How did your project help address a need in your community?

In our community, we need to know that poverty is a huge issue especially in the city of Poughkeepsie. Habitat for Humanity is trying to rebuild Thompson Street, because there are just so many abandoned houses that families could be living in, if they were livable. The fact that I got so many volunteers to come out and learn about something they never heard of was amazing to me!  To know that I taught them something totally worth knowing about made a huge difference in my life.  I can't wait to get the rest of Arlington students involved.  I really want a club to form and that way, each Saturday or something it can be Arlington Day, and that way we have the volunteers but we also have students learning about Habitat for Humanity and what it does for OUR community. The struggle I will face is that I will be graduating in less than a month, but I know with the help of Mrs. Bellino and other people who are active in the community will help make this work! I'm excited to see this change, and I hope that I started off the path in the right shoes!