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Bottle Sculpture Raises Awareness of Poverty Housing

The Upper and Middle School courtyard drew some curious onlookers this week, as members of the student group CRUSH (Coastal Ranney Upper School Habitat) constructed an elaborate gazebo-like structure out of wood, string and hundreds of plastic water bottles.
The Upper and Middle School courtyard drew some curious onlookers this week, as members of the student group CRUSH (Coastal Ranney Upper School Habitat) constructed an elaborate gazebo-like structure out of wood, string and hundreds of plastic water bottles. The project, cleverly titled “Poverty Housing is Clear,” was designed to raise awareness of poverty housing, especially in light of the current economic crisis. Led by their advisors Upper School teachers Renata Klein and Christine Ripoli, the students strung together 865 bottles, each one representing 110,981 people in the US currently living in substandard housing or struggling to pay rent. To support the project, Fine Arts program director Kate Greenberg created a poster detailing some startling statistics, including the fact that 95 million people, or approximately one third of the nation, struggle with high-housing costs, overcrowding, poor quality shelter and homelessness. Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating poverty housing one house at a time.

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