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4/10/15: Simpson Strong Tie Starts the Weekend with a Paint Job!
This Friday, Habitat, along with some partner families, teamed up with volunteers from Simpson Strong-Tie to paint a mobile home. This group of ten was about half the size of our usual volunteer groups but we managed to finish in the same amount of time nonetheless. This was facilitated by the use of a paint […]
4/4/15: RCC’s Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society Is Not Only Smart, but Strong!
On Saturday, April 4, Riverside Community College Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society returned to paint another mobile home with Habitat for Humanity Riverside. These individuals whom we have work with before are not only scholars but are very hard working volunteers. Many of these students are on the path to transfer to a 4 year […]
163rd RW, California Air National Guard
With just a few months before we start our Veteran Enriched Neighborhood build, we are fortunate to have 6 servicemen the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing join us to paint the home of a senior citizen. These men are part of the CA Air National Guard stationed at March Air Reserve Base. They came to volunteer with Habitat […]
3/25/15: Emerald Escrow Takes a Mid-Week Painting Break
It is always a pleasure to work with multiple volunteer groups and see that businesses from all over coming together for one goal: to bless and paint a low-income homeowner’s home. This happened in Green River Mobil Home Park with is located in the city of Corona. The main group who organized this A Brush […]
3/13/2015: Riverside’s Correctional Deputy Academy & Partners Advantage Didn’t Even Break a Sweat!
This windy Friday we were joined by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Correctional Deputy (CD) Academy and Partners Advantage Insurance Services who sent volunteers to assist on 2 homes at Jurupa Hills Mobile Park in Riverside County. This has been the 3rd class of deputies we have had the pleasure of working with on one […]
Ramona students, Habitat staff and Partner families join together for the 3rd Annual Lap-a-Thon
On Saturday, March 14th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside staff and Partner families participated in the third annual Lap-a-Thon hosted by Ramona High School Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter. Proceeds from the event will support Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness (ABWK) program. ABWK offers exterior painting, landscape, and minor exterior repairs for mobile homeowners typically seniors, veterans, […]
3/7/15: La Sierra HS NHS Brought Their Troops to Conquer a Paint Day
46 lively volunteers from La Sierra High School’s National Honors Society arrived only moments after the sun had risen on a beautiful Saturday morning. The Habitat team was surprised and ecstatic with the amount of helping hands ready to get to work! The homeowner came to thank the volunteers even before they had begun any […]
3/7/15: UCR Global Brigades Overcomes Challenges!
It was such a fun-filled Saturday working with UCR’s Global Brigades team. As a third year UCR Federal Work-Study Intern at Habitat for Humanity Riverside and a member of the UCR Global Brigades chapter, this volunteer day meant a lot to me. I was able to work for and alongside two organizations I am very […]
2/19/15: Coffee, Tuna Sandwiches and Painting
I am always impressed by the commitment some of our volunteers have. Twelve volunteers joined a partner family to paint Maria’s mobile home in Jurupa Valley Thursday morning. Habitat for Humanity Riverside was surprised to see that many of the volunteers were morning people, eager to get started on the A Brush With Kindness project. […]
2/14/15: UCR Phyt Club Spread’s the Love
There was more than enough love going around during Saturday’s paint day, when the UCR Phyt Club & UCR’s Student United Way joined forces to help spruce up the Mendez’s home. We had 14 enthusiastic volunteers, a perfect number for Valentine’s Day! This particular house was a bit trickier to work on because it required […]
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