Posted: Jan 15, 2012
ERIE, Pa. - On Saturday, January 14, the Penn State Behrend baseball program, contributed volunteer hours to Habitat for Humanity.
The baseball program provided two groups of 12 players and coaches to continue work on a home refurbishing. The group combined to donate a full staff covering an eight hour work day by completing some mudding, sanding, and painting of the interior of a home.
"This is a terrific way for our program to give back to the Erie community," said twentieth year head coach Paul Benim. "We were able to make a difference for a local family by doing a little work. It was a great day for all of us. Habitat for Humanity is an organization that does some amazing things assisting families."
In previous year with Habitat, the baseball program has built storage sheds for new homes, completed roofing, worked on interiors and exteriors of homes, and organized the Habitat warehouse. The Behrend Lions athletic staff and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee have also worked in the past for Habitat for Humanity as a community service project.
Habitat for Humanity builds and rehabilitates house and neighborhoods by providing simple, decent affordable homes in partnership with families in need. Reaching out from Christian roots across denominational, faith, economic and racial lines, Habitat works in partnership with prospective and existing home owners, volunteers, donors, community organizations and all those who can help reach these goals.
