By Miranda Lassar
Habitat for Humanity hosted its second annual Game Show night on Friday, May 23.
Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide organization with over 1,500 local affiliations in the United States that builds homes for the less fortunate.
The club at South raises money for the organization and helps build homes and shelters for those in need.
The night’s profits will be used to cover the costs of the expert builder on site, liability issues, and the fee to participate in these builds.
Habitat for Humanity also hosted Arcade Night earlier this year in the efforts to raise money and support for their club.
Game Show night was conceived last year by a group of students in Habitat for Humanity who wanted to engage students and faculty in a large interactive event.
The event this year consisted of popular game shows, such as Don’t Forget the Lyrics, Are You Smarter Than A Freshman?, and Family Feud.
Because the night started off with some technical issues when the auditorium projector did work, the night was delayed temporarily.
Audience and club members entertained the audience while the technical problems were fixed.
“We had to improv[ise] a lot, but in the end, it was the improv that made the whole night enjoyable,” secretary Qin Tong Li said.
Despite the technical difficulties, president Parisa Siddiqui thought the event was an overall success.
“There was a pretty happy and energetic atmosphere even though the event didn’t go as planned,” Siddiqui said. I think that’s due to a fantastic group of contestants and a really great, patient audience.”
Alex Kraus, the club adviser and a science teacher, hopes that this event was an overall fun experience for those involved in the games and in the audience.
“I want people to enjoy it,” Kraus said.
The members of Habitat for Humanity hoped that the event would raise membership and support from the student body.
“We’d like more people to join the club as a result,” Siddiqui said.
Kraus credits the club members with much of the work and organization of the night.
“I really enjoy working with them. It’s a really great motivated group of students,” he said.
Siddiqui also wants to raise awareness about homelessness in the United States and in the World.
In the United States, more than 3.5 million people are homeless per year, 35 percent of whom are in families with children.
Habitat for Humanity helps lower the homelessness rate through volunteer labor and donations which can ease the expense of building materials and manual labor for the houses.
“[Game Show Night] will raise awareness about homelessness around the world and maybe even encourage people to go on a build with their families or friends,” Siddiqui said.
