Former NFL Player to Help Build House

July 9, 2009
NEWARK -- Jeff Uhlenhake, a former NFL center, will help the Licking County chapter of Habitat for Humanity build a home at 106 Penney Ave. in Newark from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Uhlenhake, a Newark Catholic graduate, went on to star at Ohio State and was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame in 2008. He is a strength coach at Ohio State.

Licking County Habitat for Humanity and Habitat for Humanity International provide affordable housing to those who do not qualify for conventional mortgage financing.

To volunteer to help build houses with Habitat for Humanity or to apply for consideration for a house, call the local chapter at (740) 788-8778.