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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 4/4/2014: Helping Without Boundaries

4/4/2014: Helping Without Boundaries

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 […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 10/24/13: SCPGA Puts Down the Golf Clubs and Picks Up the Paintbrushes

10/24/13: SCPGA Puts Down the Golf Clubs and Picks Up the Paintbrushes

10/24/13: SCPGA Puts Down the Golf Clubs and Picks Up the Paintbrushes

It was a different type of tee time for the volunteers from the Southern California Professional Golf Association (SCPGA) office based in Ontario. It was an afternoon of volunteering to help Janice, a senior disabled homeowner who lives in Green River Village. Recently, the park management requested that the home be repainted and repairs for […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Jurupa Valley | Comments Off on AmeriCorps VISTA Member Experience: Jenna Holmes

AmeriCorps VISTA Member Experience: Jenna Holmes

AmeriCorps VISTA Member Experience: Jenna Holmes

It has now been almost two months since beginning my year of service with Habitat Riverside and I feel I have learned so much in this time. The main objective of my position as an AmeriCorps VISTA member is to implement a program called Success Measures for the affiliate. This program is a database system […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 09/14/2013: HFHR Volunteers Paint And Help Clear Yard For Green River Village Resident

09/14/2013: HFHR Volunteers Paint And Help Clear Yard For Green River Village Resident

09/14/2013: HFHR Volunteers Paint And Help Clear Yard For Green River Village Resident

Over the past two Saturdays Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush With Kindness program has been busily working in the City of Corona to help Green River Village homeowner Sandra to reclaim her yard and improve the appearance of her home. Due to a heart condition and diabetes Sandra gets out of breath easily, making it […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 7/27/13: Habitat Volunteers Help Disabled Veteran

7/27/13: Habitat Volunteers Help Disabled Veteran

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 […]

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Posted by in Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 6/27/13: Home Depot Helps Make a Veteran’s Life a Little Easier!

6/27/13: Home Depot Helps Make a Veteran’s Life a Little Easier!

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 […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 6/22/2013: Habitat Volunteers Show Their Dedication

6/22/2013: Habitat Volunteers Show Their Dedication

6/22/2013: Habitat Volunteers Show Their Dedication

A Brush with Kindness paint days are always interesting when we do a call out to our dedicated volunteers who have signed up through our Volunteer Up site. 18 individuals from the Riverside county area and as far as Oceanside, came out to help paint the home of Karen, who lives in Corona’s Countrywood Estates mobile […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Riverside, Volunteers | Comments Off on 6/8/13: United Methodist Church and Ramona Chapter works together to beautify 3 homes in 2 cities.

6/8/13: United Methodist Church and Ramona Chapter works together to beautify 3 homes in 2 cities.

6/8/13: United Methodist Church and Ramona Chapter works together to beautify 3 homes in 2 cities.

Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush with Kindness Program was in high gear on Saturday, June 8th with two volunteer groups tackling three homes in two cities. Project One- Water damage face lift. The home of Rodrigo and Susanna in Corona’s Countrywood Estates mobile home park had significant water damage to the wall boards and […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 4/24/13: Starbucks serve more than just coffee, they serve their community.

4/24/13: Starbucks serve more than just coffee, they serve their community.

4/24/13: Starbucks serve more than just coffee, they serve their community.

How do you start your morning projects? Hot coffee and  breakfast snacks, of course!  Starbucks District Managers joined Habitat for Humanity Riverside early yesterday morning ready to help Evelyn, a homeowner in Corona La Linda mobile home park in Home Gardens.  Seven Southern California Starbucks managers who oversee more than 140 stores throughout the region […]

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Posted by in A Brush with Kindness, Corona, Volunteers | Comments Off on 4/20/2013: Corona Presbyterian Volunteers Surprise Homeowner With Great Results!

4/20/2013: Corona Presbyterian Volunteers Surprise Homeowner With Great Results!

4/20/2013: Corona Presbyterian Volunteers Surprise Homeowner With Great Results!

Corona Presbyterian Church members and a crew of regular Habitat volunteers worked together this Saturday to paint George’s home, an almost retired gentleman who owns a mobile home in Countrywood Estates in Corona.  George works for the Lake Elsinore School District but with some of the recent cutbacks in education, he is not able to […]

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