{"id":4811,"date":"2013-06-04T10:57:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T14:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ip-tx-www.eos.ncsu.edu\/tecs\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2013-06-04T10:57:47","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T14:57:47","slug":"parkcentennial-scholar-pcc-sophomore-sarah-paluskiewicz-chairs-2013-shack-a-thon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2013\/06\/parkcentennial-scholar-pcc-sophomore-sarah-paluskiewicz-chairs-2013-shack-a-thon\/","title":{"rendered":"Park\/Centennial Scholar and PCC Sophomore, Sarah Paluskiewicz, Chairs 2013 Shack-A-Thon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Written by: Sarah Paluskiewicz, Shack-A-Thon chair; Polymer & Color Chemistry Sophomore; Centennial Scholar; Park Scholar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Monday morning at 8am marked the beginning of the 23rd annual Shack-A-Thon, hosted by NC State\u2019s campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. For one week the Brickyard will accommodate 20 shacks each built and manned around the clock by university student groups. This year\u2019s fundraising goal has been set at a record $30,000, which is about half of the cost to build a new Habitat home. All the proceeds will go directly to Habitat for Humanity of Wake County and the 32 homes they will be constructing this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Sunday, all twenty student groups came out to the Brickyard to build their interpretation of a shack. As Shack-A-Thon chair, it has been exciting for me to see this event through the making. However, build day is when everything gets nailed, glued, and locked together. Each shack is competing against the others to get in the prestigious top four fundraising shacks. The incentive is a guaranteed placement in Shack-A-Thon next year, first choice at a shack location, and supplied wood for building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A little over one year ago, I fortuitously expressed my interest about joining Habitat for Humanity to an upperclassman on campus. Little did I know that she was the current president of NC State\u2019s campus charter of Habitat for Humanity. As an excited and motivated freshman, I was thrilled to fill the vacant fundraising officer spot. I fell in love with Shack-A-Thon last year and was asked to chair it this year. I am working with 15 other officers in Habitat to organize and facilitate this event. Each shack could have on the upwards of 50 people that have contributed and participated. It\u2019s exciting to know the event is directly touching close to 1,000 NC State students and many more are impacted throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shack-A-Thon has such value because it is a fun way to bring awareness to improper housing and impoverished living. Additionally, there are many opportunities for camaraderie and publicity for all the student groups that are involved. It\u2019s wonderful to share the mission of Habitat for Humanity with these groups, but also to learn about their causes and passions. I continue to marvel at the uniqueness and group expression reflected in each shack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n