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Reaching out to the community

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  • By Capt. Jess Williams
  • Air Mobility Battlelab member
MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. --  Personnel from the Air Mobility Warfare Center spent Feb. 3 volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. Fourteen volunteers from the Air Mobility Battlelab, Expeditionary Operations School, Mobility Operations School, and Warfare Center Resources directorate spent a combined 112 hours performing yard work and installing dry wall in six rooms. 

"This is my first time volunteering for HFH and I am having a lot of fun. I am happy to have a chance to help others," said Senior Airman Maria Mendez, WCR. "I feel very honored to be able to do this." Airman Mendez worked on cutting and drilling dry wall in a hallway and two bedrooms. 

According to the Burlington County HFH Web site, some 209,000 New Jersey residents began the New Year looking for a job. Five times as many New Jersey residents have a job, but can't afford even a two-bedroom apartment when looking for a home. 

"It was hard work, but we had a great time doing it," said Capt. Natalie Paull. Captain Paull served as a drywall hoister and also spent the day working with drywall corner bead. "It was an excellent opportunity to meet other Warfare Center members while contributing toward a worthy cause," she added. "It was definitely a worthwhile experience." 

HFH Burlington is one of more than 1,500 HFH affiliates in the United States. They are a non-profit organization that builds and rehabilitates houses for families in need of decent housing. HFH houses are purchased by families at prices affordable to low-income Americans, thanks to the donated labor of volunteers, the support of partner organizations and the no-profit, no-interest terms of every Habitat for Humanity mortgage.
 
Since its foundation in 1976, HFH International is responsible for providing 150,000 houses for families in need. Habitat for Humanity needs volunteers. For more information on volunteering, contact 2nd Lt. Jay Hart at (609) 754-1375 or jay.hart@mcguire.af.mil.