2008 Woodie Awards
'Home for the Holidays' project
Danielle Cloyd
Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: News
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Besides Christmas, the month of December brings another opportunity for Samford to show its philanthropic spirit.
For the last five years, the University has been one of ten corporate sponsors to work in conjunction with the Birmingham affiliate of Habitat for Humanity on the project Home for the Holidays.
Valerie Macon, sophomore nursing major, is president of the Samford committee for Habitat for Humanity.
"It allows (students) to reach out to the community and give back what God has so graciously given to us. We don't want to live in the "Samford Bubble;" we want to be a witness for Christ in our surrounding communities," Macon said.
Each corporate entity is assigned a certain day for its volunteers to work on the project. This year Samford's build day is Saturday, Dec. 8.
Philip Poole, Executive Director of University Communications, said the idea is to get as many Samford alumni, employees and students to help as possible.
"You may not be climbing up on the roof to nail shingles, but you could be on the ground handing the shingles up to the people who are on the roof nailing; basically there is something for everyone to do, no one will go unassigned," Poole said.
The goal of the project is to build a home in ten days. This year, the home will be given as a holiday gift to Henrietta Morris.
"I love that Home for the Holidays has become a Samford tradition. It's a great way for the faculty and students to get to know each other while also helping the community," sophomore communication studies major Melanie Fox said. Fox is the Habitat Student Coordinator.
She enjoys helping others by volunteering through the Independent Living Resources of Greater Birmingham even though she is in a wheelchair.
"I've never owned a home," Morris said. "This is a big step for me. It's exciting. It will bring me peace of mind and privacy."
The first 50 volunteers to sign-up will receive a Home for the Holidays t-shirt.
Students who wish to participate can either contacting Fox at msfox@samford.edu.
For the last five years, the University has been one of ten corporate sponsors to work in conjunction with the Birmingham affiliate of Habitat for Humanity on the project Home for the Holidays.
Valerie Macon, sophomore nursing major, is president of the Samford committee for Habitat for Humanity.
"It allows (students) to reach out to the community and give back what God has so graciously given to us. We don't want to live in the "Samford Bubble;" we want to be a witness for Christ in our surrounding communities," Macon said.
Each corporate entity is assigned a certain day for its volunteers to work on the project. This year Samford's build day is Saturday, Dec. 8.
Philip Poole, Executive Director of University Communications, said the idea is to get as many Samford alumni, employees and students to help as possible.
"You may not be climbing up on the roof to nail shingles, but you could be on the ground handing the shingles up to the people who are on the roof nailing; basically there is something for everyone to do, no one will go unassigned," Poole said.
The goal of the project is to build a home in ten days. This year, the home will be given as a holiday gift to Henrietta Morris.
"I love that Home for the Holidays has become a Samford tradition. It's a great way for the faculty and students to get to know each other while also helping the community," sophomore communication studies major Melanie Fox said. Fox is the Habitat Student Coordinator.
She enjoys helping others by volunteering through the Independent Living Resources of Greater Birmingham even though she is in a wheelchair.
"I've never owned a home," Morris said. "This is a big step for me. It's exciting. It will bring me peace of mind and privacy."
The first 50 volunteers to sign-up will receive a Home for the Holidays t-shirt.
Students who wish to participate can either contacting Fox at msfox@samford.edu.