USING BREAK TO BUILD STUDENTS WORKING ON CONDOS FOR THE POOR.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE - Antwan Harris grew up in a Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. home, so he had no qualms about traveling clear across the country to spend his spring break helping build houses for four families in need. Harris is one of 14 students from Mount Ida College Mount Ida's athletes compete as the Mustangs in the North Atlantic Conference of NCAA Division III. History Mount Ida College was founded in 1899 as a private women's high school on Mount Ida Hill in Newton Corner, Massachusetts. in Newton Center, Mass., who are helping build the $1.3 million condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. project at 401-411 S. Pacific Ave. for four low-income, first-time homebuyers First-Time Homebuyer An IRA owner who is exempt from the early-distribution penalty (which applies to IRA distributions that occur before the IRA owner reaches age 59.5) for distributing funds from his or her IRA to buy, build, or rebuild a home when having had no interest in a . ``It means I'm helping someone else, another family, another kid get their own room,'' said Harris, 19, working on the base of a house. ``I'm providing them with a new home and a reason to smile.'' The San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. chapter of Habitat for Humanity began building the homes in July and hopes to have them finished by September. The college volunteers agreed that spending their time building a home is far more rewarding that partying with friends - especially since they had dinner Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. with the grateful families who would be moving into the homes. ``I think it's a much better experience than going to the beach and laying out. You can do that anytime,'' said 18-year-old Evan Hall-Wilhelm. ``You get to help people and learn something new. Where else can you do this?'' Minelli Tomaszewski believes new homes for the underprivileged families will mean a better future for their kids. ``A home is very important to keep healthy and to keep a family tight and I think it's important to keep kids off the street,'' said Tomaszewski, 20, who remembers living in a shack in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. with six siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) and their mother. ``I feel like when the families move in, they're going to know a lot of heart went into building their homes.'' Crew leader Liz Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
``They come with so much energy and ready to do the work,'' she said. ``It's like they're ready to take on the world and to get the houses built.'' This year, more than 12,000 students have signed up to participate in Collegiate Challenge across the country. The program offers high school and college students year-round opportunities to use their vacations to serve a community by volunteering to build homes. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Above, student Kaitlin Arenn, 19, of Mount Ida College in Newton Center, Mass., digs a trench at the Habitat for Humanity site in Glendale. At left, Karla Ventura, left, 20, and Kristi McKenna, 23, study blueprints of the four homes being built by volunteers on Pacific Avenue. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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