It's always inspiring to see students engaging themselves and their campuses to make a difference in the community. Today we heard of two such examples!
First, Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is lucky to have one of the state's finest institutions literally in our backyard. UCSB's faculty and students support Habitat in many ways, one of which is through the student run UCSB Habitat for Humanity campus chapter.
Yesterday the UCSB Campus Chapter took a break from studying and held a fundraiser at the IV Drip Coffee Shop. Over a hundred students donated a portion of their coffee money to Habitat and learned about how they can volunteer and make a difference to end sub-standard housing in Santa Barbara. The campus chapter also volunteered a work day in our ReStore earlier this month!
And, later in the day we received information from Habitat for Humanity International on their upcoming Collegiate Challenge. During this year's spring break, thousands of students will volunteer their week off by helping Habitat improve communities across the country. This spring break more than 10,000 students from 600 spring break groups will travel to 185 locations and donate over $1.4 million to Habitat for Humanity. Now that's inspiring!
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