March 7th-11th
Pfeiffer students take Spring Break to work for Habitat

Most people wouldn't consider spending their Spring Break helping other people by giving of their time and energy to Habitat For Humanity. That wasn't the case for several students and staff members from Pfeiffer University who spent their spring break working on several Habitat projects.

We started the week by cleaning out the storage facility and meeting new friends (including a few four legged ones.) Thankfully we were blessed with a future engineer and some volunteers with a previous knowledge of tools. One student slowly accepted the challenge to design and build a rack for easy storage and organization of wood. Another student tried her hand at space design and organization as well as collaborating on an exquisite solution to the abundance of yard tools. Still other students lent hands for moving out, sorting and purging the contents of the shed.

As the week continued we constructed walls for the roof of the Habitat office, working in small groups to complete each wall, while working closely with some pros in the field. We finished the week with some heavy lifting and setting trusses on the roof, praying through each step for safety and stable knees! I can proudly say that each person learned something new from their experience with Habitat. It may have been how to use a hammer, or that they really could overcome their fear of heights, but no matter what they learned it will be something they and I will never forget. Thank you Stanly County Habitat For Humanity for allowing us to make memories that will last us a lifetime.

Sarah Wolfe is the former President of the Pfeiffer University Campus Chapter of HFHI and wrote this article.

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