Patrisia Aquino, 47, left, and Yorling Zelaya, 33, right, get a hug from Pat Woodham, 65, center, after volunteers from Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay cleaned and made repairs to Woodham’s home as part of Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
International students at USF are honored to serve a military spouse
By Jessica Vander Velde, Times staff writer
In print: Sunday, May 11, 2008
TAMPA — It's Pat Woodham's weekend.
She didn't ask for it. All the attention makes her nervous. But 18 international students at the University of South Florida decided it was her turn.
On Saturday, the volunteers repaired, repainted and cleaned Woodham's dilapidated mobile home as part of Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay's Heroes at Home program.
They picked Woodham's home in honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Day, which was Friday. She's married to Daniel Woodham, an Army veteran who served in Korea from 1970 to 1971.
She'll continue celebrating today, with a clean home and plans with her 41-year-old daughter for Mother's Day.
"It's wonderful," said Pat Woodham, 65. "Fancy a bunch of people giving up their Saturday morning for an old codger like me."
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