Coast Guard volunteers with Habitat for Humanity

BALTIMORE - Chief Petty Officer Aaron Foster, a Marine Science Technician at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, uses a hammer drill to remove cement for a new walkway during a Habitat for Humanity renovation in Brooklyn, Md., March 11, 2010. Although Foster does not claim to be much of a handy man, his efforts will give a low-income family the opportunity to afford their own home. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell.

BALTIMORE - Lt. Cmdr. Michael J. DaPonte the chief of the Contingency Preparedness and Force Readiness Division at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, paints a house during a Habitat for Humanity service project in Brooklyn, Md., March 11, 2010. DaPonte and his office volunteer every month with Habitat for Humanity as a way to get out of the office and get in to the community. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell.

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Schupp, a Marine Science Technician at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, flattens out fresh cement during the renovation of a Habitat for Humanity home in Brooklyn, Md., March 11, 2010. Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake is one of many non-profits that Sector Baltimore personnel volunteer with to assist their community. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell.

BALTIMORE - Lt. Cmdr. Michael J. DaPonte the chief of the Contingency Preparedness and Force Readiness Division at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, paints a house during a Habitat for Humanity service project in Brooklyn, Md., March 11, 2010. DaPonte has many years of experience working construction and uses his skills to give back to the community. DaPonte began encouraging his co-workers to volunteer with him, soon nearly his entire office was volunteering. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell.