April, 2014 // Posts published in April, 2014
4/23/2014: Karin’s Surprise Sendoff
Friends, colleagues, partners, and staff gathered at the Riverside Art Museum tonight to send retiring Executive Director off in style. There were a few hiccups with the surprise when a few people told Karin they would see her at her party, but staff was able to smooth it over with a staff April birthday lunch […]
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 […]
4/12/14: Painting Was a Breeze for These UTC Aerospace Members!
On Saturday April 12, we had the wonderful opportunity to work with members from UTC Aerospace. Since their job consists of making airplane parts for a living, we were sure they could handle a simple paint job! Turns out, they were more than qualified at being painters-for-a-day. No task was too big for this group […]
4/12/2014: Chalk It Up to Spring- Chalk Art Event
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso Although it may look like a scene right out of Disney’s Mary Poppins, it’s actually an art event in Jurupa Valley, and the characters in this story are not fictional but actual members of the surrounding communities. This event […]
4/5/14: A Job Well Done by OctoClean
The OctoClean Compnay and Habitat for Humanity, Riverside came to the aid of a Riverside Meadows home owner on Saturday April 5th. Home owner Nicki lives in the Riverside community and recently re-entered the work force as she was unemployed and has been trying to get back on her feet. Park management had given her […]
4/5/14: 2014 Women Build Workshops
Habitat for Humanity Riverside in partnership with Lowe’s invited our Habitat Families to come out for a day of fun and learning to the 2014 Women Build Workshops. It was very exciting to see our families take advantage of this great opportunity to learn valuable skills from how to patch up wholes in drywall to fixing […]
4/4/2014: Helping Without Boundaries
Habitat for Humanity Riverside volunteers from the Inland Empire showed that giving is definitely a universal language. These volunteers from HFHR Volunteer Up website came to help Margherita, a senior citizen who speaks wonderful Italian but very little English. Margherita’s late husband painted the home many years ago, however, today the home has a dirty, dingy and […]
3/22/2014: Ramona Campus Chapter’s Lap-A-Thon Raises $3K!
Saturday March 22nd, the students of Ramona High School in Riverside were on the track and field bright and early, setting up for the 2nd annual lap-a-thon. Students from the Ramona Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter have organized and supported the event to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness program which […]
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