Employees at LIN Television rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday. It was the LIN TV Day of Caring. Some employees at a station in Buffalo, New York painted a school. Others in Terre Haute, Indiana cleaned graffiti. And, here in Lafayette, we helped build a home for a family in need.
About 30 people from our station helped frame the future home of Eloy and Clara Chavez in the Bristol Park Subdivision. The happy couple is expecting a baby girl in December. Eloy says he is very thankful for everyone who is helping to make their dream come true.
With the help of members of Kappa Sigma fraternity, we framed much of the house. What my father taught me about swinging a hammer came in handy! I used to help him with various building projects around the farm.
We kept Mike Prangley away from the power tools. Gina Quattrocchi handled some duties at the saw. Gage Butterbrodt was teased about not having the right kind of hammer for a 'lefty.' Gage and Kelly Greene did a great job nailing the walls up. Some of us do volunteer work for various not-for-profit groups throughout the year. It was really neat to have so many of us working as one team, for one day, on one project.
