October, 2014 // Posts published in October, 2014
10/25/14: Discovery Church Raises Walls on 4 Roberts Way Homes
What an exciting day I had today. It was a continuation of the work we did on October 18, 2014 where we raised the walls on four homes. We came back on October 25, 2014 and volunteers from Discovery Church raised the walls on four more homes along with future Habitat home owners. Let me […]
My Life as an AmeriCorps VISTA- Tatiana
Hi all! My name is Tatiana Magallanes, and I will start off by saying that it has been a great couple of months serving Habitat for Humanity Riverside (HFHR) as an AmeriCorps VISTA. After attending the Pre-Service Orientation in August 2014 and hearing past VISTAs’ experiences, I am excited and anxious to see how my year […]
10/18/14: UCR’s Habitat for Humanity Chapter Lends a Hand
On Saturday October 18, the University of California Riverside’s Habit for Humanity Chapter volunteered to help with Habitat for Humanity Riverside in A Brush With Kindness. One home in the Villa Magnolia mobile home park was due in for a new paint job, however, the homeowner was on a fixed income was not in any […]
10/18/14: Wall Raising Event with Bank of America & City of Moreno Valley
The day started dark and early for Habitat for Humanity Riverside staff as they finished their setup for the exciting day ahead. Soroptimist International Moreno Valley were right beside the Habitat for Humanity Riverside staff as they prepared to thank volunteers by serving them breakfast. Orange juice, granola bars, fruit, pastries, and coffee were offered to […]
10/18/14: Wall Raising in Moreno Valley
I was driving to Moreno Valley at 6:10 am for the wall raising at Roberts Way in Moreno Valley. You heard right, I said 6:10 am! When I arrived at 6:30 am at the construction site I was tired and was excited to see Soroptimist Moreno Valley was serving coffee and breakfast consisting of donuts, […]
10/14/14: ABWK and Defender Direct Finished in Record Time!
Riverside based Defender Direct volunteers helped paint this past Tuesday in Old Plantation mobile home park, finishing the paint day in record time! This home belonged to a single monther and her 1-year-old son Mathew. The home was a dark blue, and the homeowner would always tell everyone when giving directions, “It’s the ugly blue house on […]
10/11/14: A Fresh Start with Ramona HS’s Habitat Chapter
Ramona High School, one of our long time Habitat Chapters, came out to spend a Saturday morning with us in order to help Victor, a senior citizen, at Riverside Country Club Mobile Home Park. The Riverside Country Club MHP notified us to see if we could help Victor out with his home. Before we got […]
Habitat for Heroes’ Home Gardening Adventure
On the afternoon of September 30th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside, in partnership with Community Action Partnership Riverside’s Healthy Vets program, held a home gardening class for Veteran applicants and their families at the Jurupa Area Recreation and Parks District’s Community Center (JARPD). A special thanks also goes out to our instructor, master gardener Karen Bradford. […]
10/4/14: RCC’s Alpha Gamma Sigma Paints!
Last Saturday we were blessed to have volunteers from Riverside Community College (RCC) and several future, Habitat homeowners on another ‘Brush with Kindness’ work day. The students from RCC belonged to the prestigious Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS), which is California Community Colleges’ Scholastic Honor Society. Becoming a member in this Honor Society requires a 3.0 GPA and […]
My Life as an AmeriCorps VISTA
My name is Hazen, and my first official day as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Habitat for Humanity Riverside was August 11th, 2014.Though it has only been a couple of months, my calendar has been full of meaningful meetings, events, and even volunteer days. Everything I do here at Habitat is helping our current Habitat Families, […]
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