One of ATI’s training partners TrainingEtc has a community service program that ATIcourses wants to publicize. TrainingEtc teams with ATIcourses to offer both open enrollment and on-site Project Management and Computer courses. You can read more about their volunteer program at http://www.trainingetc.com/illumanation/ On the beautiful morning of September 6th, /training/etc and several of our students were […]
One of ATI’s training partners TrainingEtc has a community service program that ATIcourses wants to publicize. TrainingEtc teams with ATIcourses to offer both open enrollment and on-site Project Management and Computer courses. You can read more about their volunteer program at
http://www.trainingetc.com/illumanation/
On the beautiful morning of September 6
th, /training/etc and several of our students were given the privilege of serving with Habitat staff and a partner family in Baltimore. When the day began, we were given a variety of tasks to complete such as cleaning up the basement, sweeping, shoveling, hauling material to the main floor, etc. After this group effort, everyone started falling into their own preferred role, one individual directing the chain saw, another caulking the stairwells, some measuring and using the nail gun to connect the baseboards to the wall, while others installed shelving in all the closets. This day was anything but relaxing, but a joy to be working altogether for a cause that’s so worthy. Not only were we joined by additional volunteers for the day, but we got to work alongside a family which is in the process of obtaining their own home through HFHC.
Since 1982, Habitat for Humanity the Chesapeake (HFHC) has been fighting against poverty by rebuilding and serving more than 950 low-income families to obtain affordable houses. Located around the Baltimore area, this nonprofit Christian housing ministry has built more than 340 homes. HFHC believes that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live and therefore HFHC focuses on turning blocks of vacant houses into safe and healthy homes.
HFHC runs simply by the assistance of volunteers and donations. Volunteers play an innumerable role in the rehabilitation of these homes by being the hands and the muscles of the labor. Volunteers may be involved in (but are not limited to) responsibilities such as roofing, siding, plumbing, flooring, window replacement, painting, and many more. As we plugged away for eight hours, not only did we feel that our labor was serving others, but as a whole, HFHC truly served us. The HFHC crew was very helpful and interactive with /training/etc’s team. Not only did they teach how to use each piece of equipment, but also tricks of the trade that can be used for our own future projects. This experience allowed each individual to grow in new ways, and /training/etc is very grateful for the passion and the dedication that this organization puts forth every day.
This was an incredible experience and we hope to work with HFHC annually. The volunteers who joined /training/ etc enjoyed the day so much, they are already inquiring about the next opportunity!!!!
