Chaitanya Kuruganty, a master's student studying computer science, helps assemble a conference table at Hope House.

From left: Student volunteers Daniel Bauman, a sophomore studying law and criminology; Chaitanya Kuruganty; and Moaz Elazzazi, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, attach the legs to the table.

Fernando, who does maintenance work at Hope House and Peaceprints of WNY, sorts through his collection looking for hardware for the table.

The volunteers discover they are building a table without the instructions or all the supplied hardware.

Volunteers move the completed table into place with some help from Hope House staff Fernando and Carolyn.

Posing with their handiwork are, from left, Chaitanya Kuruganty, Daniel Bauman, Fernando, Moaz Elazzazi and Aayesha Chowdhury, a junior psychology major.

Abby Feldman (left), a sophomore psychology major, and Steffi Yeh (center), a freshman business administration major, sort books at Hope House.

Luke Hess, a sophomore biochemistry major, works with Preston Arment, Student Engagement graduate assistant.

Luke Hess organizes and shelves books.

Student volunteers also helped move dirt and garden beds with Grassroots Gardens WNY at a location in Buffalo.

Volunteers work to move garden beds to a more accessible location at West Side Community Services, located at Vermont Street and West Avenue in Buffalo.

Kathryn Klein adds soil.

From left: Aleema Arastu, Kathryn Klein, Autumn Brown and Mady Rade work on a bed.

Preparations are well in hand at the Grassroots Gardens site. Now, will Mother Nature cooperate?