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5/31/14: UCR Circle K Brings a Big Team for a Big Project!
It was a busy Saturday morning for the members of UCR Circle K. There were 23 volunteers that came out to paint with us that morning at Santiago Estates in Moreno Valley. The UCR students all showed up to the home at the same time. Signing in everyone and making sure waivers were in order […]
5/28/14 – Levi’s Volunteers Continue to Amaze
It was a day to remember for Catalina at the Mission Village park in Riverside. She had recently run into some medical issues, and some parts of the outside of her home had fallen into disrepair. With a low fixed income and medical bills coming in, she, her daughter, and the park manager decided to […]
5/24/14: UCR Flying Samaritans Stay Local for a Saturday Paint Day!
UCR Flying Samaritans partnered with Habitat Riverside for the first time this past weekend. The UCR service group helps bring health care to the poorest areas of Mexico when they are not helping to paint Doris and Gerry’s home. Both retired seniors living in Il Sorrento Mobile Home Park in Moreno Valley. The senior couple has lived in the community for […]
5/17/14: Ramona Habitat Chapter Freshens Up Kathryn’s Home
Ramona High School’s Habitat Chapter has been an ongoing partner with us for a few years now. Although many of them are some of the youngest volunteers we work with, they are definitely not a force to reckon with. Every group from Ramona that has worked with us have always been excited and determined to […]
5/15/14: UPS Delivers a Beautiful Paint Job
10 UPS area managers and employees were brought together by Portia for the 2nd time to help us out at King Arthur Mobile Home Park to paint Alexandria’s home. Dave, our A Brush with Kindness Project Coordinator, warned us that it would probably heat up in the afternoon, so we needed to round up everyone […]
5/10/14: A Succesful Paint Day With a Bittersweet Goodbye
The Habitat for Humanity Chapter at UCR has been a long time partner with Habitat for Humanity, Riverside. This lovely Saturday morning, UCR’s Habitat Chapter brought along 10 volunteers, some new and some old, to help us paint Mary Joyce’s home. Mary Joyce lives in Rancho Caballero Mobile Home Park and has been a resident […]
5/10/14 Lowe’s Women Build
As fitting for Mother’s Day weekend, the women (and men) from Lowe’s participated in the Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build held on Saturday May 10th 2014. This year’s theme was ‘Building on the Foundation’, and the women and men did just that. They showed their strengths by rebuilding a foundation for a future family […]
5/9/14: Habitat Volunteers Give a Fresh Look to a Corona Senior’s Home
Unlike our first attempt to paint Barbara’s home, this was the perfect day to paint. The winds were calm and the temperature was just right, a lovely spring day. Barbara is a senior receiving social security and lives with her grandson, Victor. Heartbreakingly, both her husband and daughter (Victor’s mom) recently passed away. The park requested […]
4/26/14: Wind Was No Challenge for Magnolia Presbyterian!
Members from Magnolia Presbyterian Church woke up bright and early to join Habitat for Humanity, Riverside at Mission Village Mobile Home Park in Riverside for a Saturday morning paint day. Magnolia Presbyterian is no stranger to our A Brush with Kindness Program. In fact, they have been a great partner for many years now! This […]
4/15/14: Union Bank Gives Back!
Union Bank employees from all over the Inland Empire united to help a disabled homeowner and daughter freshen up their Riverside home. Jonnie and her daughter Consuela live in Santiago Estates Mobile Home Park. Jonnie is retired and cannot get around like she used to in the past. Consuela helps take care of her mom while working and […]
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