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Eta Sigma Gamma Paints Riverside Home to Perfection!
On Saturday April 15th, 2017, 16 volunteers from the Eta Sigma Gamma National Health Education Honorary at California State University San Bernardino helped revitalize a home in Riverside by painting its exterior. The home had not seen a new coat of paint and began to peel off. Aside from the home looking unhealthy, without a […]
Home Makeover for the Miller Family
On Saturday April 22nd, we were joined by three groups to assist the Miller family by painting their home. Due to Mr. and Mrs. Miller’s age, physical disabilities, and limited income they are unable to tend to the upkeep of their home. The home’s exterior suffered from chipped and faded paint that violated the policies […]
Two Teams Join Forces to Give Nancy’s Home a Makeover
On Friday, April 7th, students from the Center for Employment Training (CET) in Colton and employees from the management offices at the Galleria at Tyler joined forces to paint Nancy’s home. Nancy recently moved to Riverside to be closer to her family, after living in Oregon for many years. Nancy, lives on a fixed income […]
ESL Power Systems, Inc. Volunteers Help Families in Riverside
On Saturday, March 11th, volunteers from ESL Power Systems, Inc. helped a family in Riverside repaint their home. The paint on the exterior of the home had begun to peel and flake due to years of exposure. The homeowner, Belen, is a disabled senior citizen who helps care for her daughter who also is disabled. […]
Alpha Gamma Sigma State Honor Society Helps William Restore the Look of His Home
On Saturday, March 18th, Riverside City College’s Alpha Gamma Sigma State Honor Society joined us for another A Brush with Kindness project. For this project we went out to a mobile home park in Riverside to paint William’s home. William, a recent retiree from the Union Pacific Railroad, needed our assistance because the paint on […]
UCR Volleyball Team and Physicians Assistants of Tomorrow Serve Up Some Hard Work
During two separate weekends, volunteers from the UCR women’s volleyball team spent their Saturday mornings helping two homeowners in Riverside, Linda and Molly, repaint their homes. The first weekend also included a group from UCR’s Physicians Assistants of Tomorrow who worked alongside their school’s women’s volleyball team. Linda and Molly had lived in their homes […]
Maria’s Home Gets a Makeover
On Saturday, March 11th, members from the La Sierra University Outreach and Calvary Chapel Church joined us in a mobile home park in Riverside to paint Maria’s home. Over the years Maria’s home had begun to fade and look dull, which prompted her to hire someone to paint it. Unfortunately, due to financial limitations and […]
Ralph Lauren Employees Give a Riverside Family’s Home a Facelift
On Friday, March 3rd, over 30 volunteers from Southern California Ralph Lauren stores, came out to Riverside to help paint Janette’s home. Janette and her 95 year old mother have lived in their home for several years but have not been able to maintain the upkeep, so with the help of these Ralph Lauren volunteers, […]
Volunteers Restore Retired Nurse’s Home
On February 4th, approximately 20 volunteers from the Riverside East Rotary Club and the Riverside County Probation Department spent their Saturday morning performing minor landscaping work and painting at the home of Gloria, a retired nurse who helps care for her disabled son. She has lived in the neighborhood for over 20 years but no […]
Ramona High ROCKS Another Project
On February 11th, the Ramona High School Habitat Chapter joined us at the Villa Corona Mobile Home Park in Corona to help complete a project for our homeowners John and Yvonne. Several weeks ago John and Yvonne’s yard was cleared and prepared to be filled with rock by another volunteer group. Twelve volunteers, including students […]
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