Newsman
05-03-2006, 11:16 PM
Habitat Thanks BOCES
Habitat Thanks BOCES for their Help
Chenango County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH), who's headquarters is located in Oxford, depends upon helping hands, and the DCMO BOCES Carpentry and Building Construction class, in Norwich, has willingly provided many. On April 28th, CCHH wanted to show these volunteers their appreciation with a pizza party because the BOCES course is coming to an end.
For the past two months, Carpentry and Building Construction class Instructor, Kent Rubottom, has been giving his construction class real, hands-on experience at the latest CCHH house project at 7 Adams Street. BOCES students are required to put in a certain amount of off-site work experience, and this house has been the perfect project to satisfy their needs.
This future house of the James and Kisha Mutabiilwa participating family, sat idle since its start in December, until the BOCES students could get going on it in spring. Kent, along with teaching assistant, Dick Hoffmeister, have had two classes coming to work since around mid-March. The 14 morning class students (all 1st year students and two all day adults) have been working there since March 28th. The 18 afternoon students (mostly second year students, two all day adults and one 2nd year adult) have been working on the Habitat house since March 15th. The students, who range in age from 16-25, have spent two hours per day, Monday-Friday.
In addition to the BOCES teachers, Dick Sheldon, the CCHH Site Supervisor, and Owen Miller, on the CCHH Building Committee, have been on location each day monitoring progress and offering their assistance.
While the Chenango Habitat is thankful for all the construction work, the students have greatly benefited from this experience too. Owen Miller remarked that, “…the students have learned flexibility with the necessary in-the-field modifications.”
And Kent Rubottom said, “Theres more control at BOCES, but here theyve learned real day to day, task to task work.”
Due to their concentrated effort, the on-site classes have assembled the second story on the house, made several necessary changes, and put the roof on. Since the course is nearing its end, the AM students must return to BOCES to complete previously started projects, as well as building 10 picnic tables for the Chenango County Fair Association, another community service. The 2nd year students will remain at the Habitat house until at least the end of May, working on the house as their senior project, making the necessary decisions, ordering materials, and organizing the tasks and activities.
Before BOCES leaves, they plan to have the house-wrap and siding on, as well as having the windows and doors in so the house can be locked up and begin to dry out. The electrician and plumber will then be free to complete their work. Time permitting, additional interior work such as insulation, sheetrock, trim and hanging interior doors, will get done. Then the Mutabiilwas will be able to call it home.
The Chenango County Habitat for Humanity provided all the students and teachers with lots of pizza and soda as a mere token of their thanks. Theyre very grateful for all the many hours of work the DCMO BOCES Carpentry and Building Construction classes voluntarily provided.
For more information about CCHH, or a volunteer form, visit http://habitat.chenango.org ("http://habitat.chenango.org/") , or contact CCHH's Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Lou Lougheed at (607) 843-5119. Habitat for Humanity offers "a hand up, not a handout".
Caption 1: Instructor Kent Rubottom, Jon Aikins, Pete Lawrence, Keith Havens, Derek Fink, Chad Burlison, Adam Layton, Jason Russell, and Mike Centner enjoying the morning pizza party. (Not pictured are Ethan Hitchcock, Tim Rude, Chris White and Sean Bard.)
Caption 2: Kent Rubottom and Jon Aikins shingling the roof.
Caption 3: The CCHH house at 7 Adams Street, nearing completion.
Habitat Thanks BOCES for their Help
Chenango County Habitat for Humanity (CCHH), who's headquarters is located in Oxford, depends upon helping hands, and the DCMO BOCES Carpentry and Building Construction class, in Norwich, has willingly provided many. On April 28th, CCHH wanted to show these volunteers their appreciation with a pizza party because the BOCES course is coming to an end.
For the past two months, Carpentry and Building Construction class Instructor, Kent Rubottom, has been giving his construction class real, hands-on experience at the latest CCHH house project at 7 Adams Street. BOCES students are required to put in a certain amount of off-site work experience, and this house has been the perfect project to satisfy their needs.
This future house of the James and Kisha Mutabiilwa participating family, sat idle since its start in December, until the BOCES students could get going on it in spring. Kent, along with teaching assistant, Dick Hoffmeister, have had two classes coming to work since around mid-March. The 14 morning class students (all 1st year students and two all day adults) have been working there since March 28th. The 18 afternoon students (mostly second year students, two all day adults and one 2nd year adult) have been working on the Habitat house since March 15th. The students, who range in age from 16-25, have spent two hours per day, Monday-Friday.
In addition to the BOCES teachers, Dick Sheldon, the CCHH Site Supervisor, and Owen Miller, on the CCHH Building Committee, have been on location each day monitoring progress and offering their assistance.
While the Chenango Habitat is thankful for all the construction work, the students have greatly benefited from this experience too. Owen Miller remarked that, “…the students have learned flexibility with the necessary in-the-field modifications.”
And Kent Rubottom said, “Theres more control at BOCES, but here theyve learned real day to day, task to task work.”
Due to their concentrated effort, the on-site classes have assembled the second story on the house, made several necessary changes, and put the roof on. Since the course is nearing its end, the AM students must return to BOCES to complete previously started projects, as well as building 10 picnic tables for the Chenango County Fair Association, another community service. The 2nd year students will remain at the Habitat house until at least the end of May, working on the house as their senior project, making the necessary decisions, ordering materials, and organizing the tasks and activities.
Before BOCES leaves, they plan to have the house-wrap and siding on, as well as having the windows and doors in so the house can be locked up and begin to dry out. The electrician and plumber will then be free to complete their work. Time permitting, additional interior work such as insulation, sheetrock, trim and hanging interior doors, will get done. Then the Mutabiilwas will be able to call it home.
The Chenango County Habitat for Humanity provided all the students and teachers with lots of pizza and soda as a mere token of their thanks. Theyre very grateful for all the many hours of work the DCMO BOCES Carpentry and Building Construction classes voluntarily provided.
For more information about CCHH, or a volunteer form, visit http://habitat.chenango.org ("http://habitat.chenango.org/") , or contact CCHH's Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Lou Lougheed at (607) 843-5119. Habitat for Humanity offers "a hand up, not a handout".
Caption 1: Instructor Kent Rubottom, Jon Aikins, Pete Lawrence, Keith Havens, Derek Fink, Chad Burlison, Adam Layton, Jason Russell, and Mike Centner enjoying the morning pizza party. (Not pictured are Ethan Hitchcock, Tim Rude, Chris White and Sean Bard.)
Caption 2: Kent Rubottom and Jon Aikins shingling the roof.
Caption 3: The CCHH house at 7 Adams Street, nearing completion.