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Volunteers Transform Home
Dorothy and her grandchild are new to the neighborhood. She purchased the home in less than ideal condition. She had intended to repair and landscape the home after purchasing it but living on a fixed income, she was unable to complete some of the projects she had intended to do. Thanks to three hardworking groups […]
Remembering 9/11 by Giving Back
On September 11th, Habitat for Humanity Riverside continued our efforts to eliminate substandard housing by completing A Brush With Kindness paint project with volunteers from Daltile! The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is a day we proudly celebrate at Habitat for Humanity Riverside. We know that 9/11 is a day that Americans, and the world, should never forget. In […]
5/23/15: Two Groups + One Task = Accomplishment
It is always an amazing feeling when I have the privilege to view the beginning stages of an A Brush With Kindness project with its feelings of overwhelming intimidation from the enormous task presented in front of us to the accomplishment and success of viewing the end result of just after a few hours of […]
12/19/2014: Veteran’s Club Serving a Blessed Homeowner
It is always my pleasure in meeting wonderful homeowners, scheduling hardworking volunteer groups and supervising our A Brush With Kindness paint projects. As the ABWK Project Coordinator I meet and work alongside people of different cultures and backgrounds eager to help others and last Friday was not an exception. There was one thing special about […]
12/13/14: Yard-Cleanup with the Huskies!
We were fortunate to have Chino Hills High School Baseball Team join us this past weekend for a yard clean-up, A Brush with Kindness work day. This job was at a mobile home park in Corona for a needy senior citizen who was having trouble getting around her property. Over two tons of rocks were delivered […]
9/30/14: BJ’s Corona helps paint in Riverside
This Tuesday morning in Riverside, we worked with volunteers from BJ’s restaurant in Corona to paint a mobile home for a resident in need. These BJ’s employees do a lot of charity work. They volunteer as a group at least once each month, for example, at food drives (during Thanksgiving), adopting a family for Christmas, and […]
8/23/14: Volunteers Clearing Out the Shrubs
When one thinks about Habitat for Humanity Riverside’s A Brush With Kindness program, usually an image of volunteers painting homes and climbing ladders comes to mind. However, this is just one of the multiple aspects that this program entails. Another aspect to ABWK is landscaping and our volunteers on last Saturday’s project day found this […]
6/21/14: J.L. Patterson kicks off the summer right, volunteering with Habitat Riverside!
On Saturday June 21, we kicked off the summer right by having the wonderful opportunity to work with members from J.L. Patterson. Since most of our volunteers are engineers, we were sure they could handle painting Leanne and Dan’s home! No task was too big for this group; they were more than qualified at being […]
6/7/14: Pacific Dental Gives Senior Couple a Reason to Smile
A fresh new look for a Corona couple who has been through a lot… A cool morning at Corona’s Village Grove Estates was the site for Pacific Dental employees and friends to give back to Henry and Pat; a senior couple who have recently been through a medical nightmare. Henry became very ill and was in and […]
5/9/14: Habitat Volunteers Give a Fresh Look to a Corona Senior’s Home
Unlike our first attempt to paint Barbara’s home, this was the perfect day to paint. The winds were calm and the temperature was just right, a lovely spring day. Barbara is a senior receiving social security and lives with her grandson, Victor. Heartbreakingly, both her husband and daughter (Victor’s mom) recently passed away. The park requested […]
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