BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Sprenger Avenue, in the Schiller Park neighborhood, you can hear the sound of good neighbors hard at work during Habitat for Humanity's annual veteran's build event.
"We bring together local veterans, the Buffalo community veterans, first responders, coming out to build sites to help it build homes for those in need," said Daniel May, in-kind procurement manager for Habitat for Humanity Buffalo.
Winchester Fire Department first responder Troy Eberle knows firsthand what it's like to serve the community.
"It's definitely a different situation. Nobody's screaming, panicking, things like that. But you know, it's the same it's the same principle, right? You're helping that person that really needs it. You're giving them that support that they need in their time of need," Eberle said.
And it's not just the community that benefits from these good deeds. The veterans do too.
"It just makes life easier to meet back up with them and be here doing something for the community. It helps you to integrate and get back into civilian life," said Matt Evans, a veteran volunteering at the event.
The event ran from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, but the homes are far from finished. If you would like to volunteer, visit Habitat Buffalo online.