KSSN 96 Live From Partnership Village

They say happy thoughts don't build houses, but volunteers do and KSSN 96 agrees!

Bob Robins

Habitat for Humanity of Saline County had the privileged to spend their morning with the Little Rock country music station, KSSN 96. Regional radio star, Bob Robbins and the KSSN crew made their way to Partnership Village, Habitat's neighborhood, to host a remote broadcast. Bob interviewed various Collegiate Challenge students from Western Kentucky University and the University of New Hampshire, as well as, local Habitat volunteers and future Habitat homeowners. Not only did the KSSN crew bring awareness to Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, they also gave their afternoon to volunteer on the construction site. The KSSN crew and the Collegiate Challenge students are constructing Habitat for Humanity of Saline County's 54th and 55th home. Habitat for Humanity would like to thank Bob Robbins and Matt Cruz and the rest of the KSSN 96 crew for their support. If you would like more information on how to become a Habitat homeowner or how to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Saline County, visit our website www.habitatsalinecountyar.org.

Bernadine Walker

Joel Cotton UNH

Ben Phillips and Bryan Reaka WKU

Paul Hall

They aren't next door, but they are still your neighbors!

Sprucing Up Saline County

Spring break students spruce up Saline County streets. Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge students spent the morning being good neighbors and cleaning up the city streets. Stonehill College students have a motto, "They might not be next door, but they are still our neighbors." Saline County is far from next door, yet these college students dedicated their spring break to being good neighbors to Saline County. The 15 Stonehill students arrived Sunday night after a 24 hour drive from Massachusetts. They spent Monday and Tuesday at the Habitat construction site breaking ground and framing the 2013 Collegiate Challenge home, which will be a home for a Saline County family. They have also spent the week getting to know the neighbors in Partnership Village. They took a break from hammering to spruce up the community. Habitat's Associate Director, Amy Bennett turned the street cleaning event into a lively game by giving various littered items point values. The students worked in pairs of two as they diligently cleaned South Market St. After 5 hours of street cleaning and over 20 bags of trash collected, the residents of Partnership Village will now have a pristine scenic view on their way home.

It started with a truck load and ended truck load.

 

 

REALTORS® Making a Difference

This has been a moving week for Habitat for Humanity of Saline County. We have had the privileged to spend part of our week with members of the Arkansas REALTORS® Association, which is made up of Realtors from across the state.  The Arkansas REALTORS® Association's Non-profit organization, Hearts and Homes has partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Saline County to sponsor a build that will benefit a Saline County family in need of hand up. Hearts and Homes' goal is to partner with various Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the state to help end poverty housing in Arkansas. We are honored and privileged to begin their build in June. If you are interested in helping out at the construction site or donating to the build, please visit our website www.habitatsalinecountyar.org.