April 24, 2018
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vs上与仁人家园合作，在开拓者建设月期间为社区服务
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在开拓者建设月期间，vs上学生帮助建造瓦尔多斯塔家。 |
VALDOSTA — 美高梅博彩 students, faculty, and staff spent April — Blazer Build month — volunteering with Valdosta-Lowndes County Habitat for Humanity to help build affordable housing for residents in the community.
来自不同部门、办公室和组织的300多名开拓者参加了整个月。
“It’s good for vs上 as a whole to give back to the community,” said Paul Leavy, university photographer with Creative Services and Blazer Build coordinator for the Council on 员工事务. “That’s one of our core values at vs上, and it doesn’t take much to give a lot back.
“This work also enables people to get together outside of the work environment and bond as a team. 你的学生、教职员工做的社区服务越多，你的大学就越好。 It builds character and togetherness.”
来自美高梅博彩的志愿者帮助整修了瓦尔多斯塔的两栋房子，并从头开始建造了第三栋房子。
“Life is short, so any great thing you can do for somebody is always good,” said Bryndan McCoy, a wide receiver for the vs上 football team who volunteered with his teammates. 他是来自佛罗里达州克莱蒙特的大众传媒专业学生，预计将于2020年春季毕业。 “It’s important to take some time out of our busy schedules because it’s the little things like this that give people hope and make their lives better.”
Molly Ferrier, executive director of Valdosta-Lowndes County Habitat for Humanity, said vs上’s service is “so important to our community.”
“We love having the students come out to volunteer,” she said. “We are able to build more homes with their help. 我们建立一个家需要两样东西：志愿者和资金。 vs上 providing the volunteers has allowed us to build an additional home this year.”
瓦尔多斯塔-朗兹县人类家园是一个非营利性的基督教住房部，致力于消除社区中不合标准的住房，代之以负担得起的体面住房。 该组织已经建造了200多所房屋，为700多人提供了庇护。
“We are able to help people get out of poverty and see some generational stability,” Ferrier said. “When a family or child has stable, affordable housing, they are able to focus on other important aspects of life like their career or education. 经济适用房对家庭有持久的影响，并为孩子们提供更好的机会。”
联系瓦尔多斯塔-朗兹县人类栖息地，电话：（229）245-1330了解更多信息。
在网上：http://www.valdostahabitat.org
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