Dartmouth Student-Athletes Volunteer for COVER

May 22, 2009 - Dartmouth Student-Athletes Volunteer for COVER

By Jeff Friedman, Jaeger Civic Intern

On May 3 and May 10, Dartmouth student-athletes volunteered for COVER, an organization that works to re-use scrap home materials to rebuild homes and do home improvements for people in need in the Upper Valley Area. All of the volunteers turned out to be members of the Women's Ice Hockey team. Jenna Cunningham '10, Erica Dobos '12, Reagan Fischer '12, and Kelly Foley '12, all volunteered at COVER and had a huge impact in helping the homes that they worked on. They worked specifically on building a staircase for an elderly woman's home so that she could get into the house more easily. The Dartmouth athletes also did some insulation in the attic and put plastic on the broken windows. Jenna Cunningham had a great time volunteering for COVER. She said “the day was awesome. We had so much fun. We built stairs going up a lady's house so she could get in.” Cunningham concluded that “it was an awesome experience.” Cunningham's teammate, Erica Dobos, also saw the day volunteering for COVER as a very positive and inspiring experience for her and her teammates. Dobos really liked how the COVER program on May 3 was solely for Dartmouth athletes and this attracted Dobos even more. Dobos said that “the [Cover] experience is one I will never forget. The lady in need was so grateful for everything we did.” Dobos further stated that she enjoys helping out people in need and that the project put on by COVER certainly helped the owner of the house.

We hope that Dartmouth Athletes will continue to be major contributors to the COVER program and look forward to coordinating more with COVER in the future to continue to spread Dartmouth's influence on the surrounding community.

If you are interested in COVER please contact either Sarah Blum, the volunteer coordinator, at sarahb@coverhomerepair.org or Jeff Friedman, the Jaeger Civic Intern, at Jeffrey.D.Friedman@Dartmouth.edu

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