Our Annual Events...in order...

August:

Discovery Days: Gingerbread House Making

During Orientation, Cornell Habitat invites all freshman to learn about our campus organization while also constructing their own gingerbread house.

October:

Shack Attack

"Buy a Brick, Build a House"
Students walking through Ho Plaza donate money (to buy a "brick") to help us turn our shack into a home, brick by brick.

$ 1.00 = one brick
$ 2.00 = two bricks
$ 5.00 or more = two bricks & a free t-shirt!

Students are free to decorate the brick any way they choose!

November:

Murder Mystery Dinner

It is a night of delectable dining, mingling and of course, murderous revenge. Tickets cost $12 at the door. This money is used to raise funds for Habitat homes in our area and around the world as the guests try to figure out whodunit!

December:

Alternative Gift Giving Fair

Don't know what to give Mom & Dad for the holidays? Why not donate to Habitat in their name? They will get a hand-crafted greeting card and cinnamon ornament to hang.

January:

Global Village Trip

Our first trip out of the country to Habitat site is scheduled for January 2007 to Guatemala.

To find out more, contact our Global Village Chair.

March:

Spring Break Trips

During Spring Break, we send typically 4 or 5 groups of about 13 students to Habitat Affiliates in other states. Each site is different; volunteers may be renovating old houses or building new ones. In any case, students are helping families in need, and students who go on one trip usually come back to go on more. Not only is this a great opportunity to meet new people, but volunteers come back with a great sense of accomplishment.

This Spring, we are going to Cleveland, OH, Lexington, KY, Huntington, WV, Raleigh, NC. To find out more and sign up for a trip, contact our Spring Break Chair.

April:

Truss Days

For three days, we bring our workshop to Ho Plaza and have students passing by pick up a hammer to help us build trusses. The trusses are each sponsored by a local business. Each day is filled with public speakers, music, t-shirts, and flying nails.

To find out more, contact our Truss Day Chair.

May:

Dodgeball

Our annual tournament consists of 36 teams with 10 people on each team. Teams are eliminated in a round robin style guarenteeing each player at least 15 games. Every participant also receives a free t-shirt, which you can find students wearing on campus from years past.

To find out more, contact our Dodgeball Chair.