{"id":170309,"date":"2026-11-10T09:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=170309"},"modified":"2026-11-10T09:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:23:36","slug":"wright-state-student-athletes-make-an-impact-on-fairborn-family-through-habitat-for-humanity-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/11\/10\/wright-state-student-athletes-make-an-impact-on-fairborn-family-through-habitat-for-humanity-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State student-athletes make an impact on Fairborn family through Habitat for Humanity project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andriana Guzman and her four children received the key to their brand-new home in Fairborn during a dedication ceremony Oct. 30, just a few miles from Wright State University\u2019s Dayton Campus, where construction on the home first began in March.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 160 Wright State student-athletes and coaches volunteered that month to help build the wooden wall panels for the Habitat for Humanity home during a special event organized by the\u202f<\/span>Athletics Department<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis saved us about eight weeks of volunteerism on our build site,\u201d said David Mauch, a 1995 Wright State alumnus and development director at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful thing,\u201d said Dylan Barnes, a senior on the Wright State golf team who volunteered during the panel build. \u201cGiving back to the community is something I really strive for and I think it\u2019s a big part of Wright State Athletics.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mauch, who has worked for Habitat for Humanity for 12 years, told volunteers at the dedication ceremony that the Wright State volleyball team is a champion both on the court and at building walls, having completed 12 panels in one session.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with that Wright State volleyball team, but they definitely hold the record for panels built,\u201d Mauch said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The finished two-story, 1,350-square-foot home features four bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-car garage, providing plenty of space for Guzman and her children.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really grateful and feel super blessed,\u201d Guzman said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to building new homes, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton also completes critical home repairs for approximately 200 homes belonging to older adults.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This marks the second consecutive year that Wright State University, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton and Wright-Patt Credit Union have\u202f<\/span>collaborated on a homebuilding project<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 160 Wright State student-athletes and coaches helped Habitat for Humanity build a new home for a Fairborn family, turning a volunteer effort into a lasting community impact. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":170312,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[729,2798,2025,725,727,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-campus","category-athletics","category-community-service","category-home-news-sidebar","category-homepage-photos-and-video","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170309"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170359,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170309\/revisions\/170359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}