Photo by Matt Gorrie
This board, on display Monday at a Minnesota State University Habitat for Humanity chapter presentation, displays the wishes and intentions of chapter members and prospective members.
Each year around spring break time, for the past 15 years, a group of Minnesota State University students has saved up a little money, carpooled a few dozen hours and headed for a week of memories they’ll never forget.
But they’re not spending a week consuming alcohol, and you’re not likely to see any of them in a Girls Gone Wild video.
These students, who are members of the Habitat for Humanity chapter on campus, spend their spring break helping people. And this year was no exception.
Ten students — all women — hauled down to Beaumont, Tex. In a presentation Monday night at the First Congregational UCC Church in Mankato, the students talked about their trip and what it was like helping to build Habitat houses in a Texas community far different from where they grew up.
In their telling, they were almost giddy and certainly eager to tell about their trip.
Some spoke of new experiences.
“We all got to use nail guns,” said Katie Beranek. “That was an experience for us.”
“I’ve never been in a car that long,” student Lauren Harding said. “And I’ve never worked with power tools.”
For complete story, see the Tuesday, April 15, 2008, print edition of The Free Press or sign onto the e-edition at http://www.mankatofreepress.com/
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