DATE: October 20, 2009 2:49:19 PM EDT

US COAST GUARD
Feature Story

Date:
Oct. 20, 2009 

Contact:
Petty Officer Michael Hulme
(904) 564-7624
Georgetown, S.C., Guardians partner with Habitat for Humanity

GEORGETOWN, S.C. – Guardians from Coast Guard Station Georgetown, S.C., recently volunteered their services to help Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that seeks to eliminate poverty, housing and homelessness with a construction project Oct. 6, 2009.

The Coast Guard men and women from Station Georgetown assisted the charitable organization in a housing construction project, which included installing vinyl siding, soffit or eaves and framing. The Guardians arrived at 8 a.m. and worked until they had completely sided the house, framed the front porch, and re-leveled the landscape around the foundation.

The driving force behind the project was Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Fisher who organized the project by seeking other volunteers. Fisher received an overwhelming response of able bodied Guardians wanting to participate in this worthy cause.

"I wanted to volunteer in the community during the slow operational part of the year," said Fisher. "I thought it would be nice to give something back to the community we live and work in."

On Sept. 11, 2009, Station Georgetown received a request to help with this project. All in all, the volunteers spent more than 100 hours on this project. The mission was a great success and Station Georgetown will also be providing volunteer crews for upcoming construction projects.

For more information about volunteering for Habitat for Humanity visit www.habitat.org.

Pictured is Petty Officers Bradley Weikert and Tamara Clancy as they work on frames and siding for the housing project while volunteering Oct. 6, 2009. Coast Guard Station Georgetown partnered with Habitat for Humanity and put Station Georgetown's name into the pool of large groups looking to volunteer.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley Weikert and Petty Officer 3rd Class Tamara Clancy as they work on frames and siding for a Habitat for Humanity housing project  Oct. 6, 2009. The volunteer project was part of a unit led initiative to improve the surrounding community. U.S. Coast Guard photo

 

Pictured are Petty Officers Mia Rodriguez, Bradley Weikert and Jared Burkett as they work on putting siding along the frames of housing project Oct. 6, 2009. Coast Guard Station Georgetown joined with Habitat for Humanity on a recent housing project. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Petty Officer 3rd Class Mia Rodriguez, Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley Weikert and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Burkett take a break from installing vinyl siding along the frames of a charitable housing project Oct. 6, 2009. The petty officers are members assigned to Coast Guard Station Georgetown and volunteered their free time to assist with Habitat for Humanity. U.S. Coast Guard photo

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