-Wall Raising -
11/07/2009 - 11:00am
11/07/2009 - 2:00pm
The time is finally here. The long-awaited wall-raising for RIT's first sponsored home-- the RIT Habitat for Humanity Sustainable House is finally here.
Please come show your support for both RIT and Habitat for Humanity. There will be speeches from President Destler and other major participants in the project.
The event will be from 11am to about 1pm and the wall-raising and building continues thereafter! As for parking, there are not many houses in the immediate vicinity of 167 Whitney Street so parking on the street will be fine. If there is no parking there, people may also park at the Church at the corner of Whitney and Jay Street, and there is also another church lot available for our use at the corner of Whitney and Cambell Street, just a few blocks away.
As always, Please dress for the weather and work environment.
Everyone, Staff and Students alike are encouraged to participate.
Submitted by jms1037 on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 11:52am.
Sustainable House Project!
RIT's Habitat for Humanity, Engineers for a Sustainable World, and President Destler are working to build the very first completely RIT funded Habitat home. This house will not only give a local Rochester family in need a place they can call their own, but also provide them with a uniquely sustainable, energy efficient home. The house design will help benefit the environment and will decrease the cost of living in the house, a very important aspect for low-income families. The Sustainable Habitat House project is completely student run with guidance provided by various RIT staff and Rochester Flower City Habitat members. We hope the design innovations pioneered by our students will be used as a model for future Habitat homes.
Please Visit our website at www.rithfhgoesgreen.org to learn more!
Donations would be greatly appreciated!
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| RIT Sustainable House Project | 11/21/2009 - 8:00am 11/21/2009 - 4:00pm Join us this Saturday at the Sustainable House work site in downtown Rochester. There are five available positions for volunteers so sign up quickly. We will meet at 8am in the Gracie's lobby for carpooling to the work site. Please wear work-appropriate clothing and boots are highly recommended (sneakers if you do not have boots). Also, bring money for lunch. |
| Livingston County | 11/21/2009 - 8:00am 11/21/2009 - 3:00pm If you plan on being around this weekend, there will be work in Livingston County. There are also four spots available working at the Sustainable House site, and since we are expected to send six volunteers each Saturday please consider signing up for work in downtown Rochester before signing up to work in Livingston County. As always we will meet at 8am in the Gracie's lobby. Bring money for lunch and wear work-appropriate clothing and sneakers/boots. |
| Sustainable House Volunteers Needed | 11/19/2009 - 8:00am 11/19/2009 - 4:00pm If you are still in Rochester this Thursday please consider volunteering at the Sustainable House work site. We still need three additional volunteers to work from 8:45am to around 4:00pm. Information regarding the work schedule and directions to the work site will be sent out to those who sign up. As I said there are only three spots available so sign up soon if you want to join us this Thursday. Do not forget to wear work- and weather-appropriate clothing and bring some money along for food during your lunch break. Volunteers will meet in the Gracie's lobby to carpool by 8am. At least one of the volunteers must have a car accessible to drive those who sign up down to the work site. |
| Back to Livingston County! | 11/14/2009 - 8:00am 11/14/2009 - 3:00pm With all the excitement surrounding the Sustainable House project, let us not forget Ed over in Livingston County. There will be work at the Mt. Morris site this Saturday (putting up the remaining shingles and a couple miscellaneous tasks). We will meet at 8am in the Gracie's lobby and carpool to the work site (~40min drive). Of course, wear work- and weather-appropriate clothing and do not forget to bring money along for lunch. Keep in mind that there will also be work in Livingston County next Saturday (end of finals week) for any of you who may be sticking around. |
| -Wall Raising - | 11/07/2009 - 11:00am 11/07/2009 - 2:00pm The time is finally here. The long-awaited wall-raising for RIT's first sponsored home-- the RIT Habitat for Humanity Sustainable House is finally here. Please come show your support for both RIT and Habitat for Humanity. There will be speeches from President Destler and other major participants in the project. The event will be from 11am to about 1pm and the wall-raising and building continues thereafter! As for parking, there are not many houses in the immediate vicinity of 167 Whitney Street so parking on the street will be fine. If there is no parking there, people may also park at the Church at the corner of Whitney and Jay Street, and there is also another church lot available for our use at the corner of Whitney and Cambell Street, just a few blocks away. As always, Please dress for the weather and work environment. Everyone, Staff and Students alike are encouraged to participate. |