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4/4/2014: Helping Without Boundaries
Habitat for Humanity Riverside volunteers from the Inland Empire showed that giving is definitely a universal language. These volunteers from HFHR Volunteer Up website came to help Margherita, a senior citizen who speaks wonderful Italian but very little English. Margherita’s late husband painted the home many years ago, however, today the home has a dirty, dingy and […]
3/22/2014: Ramona Campus Chapter’s Lap-A-Thon Raises $3K!
Saturday March 22nd, the students of Ramona High School in Riverside were on the track and field bright and early, setting up for the 2nd annual lap-a-thon. Students from the Ramona Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter have organized and supported the event to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness program which […]
3/26/2014: Rain or Shine it’s ABWK Time!
When visiting Riverside’s Village Riverside mobile home park, most of the homes seem in good condition from the street; however, with a closer examination, there are a few aesthetic issues. This was the case for the home of a senior couple by the names of Donnie and Gloria. The front of the home at first glance […]
3/22/14: Crafton Hills College
As some students were beginning their spring break, Crafton Hills College business students were nearing the end of theirs. With just a couple days left they decided to end vacation volunteering for their first paint day with A Brush with Kindness! The morning started off early, homeowner Mario waited eagerly to meet all the volunteers. […]
2/15/2014: Two Homes, Two Groups, One Amazing Day
Habitat For Humanity Riverside Ramona High School & University of California Riverside Chapters Is it human nature to want to help others or give of our time to aid those in need of a helping hand? A quick glance at this world we live in today we may think that there is no hope or […]
2/8/2014: UCR Sigma Delta Alpha Working Hard
-HABITAT FOR HEROES- Habitat for Humanity Riverside has always strived to assist our American military veterans and on Saturday the 8th of February we continued to show our appreciation by helping Dave a Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War. Dave and his wife Susan, who own a floral shop, live in the city of […]
2/1/2014: Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church members stepped up Saturday morning and did just that, helped! Our morning started off with a bit of confusion. There are numerous mobile home parks that Habitat for Humanity Riverside partners with and this location had another mobile home park directly across the street. As the morning setup continued […]
1/25/2014: UCR Softball Team Paints With Style!
UCR women’s softball team shared their team spirit with a Riverside homeowner on Saturday, January 25, 2014, the UCR team members led by Coach Linda came straight from practice to help Doris in their uniforms. Doris is a senior living in Mission Village Mobile Home Community. She has lived in her home for about 22 years. The home […]
1/18/14: UCR’s Theta Tau Engineering Frat Paints the Day Away!
What an awesome paint day we had on Saturday, January 18th. Although it was a small group, UCR’s Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity and Maria, a future Habitat homeowner and her cousins, took the project head on! We worked on a house in Moreno Valley, owned by Juan and Magdalena. The park owners asked Habitat for […]
1/11/2014: HPAC & Habitat Families Brought Smiles
how to make quick money in one day p style=”text-align: justify;”>On a sunny Saturday morning in Moreno Valley, the HPAC UCR students as well as sweat equity volunteers arrived at the home of Bertha a 61-year-old homeowner and grandmother of 12 grandchildren. Bertha recently moved to Moreno Valley to be closer to her family; however, […]
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