N.C. Coast Guard members participate in National Volunteer Week

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. - Coast Guard Sector North Carolina members work to finish a roof on a Habitat for Humanity home Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Newport, N.C. Many members of the sector volunteered their time and energy building the house, cleaning a state park and improving the environment during National Volunteer Week 2010, which spanned April 18-24.
About 30 members spent six days helping Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity in building a house in Newport. They focused on the roof of the home, building the roof truss and putting down the roofing and tar mats. Cmdr. Derek D'Orazio helped make sure that they were following housing code and that quality was maintained throughout the project. Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity completed 75 home builds since 1988 and broke ground on houses 76 and 77. Families selected to purchase the homes must meet certain income and residency requirements, such as not being eligible for conventional home financing.
"National Volunteer Week 2010, Celebrating People in Action, honors those who dedicate themselves to taking action and bettering their communities. It's also about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities - to put themselves at the center of social change," according to the programs website.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo)