2. In the Fall, 2003, Alpha Chi student officers accepted the challenge to establish a campus affiliate with Habitat for Humanity. Treasurer, Rachel Manley, said, “I would like to pursue that goal!” In so doing, she contacted the local Habitat for Humanity chapter and took action. Along the way, she gathered helpers who knew the challenge of meeting society’s needs. Missouri Rho chapter applied for and was awarded a chapter grant from Alpha Chi for 2003-2004! On Friday, November 21, 2003, Habitat for Humanity invited students to a Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Luncheon hosted at First & Calvary Presbyterian Church. They heard the needs first-hand and saw volunteers and donors appreciated and thanked for their efforts. They left the luncheon inspired and motivated to continue to build on a solid foundation…

3. L-R: Amy, Kate, Rachel, Christina…Charter Officers

4. Dr. Palmer, Board President, welcomes volunteers to the luncheon.

5. Donna Jones, Executor Director & Campus Affiliates, welcomes volunteers and donors to recognition luncheon.

6. Springfield Victory Mission Director, Jim Harriger, presented Homelessness in the Ozarks. “Their coat is their home,” he described.

7. “Thank you for my home this Thanksgiving!”

8. Mike Hoffman presents awards to donors and volunteers.

9. First & Calvary Presbyterian Church hosts luncheon.

10. “We have all the resources we need to eliminate substandard housing…we just need the will.” Millard Fuller Founder & President Habitat for Humanity International