Raider Welcome, Tech Habitat team up for service project

The fall 2023 semester marks not only the second half of the year-long Centennial celebration but also a continuation of the voluneer initiative. The goal of the volunteer project is to log a cumulative 1 million hours of service across the Tech campus. Here is one project to help achieve that goal.

Raider Welcome and the Texas Tech Habitat for Humanity Chapter are teaming up to provide students with a way to give back to the Lubbock community before fall semester classes begin.

During the week of Aug. 14, students can help build a home for a deserving Lubbock family.

Each residence hall will have a designated time and date during which 15 students from that hall can volunteer at the build site, according to the Raider Welcome website, https://www.depts.ttu. edu/studentengagement/ raiderwelcome/service. php. Students will be on site for a few hours (mornings, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; afternoons noon to 4:30 p.m.) to assist with building/renovating the target houses.

Transportation to the build site and lunch will be provided, according to the website. Buses will arrive at 8 a.m./noon for loading and departure; volunteer shifts will begin at 8:30 a.m./12:30 p.m. daily.

Each volunteer must sign a liability waiver form period to departure (if the volunteer is a minor, a legal guardian must sign).

Habitat Project Dates/Shifts:

• Aug. 14 – Chitwood/Weymouth, morning shift; West Village, afternoon shift

• Aug. 15 – Hulen/Clement, morning; Wall/Gates, afternoon

• Aug. 16 – Talkington, morning; Horn/Knapp, afternoon

• Aug. 17 – Stangel/Murdough, morning; Bledsoe/Gordon/ Sneed, afternoon

• Aug. 18 – Murray/Carpenter Wells/Honors, morning; Coleman, afternoon

If all volunteer spots are filled for a complex, students may check with other complexes to find open volunteer positions.