Alumni lend a hand at R House
September 08, 2015
Talisha Beha '12 had never heard of Habitat for Humanity until she arrived on Roanoke College's campus as a freshman. She joined the College's other new students during orientation to build the beginning of a Habitat house on campus, known as R House.
The work changed her life.
As a Roanoke student, Beha become president of the College's Habitat chapter. Now, she is operations manager for Central South Carolina Habitat in Columbia, S.C.
Beha is one of several Roanoke graduates who returned to Salem last week to lend a hand in the R House build. The Maroon alumni all work for Habitat locations in South Carolina and Virginia. They worked long hours at the R House site for several days, hammering, laying plywood, instructing students and more.
Meet a few of the RC alumni involved in this year's R House project.
Roanoke alumni at R House
Brian Clark '01 is the face of the R House project. He is construction director for Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley, and he has organized and supervised each R House build for the past 10 years.
Talisha Beha '12, operations manger at Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity, has returned to help with R House at least twice since she graduated. "I love to chat with freshmen and tell what Habitat is," she said. By building a Habitat house, "it's a basic need that you are filling," she said.
Matt Ridout '07 is the ReStore manager for the Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity. He has helped with seven R House projects at Roanoke. "I believe in the mission of Habitat," he said.