NewsJune 20, 2015
Volunteers take part in a renovation day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau. Around twenty volunteers gathered to help with the project that will give veterans a place to stay as they transition to college life.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Larry Hajek, left, and Andrew Terry work to clear a room during a renovation day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau. Around 20 volunteers gathered to help with the project that will give veterans a place to stay as they transition to college life.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Larry Hajek, left, and Andrew Terry work to clear a room during a renovation day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau. Around 20 volunteers gathered to help with the project that will give veterans a place to stay as they transition to college life.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


O.J. Turner uses a crowbar to clear drywall during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com O.J. Turner uses a crowbar to clear drywall during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


David Spellman gathers debris during a renovation day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau. Around 20 volunteers gathered to help with the project that will give veterans a place to stay as they transition to college life.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com David Spellman gathers debris during a renovation day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau. Around 20 volunteers gathered to help with the project that will give veterans a place to stay as they transition to college life.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Ballas Schoen walks through a room of the house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Ballas Schoen walks through a room of the house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Chace Juden plunges a post hole digger into the lawn out side a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University during a work day, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Chace Juden plunges a post hole digger into the lawn out side a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University during a work day, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


O.J. Turner and Rocky Everett gather supplies during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com O.J. Turner and Rocky Everett gather supplies during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Volunteers help remove debris during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Volunteers help remove debris during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Ballas Schoen dumps a bucket of debris during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Ballas Schoen dumps a bucket of debris during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


A volunteer helps remove debris during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A volunteer helps remove debris during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Rocky Everett, center, and Jacob Fish pull nails from a board during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Rocky Everett, center, and Jacob Fish pull nails from a board during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Jacob Fish pulls a nail from a board during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Jacob Fish pulls a nail from a board during a work day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
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Volunteers take part in a renovation day at a house donated to the Student Veterans Organization at Southeast Missouri State University, Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Cape Girardeau. Around twenty volunteers gathered to help with the project that will give veterans a place to stay as they transition to college life.

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