Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Home RENOVATION Volunteers BRUSH UP Students from a arie ty of cami js organizafions pifch in to renovate older homes around the community. A cenrury-vild hrnne giit a fresh new kxJc on a clixxly Sanndav- BRUSH, which stands for Beautifying Residences Using Student Help, was a service project centered on the renovation of iJdcr hinnes. CK-er 100 students gave their time and energ ' September 7 and 14. BRUSH involved organisations including fraternities, siwonties. the American Marketing AsstKiation, the Student Affairs office and variixis individuals. I ha -c r» things that 1 u-ant to leave Northwest with as a le|;acY. one is voluntcenng. I think students should leave a conununiry better than the - f .iund it, Assistant Vice President Student Affairs Carol Qiwles said. President Dcan Hubbatd and wife Aleta initiated the BRUSH pn)|ect. We needed to stan fixing up houses anxmd Maryvilie, Aleta said. Volunteer John Hiatt was excited to be involved with the pfU|ect because it allowed him to volunteer off-campus. It ' s good to go to schtxil here and he a part t f the community, Hiatt said. As a student you have a lot of free time on your hands, and it seems like you did stimcthing gixxJ for the ct)mmunity. Efecky Greely u ' as delighted with the renovations at I i03 E. 2nd St. TTie home has been in the Greely family for nearly the lifetime of the house; two of her siblings were bom in the front nHwn. The htxjse is aliiKKt 100 years old. My grandparents moved in anxind 1907, Greely siiid. Greely ' s home was the fourth renovated by BRUSH volunteers. Volunteers tackled three htxnes in April. 1 have never done anything in Maryvilie, the schixil gets so shut off. 1 think that it is ne;« that the university and town can work together, volunteer Angela Jennings said. Assisting Maryvilie residents with the renovation i f their homes, volunteer efforts like BRUSH gave students the opportunity to reach out to the residents of Mary ' ille. Stephanie Davidion and Jacci Prcwilt analyze the drying protc ot ' pjint Hru%h volunteer) came from various campu« organi Jtlon . pit ' hy . hlt l-ryr :0 ?

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Its good TO GO TO SCHOOL HEKE AND BE PAKT OF THE COMMUNITY. BRUSH volunteer Latonya Davis paints tlie Grecly home. Se ' eral tinics 3 year volunteers restored homes ihrou out the community, phoio by .Xtjtt l-ryc Volunteer David Burrough focuses uraping paint (Voin the bottom ot. it .in. UKUM I rcn«ivjtu ns were tumied through local busuicss dnllJllons. phiilo hy Af.iff I tyr 02: Features

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Charlcatha Rhodes peers into J.iss Salon ' s display ot body jcwclcry. Items at the C rganizational Fair were not for sale due to uni ersit - policy, jyhoio hy M.m hryr Jass Salon owner Jenny Mullen displays prcjducts at a bi otli during tlie t)rganizationaI Fair. Mullen has been in business tor over three years, pholo hy Uitt l-ryr Gerry Hindricks attends computer traiinng in (!oldeii Hall. Durmg Advantage Week, freshmen attended sessions designed to ease the transition into college, fihohi liy M.ill liy WW It was nice being with the people in MY FRESHMAN SEMINAR BECAUSE THE PEOPLE YOU ARE AROUND A LOT ARE THE PEOPLE THAT BECOME YOUR FRIENDS. :KARA AKERS 10: FVFNTS