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By Mike Barnhardt
Enterprise Record

BERMUDA RUN – A Habitat for Humanity house is almost complete in Mocksville, ready for a local family to move in.
And last week, thanks to some volunteers from Davidson-Davie Community College, pre-work has begun on yet another home.
It was the third year the college provided volunteers on its day of giving, a day during spring break when employees are encouraged to go into the community for volunteer work, a project started by the late Dr. Darrin Hartness. The spent the day at the Habitat ReStore here putting together window and door frames, and building an informational “house” inside of the building.
Jessie Folger, Davie Habitat director, and Brian Johnson, construction manager, are glad to help train the volunteers. They were also glad to see some regular faces as this is the third year volunteers have been at Habitat.
Holly Myers of Lewisville, dean of health sciences at the college, was quick to grab a saw and get to work.
“I have that same saw at home,” she said. “I do a lot of projects at home.” She was helping put a door into a wall of the indoor mission house. It is her first time to volunteer at Habitat.
“Having a safe home is a really important thing for people,” she said. “This is my favorite day at work. We get to see the communities we serve.”
More than 200 college employees participated, helping 20 organizations.
“Davidson-Davie is fortunate to have a group of incredibly kind and generous employees,” said Jenny Varner, president of Davidson-Davie. “They know the work they put in during this day of service is such a tremendous help to the communities we serve – and they help with smiles and a lot of spirit.”
Local groups that benefited from the day of service this year included:
• Pinebrook Elementary, where employees completed outdoor yard work, including trimming, pruning, blowing leaves and pressure washing;
• A Storehouse for Jesus, where employees sorted and sized clothing, hung clothes, stocked shelves and more; and
• William R. Davie Elementary, where employees took part in campus beautification, including pressure washing, pulling weeds, picking up trash, cleaning and more.
“The wide range of organizations we help during this day brings our entire college community joy – and we are happy and proud to be able to give our time,” said Kristin Briggs, executive director of the Davidson-Davie Foundation. “These groups are truly the fabric of our community and they support our students every day. Partnering with and helping them is important to everyone.”
Folger said a donation is paying for the mission house inside the ReStore, where visitors can learn what it takes to be a Habitat volunteer, as well as how the organization benefits the community.
“It lets people know where their money is going,” she said.
Grace Larwill, a Habitat intern from Winston-Salem State Univeristy, was outside hammering nails for frames. “It’s amazing,” she said. “I never thought I would be doing anything like this.”