Volunteers Needed for Lamson Hall Revitalization
bet365中文大学 and 祈祷语 to collaborate on upgrades
Exterior of Lamson Hall, the undergraduate women's residence hall.
从5月12日到6月2日, 2024, 祈祷语 Volunteers International and bet365中文大学 will carry out significant upgrades to Lamson Hall. 祈祷语, a non-profit construction organization that works in conjunction with the 基督复临安息日会 Church, will provide volunteer labor and a website for volunteer sign-up, with the goal of 100 volunteers participating for the full three weeks. Andrews will provide lodging and food for volunteers in addition to the necessary materials. Andrews is also raising funds to cover the estimated $2 million in total project costs. So far—with contributions from the President’s Council, 校董会, 还有其他礼物——超过1美元.已经筹集了100万美元.
“On behalf of bet365中文大学, I would like to extend the warm invitation to join us in this endeavor, through the support of your presence or through helping us fund the materials and furnishings for the renovation,” states University President John Wesley Taylor V. “还有一句特别的‘谢谢’!’ to 祈祷语 Volunteers International for their leadership and valued partnership in this endeavor. Together we will make a difference in the lives of our students, the candidates of God’s Kingdom!”
The focus of this project will be to make as much progress as possible on Lamson West, w在这里 volunteers will perform a facelift to the original bathroom suites. Teams will also work on refinishing residence hall rooms with 油漆, carpet and moveable desks. 预计, as 祈祷语 involvement continues, the total project will span the next two to three summers.
Lamson Hall was built in two sections with an overall capacity of 600 occupants. Lamson East was completed in 1947 with individual rooms and community bathrooms, while Lamson West was completed in 1967 with two-room suites and connecting bathrooms.
多年来, 升级，比如地毯, 油漆, furnishings and Lamson East community bathrooms have been made as funds were available. 然而, the Lamson West suite bathrooms and the built-in desks in both sections of Lamson are original. While Lamson West desks are newer than Lamson East desks, the Lamson West desks are more in need of an upgrade.
Student feedback has also reflected the necessity to change both the bathrooms and the desk set-up. “Each year we survey our residence hall students,Jennifer Burrill说, assistant vice president for Campus & 学生生活 and assistant vice president for Residence Life. “Typically two students are sharing 140 square feet of space, and students have requested more flexibility with that space—the ability to configure their rooms as they like. 在2022-2023年的调查中, residents could select from options of what they considered the most needed improvements in Lamson. Sixty-eight percent selected ‘remove built-in desks and replace with moveable desks’ and 56% selected ‘suite bathrooms.’ These were the top two needs according to residents.”
结果是, the Residence Life team coordinated with Andrews faculty and staff through Change It Up Day, a campus beautification day in spring 2023, to replace the built-in desks in approximately 50 Lamson rooms. 现在，这一进程将继续下去.
祈祷语 volunteers will be provided lodging in Lamson Hall dorm rooms—on-campus full RV hookups will be available as well—and three meals a day. Local volunteers are invited to join, too, and lunches will be provided. Individuals with experience installing carpet (tiles), ceramic tile and plumbing are especially needed. The team asks for a one week minimum volunteering commitment. All interested volunteers, including local, should sign up at the 祈祷语网站. Registration will close at the beginning of May.
“We are excited that this collaboration between Andrews and 祈祷语 will result in changes to Lamson that directly meet our residents’ needs,伯里尔说. “We look forward to the upcoming work!”
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