February 01, 2008

Habitat house occupied, second one on the way

It’s been over two years since we first mentioned the Habitat for Humanity houses being built on land donated by the college at the corner of Stanley Street and South East Street in Amherst. (That would be about here, for the curious.) This week’s Amherst Bulletin includes an article about the completion and move-in at the first of four houses planned for the lot; the second is already under construction.

Notably, the article discusses the origins of the College’s donation of land, which began under President Gerety.

In a turn of events that has been given an almost “mythical” slant, said local Habitat Director MJ Adams, [James] Patchett [‘02] impressed Gerety with his ideas, and the president asked the student to do some homework on which college plots would be suitable for houses. Patchett, who already had been researching the college’s holdings with Habitat officials for weeks, then slid a piece of paper containing a list of appealing college lots across the table to the president—and the rest is history.

While students at the College and other Five College Habitat for Humanity organizations are doing much of the work on the houses, the Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity organization is still welcoming volunteers from the community.

(In the extended entry, the map of the site.)

Parker Morse '96 | February 1, 2008 03:55 PM | Campus | Town

Larry Kelley | February 2, 2008 10:13 AM:

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