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NCAA and Habitat partner at the Men's Final Four to build Habitat houses -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l 1

NCAA and Habitat partner at the Men's Final Four to build Habitat houses

Student athletes, NCAA and Habitat for Humanity staff members, and other volunteers came together during the 2006 Men's Final Four tournament on Sunday, April 2, to frame

 

Volunteers frame houses during the NCAA Men's Final Four basketball tournament in Indianapolis.


three Habitat houses. The homes framed in Indianapolis are being shipped to the Gulf Coast for final assembly through Habitat for Humanity's Operation Home Delivery hurricane response program.

The Final Four build is the latest development in the "Home Team" partnership between Habitat for Humanity and the NCAA, which will provide financial and volunteer support to the long-term rebuilding effort along the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.