Mar 29, 2013 2 min read

WAYNESBURG – Led by Dave Calvario, dean of students and the director of the Center for Service Leadership at Waynesburg University, a team of 24 students will serve with The Pittsburgh Project April 12-14.

Partnering with The Pittsburgh Project, students will provide free home repairs for those who may not be able to complete the tasks without assistance. In many cases, the improvements save the owner from possible citation or eviction. Projects include hanging drywall, constructing wheelchair ramps and replacing doors, floors and windows.

“The Pittsburgh Project cares for vulnerable homeowners and lifts up the next generation of servant leaders,” Calvario said. “The Project mostly serves elderly or disabled individuals who, for a variety of reasons, are not able to care for their homes.”

Students participating in The Pittsburgh Project include:

Natalie Abraham, a sophomore from Munhall; Olivia Bakke, a senior from Monaca; Rachel Binnig, a junior from Pittsburgh; Roscoe Bright, a senior from Elizabeth; Aaron Cromwell, a senior from Fairchance; Bryan Gary, a junior from Pittsburgh; Rebecca Good, a freshman from Bridgeville; Korey Hammell, a sophomore from Homestead; Phil Henry, a senior from Bridgeville; Bret Hoffman, a sophomore from Washington; Michelle Hopkins, a freshman from Warren, Ohio; and Kylee Horvath, a junior from Edinburg.

Also, Rachel Iams, a freshman from Washington; Jeff Johns, a senior from Upper Burrell; Emily Mullady, a sophomore from Harrisburg; Madison Perretta, a freshman from Beaver Falls; Corey Rearick, a senior from New Castle; Adam Roberge, a junior from Elizabethtown; Jose Rodriquez, a freshman from Lancaster; Spenser Sargent, a junior from Waynesburg; Sharon Schuster, a sophomore from Martins Ferry, Ohio; Cherylynn Shird, a junior from Washington, D.C.; Steven Terrill, a senior from Claysville; Jay Weimer, a senior from Waynesburg.