March Madness

Habitat has survived March Madness, and no Louisville wasn't at the top of our bracket! Collegiate Challenge has culminated leaving Habitat and Saline County a little richer. Saline County welcomed four Collegiate Challenge groups throughout the month of March and broke ground on Habitat for Humanity of Saline County's 54th and 55th house. Round one went to Stonehill College from Massachusetts. Stonehill broke ground on house 54, which will be for an elderly couple. They also picked up trash on Market St. as a way to beautify the streets of Saline County, and they still found time to do a little Harlem Shake. The entertainment didn't stop with Stonehill; as Habitat welcomed Western Kentucky University and the University of New Hampshire, Little Rock's KSSN 96 caught wind of Collegiate Challenge and had to find out what it was all about. KSSN 96's morning show personality Bob Robbins broadcast live from Partnership Village to bring awareness about poverty housing in Saline County, as well as, commend Collegiate Challenge students who selflessly give up their Spring Break to spend an "Alternative Spring Break" with Habitat.
After the morning show, KSSN 96's crew stuck around to volunteer on the construction site. Not only did WKU and UNH broke ground on house 55, which will be for a single mom and her daughter, they also helped count cars at a local school zone intersections in hopes that a stop light could be installed at the busy cross walks. Finally, Habitat welcome St. Jude Catholic Church youth students from Louisiana, who regenerated the Habitat crew with their energetic personalities. St. Jude brought a little taste of Louisiana to Partnership Village as they prepared a much appreciated Jambalaya dinner for the residents of Partnership Village. St. Jude continued work on houses 54 and 55, and was able to completely weather proof house 54. Although the madness is over, we do miss our newly gained friends, and are incredibly thankful for their generous time. We look forward to Collegiate Challenge 2014!