One might ask why we are traveling to Mississippi to build houses in the middle of July when it is a constant 95 degrees during the day, relief of only about 78 degrees each night, thunderstorms happen often (no complaining). Well, to answer that.. SERVICE! We are a group of twenty three soon-to-be seniors in high school and four teachers from Scranton Preparatory School in Scranton, PA. Our school has service requirements, consistent with the Jesuit ideals and values, for students each year throughout their high school experience which culminates in a service trip (for most students) the summer between their junior and senior years. We are just one of 16 service trips this summer. Teachers volunteer their time to chaperone these amazing trips.
We are excited to be staying at St. Augustine Seminary and be working with Habitat for Humanity Bay-Waveland http://www.habitatbaywaveland.org/ . The work that we plan to do and what we intend to accomplish on this trip far outweigh any worries. We have been fortunate in our lives and are looking forward to helping to build houses for those who have lost their homes in the tragic event of Hurrican Katrina. Even though it happened six years ago, the coast still needs help. And we are more than happy to volunteer our time for others.
We will be posting updates here as we progress through the week so be sure to check back often and see what's going on! Also, please leave us any comments you have, we would love to read them!
Check out our school here: www.scrantonprep.com
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