and building a house.”
Anna Kate Ellerman agreed.
“I thought it was, overall, a
very good, successful trip,” she
said. “1 am ama?£d and delight
ed at what we were able to
accomplish."
Alicia Thompson, a sopho
more, said she enjoyed working
for Habitat for Humanity. “It is
a great organization,” she said.
Carothers, who has led the
-trip to Florida for 12 years, said
that the trip is an important
experience. He said, “It's a kind
of trip that builds confidence in
students, develops skills that
you have never had before. It
gives you confidence to try
something new and different.”
He also said that it is “impor
tant for Meredith students to
help people."
Carothers wished to express
his thanks to those who made
the trip possible.
The trip participants were
Laura Autry. Carol Beth Allen,
Megan Briggs, Jennie Davis,
Kristi Dunn, Christine Elliot.
Patsy Elliot, Christa Kohler,
Lewis. Lindsey McAdams,
Kim McKinnell, Andrea Neal,
Von, Nguyen. Thompson and
Joelle Wike.
Krista Kohler (left) and Jeartette Lewis work hard on
MCA’s mission trip.
Photo by S*m Carothebs
Calling all volunteers—catch spirit
Lynne Wheatley
Coorcinaior of Volunteer Services
Committed to building
strong relationships, bridging
differences and developing
connections? Willing to share
your knowledge, expertise,
time and talent? Got any ener
gy to spare? Need a morale
booster? Seeking fun and fel
lowship before the grind of
exams?
To foster connections
between Meredith's campus
and the local community, the
new office of volunteer ser
vices has identified some excit
ing and challenging volunteer
opportunities for Meredith stu
dents and faculty. These activi
ties are all within the greater
Raleigh community and take
place during the first pan of
April. Take a look at the list of
volunteer opportunities and
make a commitment now to
become involved.
*Service Raleigh—NCSU
Day of Volunteer Service: Sat
urday, Apr. 8,9 a.m. Breakfast,
bag lunches and T-shirts pro
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*MS Walk 2000-National
Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Sunday, Apr. 9, Raleigh. Raise
pledges, assist with registra
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support vehicle.
• Grand Opening--NC
Museum of Natural Sciences.
Friday, Apr. 7 & Saturday, Apr
8. More than 800 volunteers will
help open the largest natural his
tory museum in the southeast.
An outstanding opportunity.
Activities on-going overnight.
*Cary Road /?ace—Saturday.
Apr. 8, 7:45-11:30 a.m. Help
with registration, timing, finish
line, water stops and awards.
Don’t delay or allow this
opportunity to pass you by—call
Lynne Wheatley, coordinator of
volunteer services, at 760-8357
or stop by Jones Chapel for ftir-
ther details and registration
forms. Additional volunteer ser
vice opportunities are also avail
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