AASU Students Participate in Habitat for Humanity

SAVANNAH, GA—January 22, 2004— Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help build houses for underprivileged families in the local community. In the last four months, groups of nearly fifteen students from AASU volunteered their labor each Saturday to build houses in the mid-town section of Savannah. Over forty students have given up a Saturday to perform tasks such as painting, laying sod, and prepping grounds. Several of the students have volunteered on more than one occasion. Jonathan Roberts, psychology professor and the team leader for Armstrong Atlantic, has committed to continue bringing groups in the spring.

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization, serving those who do not have adequate shelter. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 50,000 houses with families throughout the United States and another 100,000-plus houses in communities around the world. Now at work in 92 countries, they are building a house every 26 minutes. By 2005, Habitat houses will be sheltering 1 million people.

For more information on how to help, call the local office at 912.353.8122.