Posted by William Nunnelley on 2009-12-01

 

 

 

Samford University students, faculty and staff will help build a Habitat for Humanity house in Wylam Saturday, Dec. 5.  The volunteers will work on the project, located in the Wylam Oaks section,  from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
 

 

Construction will start on the new house on Michigan Avenue with a groundbreaking Thursday, Dec. 3.  When completed, it will provide a home for Tiffani Whitehead and her three children.

 

Samford has supported the Habitat for Humanity program for a number of years through contributions and volunteer efforts.  Founded by the late Millard Fuller in 1976, the international nonprofit program provides decent, affordable housing for people in need.

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.