Students from the Middlesex County College Veterans and Servicemembers Association, and Democracy House, the College’s service-learning program, recently spent a day assisting Habitat for Humanity in building a home for a family in Perth Amboy.
Here, Dwayla Carty, left, a member of Democracy House, drills a hole with assistance from Christopher Pellegrino, a Navy Veteran and the president of the MCC Veterans Association.
From left, Halimat Oshun, Dwayla Carty, both members of Democracy House, practice using a drill with assistance from Christopher Pellegrino, a Navy Veteran and the president of the MCC Veterans Association.
Exact measuring is critical in construction. From left, John Martin, Habitat’s construction supervisor, Dwayla Carty, and Leon Henry, both members of Democracy House.
Arianna Illa, coordinator of Democracy House, stacks some lumber.
