Students pitch in to support Habitat for Humanity

November 13, 2024 @ 9:00 amNews

Photos by Joanne Shuttleworth
Carla Gawley told the moving story of how a Habitat for Humanity home helped her family reach financial and emotional stability.
College Heights student Aiden Gaulton cuts boards that will support the roof of a shed.
St. James Catholic school’s Colby Lerch drives screws to hold exterior siding in place.
Hogwarts – Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic and District students in the Specialist High Skills Major courses built sheds that were up for auction at the Hand on for Housing celebration to benefit Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington. This shed looked like Hogwarts but the others were typical shed.
Domino effect – Frances, left and Carol Kumalo hung out in the kid’s zone at the Hands on for Housing celebration at the Grand Rive Raceway in Elora on Nov. 8.
Good sport – Matt Sfeffler got his face painted with little houses at the Hands on for Housing event to benefit Habitat for Humanity.
Design students at Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School in Guelph refurbished some ReStore finds, that were offered for sale at the Hands on for Housing event on Nov. 8. This dresser is now stunning in a powdery blue.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Students in the Beyond Borders program with the Upper Grand District School board presented their findings after surveying fellow students about the future of housing. They found that students need more financial literacy and in the general population, seven per cent of people are living below the poverty line. They presented their findings at the Hands on for Housing event at the Grand River Raceway on Nov. 8.