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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/30/2013: Casablanca Yard Gets Face Lift with Habitat Riverside Volunteers

3/30/2013: Casablanca Yard Gets Face Lift with Habitat Riverside Volunteers

3/30/2013: Casablanca Yard Gets Face Lift with Habitat Riverside Volunteers

Habitat Riverside hosted a great volunteer day in Casa Blanca in Riverside on Saturday the 30th. Sharlotte’s home has fallen into disrepair and she was cited by code enforcement for landscaping issues. Councilman Paul Davis asked Habitat Riverside if we could give her some help getting the issues corrected. About 15 Habitat Riverside volunteers showed […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Moreno Valley, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/30/2013: Imperial Dental Is All Smiles

3/30/2013: Imperial Dental Is All Smiles

3/30/2013: Imperial Dental Is All Smiles

Do you remember those flash flood days that we all watched on TV last year? Moreno Valley was hit pretty hard and so was our homeowner Venus. Venus lives in Santiago Estates mobile home park and her home sits in the lowest area of the park. Her home was victim to the mud, water and debris […]

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3/27/2013: Interact Club Gets Active!

3/27/2013: Interact Club Gets Active!

Rubidoux Interact Club from Rubidoux High School and Habitat Riverside joined together  on Wednesday the 27th to help Daniel and Marta, homeowners in the Old Plantation Mobile Home Park. Daniel and Marta and are Pastors for the Ever More church. This couple’s income relies on donations from Church members so there isn’t much to spare […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/22/13: Kaiser Cares!

3/22/13: Kaiser Cares!

3/22/13: Kaiser Cares!

Kaiser showed their caring side in a different way on the 22nd. Instead of caring for patients, they painted the home of Richard and Pat, seniors who live in Corona Palms mobile home park.  Both are retired and rely on income from Social Security.  Their home had not been painted since they purchased it many […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/20/13: Realtors Paint Away Sara’s Troubles

3/20/13: Realtors Paint Away Sara’s Troubles

3/20/13: Realtors Paint Away Sara’s Troubles

How many realtors does it take to paint a home in 4 1/2 hours?  Only five if you’re from the hard working TIGAR board of realtors. Originally a larger crew that got rained out, Corona area realtors painted the home of Sara on the 20th.  She lives in Corona’s Countrywood Estates mobile home park and […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/16/13: Eden Lutheran’s Small Crew Finished a Big Job!

3/16/13: Eden Lutheran’s Small Crew Finished a Big Job!

3/16/13: Eden Lutheran’s Small Crew Finished a Big Job!

On Saturday the 16th of March, we welcomed a small group of volunteers from Eden Lutheran out to the Corona Palms Mobile Home Park to paint the mobile home belonging to seniors Randy and Candy. The group was joined by Janet, a Habitat Riverside homeowner in waiting who is working on her sweat equity requirements. […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/14/13: High 5’s for Habitat Volunteers!

3/14/13: High 5’s for Habitat Volunteers!

3/14/13: High 5’s for Habitat Volunteers!

Everyone deserved a high five today! Many of our volunteer days are filled with companies or church groups. But, our Habitat volunteers hold a special place in our heart, so when we can we try to get them out on a volunteer day as much as possible. That’s how we got a great group together last […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Moreno Valley, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/9/13: Volunteers to the rescue!

3/9/13: Volunteers to the rescue!

3/9/13: Volunteers to the rescue!

The first week of March came in strong and so did our Habitat volunteers. These dedicated individuals answered our online call for help. The cold and rain the night before did not scare our volunteers away and in fact most of them contacted us to make sure we were still on to paint. The volunteers […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, UCR Campus Chapter, Volunteers | Comments Off on 3/2/13: UCR Habitat Finishes a Santiago Estates Paint Job in No Time!

3/2/13: UCR Habitat Finishes a Santiago Estates Paint Job in No Time!

3/2/13: UCR Habitat Finishes a Santiago Estates Paint Job in No Time!

Saturday was an amazing day to paint a home so what the heck, we painted another home! The Habitat Chapter at UCR came together to help out Iraqi War veteran Aisha who recently purchased a used mobile home in Santiago Estates in Moreno Valley. Aisha is disabled but that doesn’t stop her from helping others. […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Moreno Valley, Volunteers | Comments Off on 2/23/13: Teamwork Was Key for Thrivent & Habitat Volunteers!

2/23/13: Teamwork Was Key for Thrivent & Habitat Volunteers!

2/23/13: Teamwork Was Key for Thrivent & Habitat Volunteers!

Well things have been just a little busy here at Habitat this past week. Several weeks ago a homeowner in the Sky Trails Mobile Home Park in Moreno Valley approached us for help with her entry steps to her home. When we went out to inspect the property we were amazed that no one had […]

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