PHOTO: Sawing for Humanity

by Charles Klein

PHOTO
Jones College senior Becky Wentland cuts up a re-bar to be used in the wall of one of the Habitat for Humanity houses as Chemistry Department Safety Specialist Carlos Garcia supervises. Twenty students traveled to the Seis de Mayo project in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with Habitat for Humanity over spring break as a part of the Rice Student Volunteer Program's Alternative Spring Break. The students worked on five concrete block houses in the project, building all five up from the foundation to about two-thirds completion. The group spent nine days total in Honduras, working on the houses six out of the nine days. The other alternative trip was a Habitat trip to Gainesville, Fla. RSVP held a formal ceremony to commemorate its 10th anniversary on Tuesday, and this weekend's TG and Outreach Day will wrap up the week-long festivities in honor of the event.

This item appeared in the News section of the March 15, 1996 issue .

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