Buriak to present "Houses for Haiti" project

Andrew Buriak is speaking at the Emanuel Ladies Tea on Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m. about a program he is involved in to build houses made of plastic in Haiti. Buriak is the son of Kiera and Ben Buriak, and graduated from Ritzville High School in 2007. Buriak is currently a senior at Western Washington University (WWU) in Bellingham where he is majoring in plastic engineering and vehicle engineering technology.

Buriak works with five other students and his professor, Nikki Larson, to create a way to use plastic and make houses for residents in Haiti. The project was presented to the group about...