Football team keeping busy with Habitat for Humanity project
Just days after lending helping hands at a local youth home, about 50 members of the Tennessee Tech football team logged another day of community service work, helping out Wednesday with a Habitat for Humanity home remodeling project.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Just a few days after lending helping hands
at a local youth home, about 50 members of the Tennessee Tech
football team logged another day of community service work, helping
out most of the day Wednesday with a Habitat for Humanity home
remodeling project.
About 25 defensive players and coaches got the project underway
early Wednesday and worked through the morning prepping the home
and applying wooden strips. After a brief lunch break, about 25
players from the Golden Eagle offense took over the project to
apply vinyl siding to the strips, helping give a fresh, updated
look to the home.
While some Golden Eagles showed expert workmanship and skills, for
many of the players it was their first real construction
experience. They learned quickly that simple tasks such as
hammering a nail can present plenty of challenges, especially when
standing atop a ladder.
"We did a project with Habitat for Humanity a couple of years ago,
only that time we were actually building the house," said assistant
coach Sam Williamson, who helped to organize the event for the
team. "These guys were out here bright and early, and they're
really enthusiastic about doing this."
A defensive coach, Williamson said the best work of the day was
being done in the morning by the defensive players. It was a
different argument in the afternoon, when the offense took
over.
"These offensive guys are here to finish this up, and get the work
done right," said offensive line coach Dewayne Alexander, who also
climbed a few ladders Wednesday to attach siding.
Just last Saturday, about 40 football players spent the day at
Mustard Seed Ranch digging post holes, installing fence posts,
painting fences and other assorted jobs.
The team reports to fall camp next Friday (Aug. 2) to begin
preparations for its season opener against Cumberland University on
Thursday, AUg. 29.
A few photos from Wednesday:
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Photos by Jocelyn VerVelde and Rob
Schabert
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