Findlay Newsroom
University of Findlay’s Habitat for Humanity campus chapter will participate in Act! Speak! Build! Week, the organization’s international student-affiliated advocacy campaign, by hosting Box City on Saturday, April 13 on Cory Street Mall in the center of campus. The public event, funded by UF Student Government Association, seeks to educate students and community members on […]
Two University of Findlay Habitat for Humanity students will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to attend Habitat on the Hill, the organization’s international legislative conference. This will mark the first time the UF chapter will have representation at the event, which will be held Feb. 13-15. Chapter fundraising chair Molly Hammersmith and secretary Halle Sattler […]
For more than a decade, the University of Findlay Habitat for Humanity chapter has been organizing “Box City,” an annual event that seeks to raise awareness of poverty and homelessness issues. Chapter members and those from student groups grab cardboard, duct tape, markers and the like to create temporary “homes” on Old Main’s front lawn. […]
A new home was dedicated on Saturday, representing the fulfillment of multiple dreams. Julie Merrin and her 9-year-old daughter, Rachel, were presented with keys to their one-story blue house at 1820 Payne Ave. The project, referred to as “The Oiler Build,” represents The University of Findlay Habitat for Humanity chapter’s first sponsored home, and the […]
A public dedication ceremony for the University of Findlay’s first Habitat for Humanity home will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1820 Payne Ave. Tours of the home will be followed by a free picnic to celebrate the Oiler Build, which has been years in the making. The partner family includes single […]
A public Raise the Wall Ceremony for The University of Findlay’s Oiler Build, the first Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by UF, is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at 1820 Payne Avenue. This project represents the 34th home build and the second one built locally this year that involves Habitat for Humanity of […]
The groundbreaking ceremony for “The Oiler Build,” the first Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by The University of Findlay, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18 on Cory Street Mall. If there is inclement weather, the event will be held in the Alumni Memorial Union’s Multipurpose Room. The ceremony will serve as a […]
A mother and her nine-year-old daughter got the surprise of their lives Friday evening when it was revealed to them that they are the family selected for a Habitat for Humanity home sponsored by The University of Findlay. Julie Merrin and daughter, Rachel, were prepared for another routine interview to help organizers determine if they […]
The University of Findlay’s Habitat for Humanity campus chapter will host a 2.25-mile Glow Run at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5, starting at the Alumni Memorial Union (AMU) on Frazer Street. Registration begins at 7 p.m. in the AMU parking lot. The run is a fundraiser for the chapter, which is working to raise funds to build […]
The University of Findlay Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter has been selected to receive a $10,000 matching grant from State Farm® for its outstanding work in building affordable housing in partnership with low-income families. For information about donating to help the campus chapter raise the $10,000 match by May 10, 2014, please contact Crystal Weitz at […]
