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MEDIA CONTACT: Melissa Greco Lopes m.grecolopes@rochester.edu
585.276.3693
April 1, 2011
WHO: Representatives from State Farm and Flower City Habitat for Humanity will recognize student members of the University of Rochester campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity for their commitment to building affordable homes in the city of Rochester.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: Saturday, April 2, at a Habitat build location, 392 Jay Street in Rochester. Beginning at 9 a.m., students will be working at the build site. During a ceremony at noon, Flower City volunteers and representatives from State Farm will formally recognize the University\'s chapter.
WHAT: For the last 15 years, the University of Rochester\'s chapter has volunteered at Flower City Habitat sites, building safe, affordable homes in the inner city. In 2009, the group was able to co-sponsor a build for the first time, after raising $10,000 in funds for the construction of a house.
For their efforts, the group was selected to receive a $2,000 grant from State Farm to continue to build homes for residents in Rochester. The University\'s chapter is one of 29 campus chapters awarded a matching grant from State Farm, the national corporate sponsor of Habitat for Humanity\'s youth programs. To qualify for the grant, the chapter must raise a matching amount.
Rochester\'s chapter, which was founded in 1995, works in partnership with local affiliate Flower City Habitat and is sponsored by the Rochester Center for Community Leadership. Through its history, the chapter has volunteered on dozens of sites in Rochester during the academic year as well as various cities around the country as Alternative Spring Break projects.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the University\'s Habitat for Humanity Web site at http://www.sa.rochester.edu/habitat/. Media interested in covering the build can call on-site contact Patricia Waters at 585.314.2811.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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