Vivian Barclay volunteered during Carter Work Projects 2011 and 2012 in Haiti.

Last week, we offered an exciting list of ideas for how you can join us [1] in 2013 as we build homes, communities and hope.

Habitat always has good work going on, and that good work is fueled by good people like you. This week, we thought we’d share a few recent news stories about Habitat volunteers that have captured our attention. We hope these stories — and individuals — inspire you the way they’ve inspired us, and we invite you to share your own volunteer experiences and what’s happening in your community in the comments below.

• ‘One, I can walk; two, I can donate; three, I can swing a hammer’ [2]
  Carter Work Project volunteer Vivian Barclay shares her two years of experiences building in Haiti.
• ‘We meet the cream of the crop in the community because they’re involved with Habitat’ [3]
  Retired Las Vegas couple sells home, spends last seven years on the road as Habitat Care-A-Vanners.
• ‘A way for the university to show its commitment to the city’ [4]
  Rice University students mark school’s 100th anniversary with boundary-breaking build.
• ‘I intend to live to be at least 100’ [5]
  Ninety-year-old Don Martinson volunteers hundreds of hours annually, plans to volunteer for 10 more years.