CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Falling leaves are an opportunity for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville volunteers to do some service for not just homeowners, but for the organization itself.
This coming Saturday, November 15 is the local Habitat’s 12th Annual Rake-a-Thon. Organized in partnership with the Habitat for Humanity Club of the University of Virginia (HUVA), Rake-a-Thon pairs volunteers with Charlottesville neighbors who donate to Habitat in exchange for having their lawns raked.
“We are to date expecting over 500 volunteers to participate, and we have registered over 100 lawns to send those volunteers to,” Charlottesville Habitat’s Director of Resource Development Natalie Burgwin told Cville Right Now…