Brenau Volleyball Team Pitches in With Habitat

Gainesville, Ga - The Brenau University volleyball team spent last Saturday morning assisting Hall County Habitat for Humanity in building a house for a soldier and his family that just returned from service in Afghanistan.

The homecoming that "Charlie Company" Army Specialist Michael Walker, his wife Kim, and their four children had envisioned March of 2010 was not as joyous as they had anticipated. Delighted to be reunited, grateful to return home healthy, after more than a year of active duty in Afghanistan and 14 months separated from his family, Michael Walker began the ride home from Fort Stewart with the news that the family's trailer had burned and all their household possessions were destroyed. On August 6th, the Walker family received the wonderful announcement that HABITAT FOR HUMANITY of HALL COUNTY would soon begin work on a new home for them.

"This was a great experience for our team," said Head Coach Meredith Franklin. "I was proud of my team and the way they pitched in to help. A lot of them want to go back on their own to see this project to completion."