The Ithaca College Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity was recently awarded a $10,000 matching grant from State Farm, the national sponsor of Habitat’s Youth Programs.
In order to receive the funds, the chapter raised $10,000, which was donated to the building projects of their sponsoring affiliate, the Southeastern Steuben County Habitat for Humanity.
“The Ithaca College chapter was selected from hundreds of applications from other campus chapters nationwide,” said Carolin Irvin, State Farm public affairs manager. “With an enrollment of about 6,000, IC was the only small school chosen to receive this grant. All nine of the other campus chapters chosen involved were large colleges and universities with student bodies in the 50,000 range. The strength and commitment of the Ithaca College chapter were lead factors in their selection as participants.”
“Receiving the grant was an honor for our campus chapter, and it really shows the drive and dedication of the Habitat volunteers at Ithaca College, especially in comparison to the size of the other schools selected. Once we were notified that we were a recipient, we set our minds to fundraising our $10,000, and there was never a question that we couldn't do it,” said Ainsley Smith, Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity co-president.
