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Affordable Housing: Laredo, TX

Affordable Housing
Habitat for Humanity
Laredo, Texas
New house construction

During Alma's Winter Term break, students participating in the five service trips are delivering daily updates on their experiences from Feb. 26-March 5. To see what each trip accomplishes, visit the trip links during the week.

Friday, March 4, 2005
All week the crew has repeated the rallying phrase "O Yea." Today they found out they have been shouting "I Care."

Thursday, March 3, 2005
Thursday is the last full day of work and the Colonia is busy. Everyone is trying to get as much done as possible before the crew leaves the site Friday at noon.

Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Bertha Galvan only wanted her daughter, Olivia, to attend the best elementary school in Laredo.

Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Habitat For Humanity of Webb County wins. Alma College students win. The Laredo Bucks win.

Monday, Feb. 28, 2005
The Rio Bravo Habitat For Humanity construction site looks like any new middle class subdivision with similar-looking houses lining a street.

Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005
The Laredo Alternative Break trip is full of spirit and the students are eager to begin building.

 

Alma College’s partnership with the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force, an EPA-sanctioned Community Advisory Group (CAG), was selected as a finalist for Michigan’s 2007 Carter Partnership Award. The Task Force is recognized as one of the most influential and active CAGs nationally and as having the largest membership of any CAG in the United States.

 

Student Profile

Elizabeth Heitsch

Elizabeth Heitsch
Graduation: 2008
Major: History
From: St. Louis, Michigan
Interests: Reading, Music

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