Habitat for Humanity: I Helped Make A Difference :: Community Service, Service Learning

Habitat for Humanitys goal is to provide inexpensive homes for lowincome families. This requirement surprisingly fits many of the residents of Midland and as a result needs more volunteers to help build these homes. One can helper by painting, clearing lots, aiding in the construction, and much more.I was fortunate enough to meet some of the homeowners and those in process of obtaining one. These people were so uplifting and further to one another that it made my days of volunteering more enjoyable then ever imagined. Working beside them I really got to know them and learn about their situations and rising goals for their families.I can recall one instance in which I met a lady who was a single mother trying to provide a better home for her daughter who had severe allergies. When the home we were building came closer to completion, I wondered if wed place grass on the front and back yards. always questioning our team leader, I finally received my answer.No.It turned out that the lady whom I mentioned earlier would sacrifice having a yard encompassing of grass in order to help her daughters allergies, she would also have no carpet due to the dust. After learning of this wonderful championship for the sake of her daughter, I looked up to this woman who was truly unselfish and caring for her daughters well being. This home would not only be a representation of her countless hours but also an extension in the preservation of her daughters health.Day after day I would apply my skills in painting these homes alongside others who deeply wanted to provide the top hat quality in their workmanship for those that would soon be moving in. I cant even express how many times I tried to make a straight line when outlining the frames of the windows and doors in paint. However, their desire to make things appear the best made me want to try harder.After completing a home a dedication ceremony would be held in honor of the family moving in. every last(predicate) that wo rk would be expressed in a single reward, a deserving family with a new home.