Posted by William Nunnelley on 2009-12-01
Samford University students, faculty and staff will help build a Habitat for Humanity house in Wylam Saturday, Dec. 5. The volunteers will work on the project, located in the Wylam Oaks section, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Construction will start on the new house on Michigan Avenue with a groundbreaking Thursday, Dec. 3. When completed, it will provide a home for Tiffani Whitehead and her three children.
Samford has supported the Habitat for Humanity program for a number of years through contributions and volunteer efforts. Founded by the late Millard Fuller in 1976, the international nonprofit program provides decent, affordable housing for people in need.
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.