LAUREL, DE - Sophomore volleyball players Justin Brubaker and Oliver Good both dished out a major assist last week without ever stepping onto a volleyball court.
Representing the PBU student-athlete body as a whole, the duo earned perhaps their most important assist of the year during a three day event held in Laurel, Delaware spanning June 4-6. Brubaker and Good joined a group of student-athletes from across the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) to team with the widely recognized organization Habitat for Humanity, an association committed to building affordable houses for low income families.
The eleven CSAC athletes along with two conference representatives had the opportunity to work on two different houses during their brief but productive stay, completing a multitude of tasks that ranged from installing doorknobs to building scaffolding.
“Our experience with Habitat for Humanity was rewarding because we were able to assist with the building of houses for those in need,” Brubaker and Good both noted. “The workers from Habitat were very professional and friendly. It was also great to hang out with other athletes who also had the goal of helping others.”
A glimpse into the three day effort as well as a list of representatives from each of the schools can be found below.
Student-Athlete Participants:
Cabrini College: Anne Konicki
Cedar Crest College: Lauren Seale and Leann Wallower
Centenary College: Megan Mars, Rob Urie, Ryan Kearney, and Caitlyn Winkler
Philadelphia Biblical University: Justin Brubaker and Oliver Good
Rosemont College: Elizabeth Kemp and Elizabeth Goodwin
Chaperones:
Centenary College: Billie Blackwell
Cedar Crest College: Jen Woytach
Thursday June 4, 2009: Worked on Green Avenue House – 2-Story Duplex – 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath
· Build scaffolding around exterior of house
· Framing & walls - 2 exterior walls – 2nd floor
· Attach belly boards around outside of house
· Framing – upstairs – 3 bedrooms, full bath, 4 closets
Friday June 5, 2009: Worked on Concord Village House – Ranch – 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath
· Cut & install laundry room door & frame
· Install all interior doorknobs & door stops through entire house
· Spackling & putty all walls, trim & doors – all bathrooms & bedrooms
· Caulking door frames & windows – all bathrooms & bedrooms
· Priming & painting trim, doors – all bathrooms & bedrooms
· Begin installation of bathroom cabinetry
· Cut & install baseboard trim in living room & hallway
Saturday June 6, 2009: Worked on Green Avenue House – 2-Story Duplex – 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath
· Sweep/drain water out of 1st floor from rain
· Cut/frame windows on 2nd floor bedrooms
· Build scaffolding to 3rd floor (front & rear of house)
· 2 main center trusses hoisted to roof
· Build fire wall panels for roof
· Fire wall installed/extended through roof trusses
· Sheeted end trusses / prepared gutter overhang
· Finish belly board on rear of house