2005.03.11

More than 200 University of Nebraska at Omaha students will be spending spring break swinging a hammer or using a paint brush. Instead of going on vacation, the students will be volunteering for Seven Days of Service, a program that renovates homes for people who need low income housing.

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SPRING BREAK WILL BE MORE THAN JUST A FEW DAYS OFF FOR ABOUT 200 UNO STUDENTS.  THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR FOR "SEVEN DAYS OF SERVICE."  IT'S A COMMUNITY LEARNING PROJECT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.  UNO STUDENT ALEX MAY EXPLAINS.

MAY: "We go out into the community and fix up houses that need fixing up so that that they can go back into the community for people that need housing."

DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS, STUDENTS HAVE WORKED ON SEVERAL OMAHA HOMES AND DONE YARDWORK, PAINTING, AND OTHER SMALL PROJECTS.  THIS YEAR, THE FOCUS IS ON TWO HOMES AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS.

MAY: "They're going to be completely gutting the houses, redoing them.  We're working with Social Work students from the UNO Department of Social Work and students from PKI.  There are engineering students who will be doing all of the actual labor in it and the planning and stuff."

THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS MAY REFERRED TO ARE ACTUALLY STUDENTS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, AT PKI (THE PETER KIEWIT INSTITUTE), WHICH IS ON THE UNO CAMPUS.  THE CONSTRUCTION STUDENTS HAVE DONE THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGERS, BUT ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTUAL LABOR.

MAY, A JUNIOR WHO IS MAJORING IN PUBLIC RELATIONS, WILL BE SWINING A HAMMER AND MANNING A CELL PHONE.  SHE AND HER PUBLIC RELATIONS CLASSMATES WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE PROJECT.

MAY: "For us to give up our spring break to work on something for other people, I think it shows that students are making an effort to go out into the community and that small groups can make a difference."

AND WILL SHE AND THE OTHER STUDENTS MISS THEIR VACATION TIME?

MAY:  "Well, I don't think it's that big of a sacrifice.  I mean these people don't have anywhere to live.  We have a home, you know.  We're fortunate to go on trips.  I know I could have gone a trip this year, but this is important.  It's not only experience in the real world, but it also benefits people."

GETTING THE WORD OUT ON SEVEN DAYS HAS BROUGHT MORE PEOPLE OUT TO VOLUNTEER, AS WELL.

MAY:  "I know when I even mentioned to my friends that I was going to be doing this several of them asked if they could help out."

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