Lower sixth pupils from Lisnagarvey High School with lower sixth pupils from Saint Patrick's High School took up the challenge to become volunteers under a joint cross community project.

THIS year lower sixth pupils from Lisnagarvey High School and Saint Patrick's High School took up the challenge to become volunteers for Habit for Humanity under a joint cross community project.

Habit for Humanity is a nonprofit, Christian housing movement involved in building low cost housing for families in need throughout the world. The aim of this project was to bring the young people together to explore the issue of social need and the associated problems it has caused in our Province. The projects aim was to involve young people in a very practical way by assisting skilled craftsmen in a redevelopment area in Belfast.

The students were taken through the building site to the house they would be working on. Here they were split up into pairs, one student from each school working together. The pair worked under the supervision of a skilled workman.

The students enjoyed the experience of being able to work on building site and experience which they will long remember the new skills they learnt and the new friends made.

A further joint fun day of money raising is planned for the new year to help this worthwhile charity

Ulster Star
14/11/2008