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8/03/13: Habitat Volunteers Help Retired Seniors
Good weather and enthusiastic volunteers always make for a great A Brush with Kindness paint day. This past Saturday, volunteers came from the Moreno Valley, Riverside, and Corona areas to paint the home of Melvin and Frances, a retired senior couple who live in Il Sorrento Mobile Home Park in Moreno Valley. Melvin and Frances […]
7/27/13: Habitat Volunteers Help Disabled Veteran
Habitat volunteers never cease to amaze us as they continue to respond to our call for help. This past Saturday, the volunteers helped paint the home of a young disabled veteran, Carlos, and his wife, Elizabeth, who live in Corona’s Countrywood Estates mobile home park. The previous owner had painted the home a dark brownish maroon […]
7/23/13: Target and Aeropostale Join Forces
Target and Aeropostale employees joined forces this past Tuesday to help paint the home of Cindy and Richard, a couple who lives in Santiago Estates Mobile Home Park located in Riverside. The home was painted 12 years ago and is showing its age. Paint was peeling and the front bottom trim has water damaged and needed […]
7/20/13: New Beginnings Community Church
Overcast skies and a cool morning welcomed the New Beginnings Community Church volunteers. Their mission was to bring sunshine to the home of Charlie. Charlie is retired and lives in the Mission Village Mobile Home Park located in Riverside. His home was last painted 17 years ago and time had taken its toll on the […]
7/19/13: UCR Business Students
UCR business students lead by Professor Sean Jasso took a break from their summer studies to help paint Pat’s mobile home in Moreno Valley. This group of student volunteers have not worked with Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness program before and arrived Friday morning excited to paint. After safety orientation and a lesson […]
7/13/13:Thrivent Helps Veteran
Thrivent Financial awarded Habitat for Humanity Riverside with another Thrivent Builds Repair grant for a local veteran in need of home repairs. Frank, a former Army Veteran who served 8 years in the mid 1960’s, now lives with his wife Flora in Jurupa Valley. Frank and Flora live on a fixed income and are unable […]
7/10/13, 7/11/13, 7/13/13: Dedicated volunteers work through the heat
Summer is still going strong and so are the Habitat volunteers. This past week faithful Habitat volunteers worked through the heat, humidity, and even some sprinkles to complete 3 projects for Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness Program. On Wednesday, July 10th, volunteers answered our call for help to paint Martin’s home in Village […]
6/29/13: Otto and Valerie’s Newly Painted Home
Dedicated Habitat volunteers worked through the heat wave this past Saturday to help Valerie and Otto, a retired couple living in Moreno Valley’s Il Sorrento mobile home park. To start the day, Heather, a seasoned volunteer, helped with the volunteer sign-ins. After a quick safety/painting orientation, everyone split into groups. Team 1: Elano and Alex Team 2: Gregg, Patti, and Heather […]
6/27/13: Home Depot Helps Make a Veteran’s Life a Little Easier!
Jordan Sisco, 23 year old Army sergeant will be returning home to Corona, CA after a year of intensive physical therapy at Brooks Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Sisco is recovering from losing both legs, his left thumb, damages to his pelvis and colon from an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in […]
6/27/2013: The Wait is Over!
Habitat for Humanity Riverside partnered with the City of Riverside and Wells Fargo to launch the build of an EnergySTAR efficient, affordable new Habitat home. Together, an infill lot was selected. Infill lots are typically neglected by for-profit developers and if left bare they attract unwanted activity and are an eyesore for the neighborhood. Located […]
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