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Working at Cradles to Crayons this past semester has been an extremely rewarding experience. Cradles to Crayons is an organization which heavily relies on their volunteers, and they do not disappoint. Seeing the amount of people who want to help others and make a difference in a child’s life is very heartwarming. In particular, there…
The Barton Road After School Program is off to a great start! We have a new team this year with only a couple returning members. Our hope is to continue improving the program and its curriculum to not only help the children academically, but to create strong leaders. We have only had two on-site sessions,…
By Benjamin Pierce Excitement was jolted into the air once we entered the parking lot with our highly distinguishable white Babson van. The children have clearly locked into their minds that such a van could only mean one thing. The tutors are here!!! What joy it was to have such a warm welcome, with the…
Hey everybody 🙂 We had a great 2nd day down here in Mississippi. On a nice sunny day down here, we continued on our projects from yesterday. (Sorry to everyone up in MA who has to shovel out from the blizzard!) I was up in the attic putting up support beams for hurricane protection with…
Hi Babson folks! We had a successful first day here in Biloxi and are back at the New Christian Church (the Habitat camp that will be our home for our time here in Mississippi). We worked alongside AmeriCorps and will continue to work with them for the remainder of the week. We are working on…
This post was written by undergraduate student Stefanie Chow ’10 from El Salvador on the Habitat for Humanity Spring Break trip. It is the fourth day of construction and things are starting to wind down. One of the two houses we were assigned to is complete, and the other did not need too much help…
This post was written by undergraduate students Lauren Garey ’12 and Chandra Kelley ’12 from El Salvador on the Habitat for Humanity Spring Break trip. Building houses for those in need? Can we do it with unbeatable speed? Can we make a difference in just one week? You wonder and now a student will speak… There are…
This post was written by undergraduate student Deirdre Malo ’10 from El Salvador on the Habitat for Humanity Spring Break trip. Hola desde Ahuachapán, El Salvador! Twelve students and two staff members from Babson’s Habitat for Humanity chapter are currently in El Salvador building homes for the week. We arrived on Saturday evening and it’s…
This post was written by undergraduate student Mike Smith ’12, currently traveling on Babson’s Habitat for Humanity Winter Break trip Hey Ya’ll! Greetings from Thibodaux, Louisiana! Today is our third day working in the Bayou area Habitat sites and so far we have worked under a house, on the side of a house, inside a…
Day 2 for Babson’s Habitat for Humanity Winter Break trip “Work like a champion today” Today was the second day of work at the Habitat for Humanity Bayou site on Babson’s Katrina Relief Alternative Break Trip. Our team was split up into two groups today; Emma, Cathy, Andrew, and Mike remained on Bon Jovi Blvd.…
