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High School Students Volunteer Over Spring Break

BEND, OR -- While many kids will spend next week on the couch, a group of Summit High students plan to roll up their sleeves for a little Spring Break manual labor. 

 

Robin Cooper Engle, with Bend Area Habitat for Humanity, says kids will help on two home construction projects. "We have a range of kids from freshmen to seniors, so 14 -18. We have to be careful what they can do, so we will have them painting, working on landscaping, some projects at the ReStore – which is a variety of things; and we can have younger kids at the ReStore. We try to look at the age of the kids and what kinds of projects we can have them do. We’ll keep them busy for about four hours each day."

 

Engle tells KBND News Bend Habitat has partnered with Summit for several years, "We were doing three days during their Spring Break and now we’ve cut them back to two days, so they do have some down time. But, heck yeah, we’re going to put them to work; we’ve got stuff to do!" She adds, "It’s definitely been meaningful to them; they get to interact with families sometimes, and our staff. I think kids need to know that they can make a difference, whatever age they are. They can make an impact that’s pretty large and really sends a message to the community." She says many of the kids request to come back each year.

 

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