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Beginning in the fall of 2021, students from 黑料专区 resisted the temptation to sleep in on Saturday morning and instead headed to Badin, N.C., where they helped construct the of . The house became the new home for Peggie Owens and her three children early last month. It has all the essentials, including three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living area, a kitchen, a laundry area, and a storage shed.

Steve Wilkinson, the project鈥檚 construction coordinator, couldn鈥檛 be happier with the contributions of the Pfeiffer volunteers, whom Landon Orrand 鈥�23 recruited as part of her work as a Francis Scholar in Pfeiffer鈥檚 Francis Center for Servant Leadership. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 important to let you know how much I鈥檝e appreciated the participation of Pfeiffer students, who were consistently a part of our Saturday build days from beginning to end,鈥� Wilkinson wrote in a letter to Dr. Scott Bullard, Pfeiffer鈥檚 President. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e been the most invested of any of our volunteer groups, and they鈥檝e clearly approached this as a mission. 

鈥淭hey knew this was about so much more than building a house, and it showed in the way they related to the homeowner and other volunteers.  Whatever the task 鈥� and a few have been difficult 鈥� they鈥檝e been joyful and positive.鈥�

Wilkinson said that the Pfeiffer volunteers learned new construction skills 鈥渞eally fast,鈥� skills that enabled them to lay down floor joists, erect walls, paint walls, put up siding, do landscaping, and insert bathroom components such as mirrors and countertops. He also praised their willingness to take on 鈥渦gly jobs鈥�; one was inserting subfloor insulation beneath a house鈥檚 foundation, which involves rolling around in the dark and wet of a crawlspace.

Orrand said that what she and her Pfeiffer volunteers underwent for Habitat was 鈥渄efinitely a learning experience.鈥�

鈥淪teve taught us to do everything and challenged us every day,鈥� she added. 鈥淲e worked on that house from the ground up. Steve is the one to praise here. He is so patient and kind while teaching a bunch of college students how to do things like use a nail gun.鈥�

Each Francis Scholar is assigned a focus area that relates either to faith formation or to servant leadership. Orrand鈥檚 area became Habitat for Humanity after the organization reached out to Pfeiffer for volunteers. The core student group included Natasha Feaster 鈥�25, an Environmental Science major; Josh Turner 鈥�25, a Health and Exercise Science major; Kennise Brown 鈥�24, who鈥檚 double majoring in Counseling and Human Services and in Communications; Drew Brightman 鈥�23, a History major; Sam Daigle 鈥�23, who鈥檚 majoring in Business Management and Leadership; and Ryan Lundvall 鈥�23 MSL.

Orrand allowed that it was sometimes a challenge to persuade these and other Pfeiffer students to be at the Habitat site, where work typically began at 7 a.m. 

聽鈥淗owever, that should tell you how amazing the volunteers who do go are,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey are amazing examples of servant leaders.鈥�