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Over the past year, nearly 200 Wright State University student-athletes and coaches logged close to 1,000 volunteer hours helping to build a home for a local family through Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Working in multiple build events organized by the Athletics Department<\/a>, Raiders from every sport assembled all the home\u2019s wall panels, contributing 894 service hours that saved $31,102 in labor costs. Their work became part of a new house for Dayton resident Charlotte Carter and her three children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>\u201cAt Wright State, you get local students who go to that university, get a great education and stay here,\u201d said David Mauch, a 1995 Wright State alumnus who serves as development director for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton. \u201cThen they make our community better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mauch nicknamed the house the \u201cRaider Nation Home,\u201d reflecting Wright State students\u2019 involvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Carter, who volunteered with Habitat for Humanity for over a year, received the keys to her new home from Joylynn Brown, Wright State director of athletics, while standing in her new kitchen surrounded by friends and family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis is so important to my family,\u201d said Carter. \u201cWe thank everybody who came out to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jeff Fleck, Wright State women\u2019s bowling coach, attended the dedication ceremony and was happy to see the progress made since his team helped build walls on campus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI thought I would come out and see the fruits of our labor,\u201d said Fleck. \u201cThis is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The New Carlisle home was a collaborative effort between Wright State University, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton and Wright-Patt Credit Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The partnership will continue with another project this spring. On April 12, Wright State student-athletes will gather again in Lot 4 to help another local family achieve their dream of home ownership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mauch said he was honored to collaborate on the Raider Nation Build and is looking forward to the next one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure and something I\u2019m really proud of because I\u2019m a better person for having gone to Wright State,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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