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5/5/2015
Habitat for Humanity helps neighbors get a Brush with Kindness
Habitat for Humanity helps neighbors get a Brush with Kindness Katherine Ranzenberger | kranzenb@mlive.com By Katherine Ranzenberger | kranzenb@mlive.com Follow on Twitter on April 23, 2015 at 12:30 PM, updated April 23, 2015 at 12:33 PM JACKSON, MI - Nearly 400 volunteers are coming together to beautify Jackson County area homes this week. Habitat for Humanity of Jackson County is hosting "A Brush with Kindness," a national program that focuses on exterior home repairs like painting and landscaping. "It's beneficial across the board," said Leanne Prout, community relations coordinator for Habitat for Humanity of Jackson County. "We're improving the entire look and feel of the houses while bringing in camaraderie. One of the biggest punch lines is that it's high impact and high change." Ten homes in Parma and ten in Vandercook Lake have been chosen for the week of painting and repairing. "It's a great way to build neighborhood bonding and for people to take pride in their homes," said Shelly Kasprzycki, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Jackson County. Most of the houses belong to elderly residents in the area who have trouble keeping up with minor repairs and general yard work, Prout said. The only stipulations were that the homeowner had to have insurance and had to own the house and not just rent it. Volunteers will spend a few hours each day tightening screws, painting exteriors of homes, cleaning out garages and picking up debris in yards, Prout said. Saturday is the biggest day for volunteers, with multiple church groups, schools and organizations coming out to assist neighbors with tasks they might not be able to do themselves. "We'll all be in bright green T-shirts," Prout said. "It'll be hard to miss us." Prout said Habitat received a donation of nearly 200 gallons of paint from Valspar, and tinting for the paint will be done through Lowes. She added Habitat hopes to encourage people to continue volunteering in their community. "This is a fresh new way to support advocacy for others," Prout said. "It's a way to uplift the community. We hope that volunteers can see that a day of week can make such a high impact. You can clean a neighbor's yard and make a difference."
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5/5/2015
Habitat for Humanity helps neighbors get a Brush with Kindness
Habitat for Humanity helps neighbors get a Brush with Kindness Katherine Ranzenberger | kranzenb@mlive.com By Katherine Ranzenberger | kranzenb@mlive.com Follow on Twitter on April 23, 2015 at 12:30 PM, updated April 23, 2015 at 12:33 PM JACKSON, MI - Nearly 400 volunteers are coming together to beautify Jackson County area homes this week. Habitat for Humanity of Jackson County is hosting "A Brush with Kindness," a national program that focuses on exterior home repairs like painting and landscaping. "It's beneficial across the board," said Leanne Prout, community relations coordinator for Habitat for Humanity of Jackson County. "We're improving the entire look and feel of the houses while bringing in camaraderie. One of the biggest punch lines is that it's high impact and high change." Ten homes in Parma and ten in Vandercook Lake have been chosen for the week of painting and repairing. "It's a great way to build neighborhood bonding and for people to take pride in their homes," said Shelly Kasprzycki, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Jackson County. Most of the houses belong to elderly residents in the area who have trouble keeping up with minor repairs and general yard work, Prout said. The only stipulations were that the homeowner had to have insurance and had to own the house and not just rent it. Volunteers will spend a few hours each day tightening screws, painting exteriors of homes, cleaning out garages and picking up debris in yards, Prout said. Saturday is the biggest day for volunteers, with multiple church groups, schools and organizations coming out to assist neighbors with tasks they might not be able to do themselves. "We'll all be in bright green T-shirts," Prout said. "It'll be hard to miss us." Prout said Habitat received a donation of nearly 200 gallons of paint from Valspar, and tinting for the paint will be done through Lowes. She added Habitat hopes to encourage people to continue volunteering in their community. "This is a fresh new way to support advocacy for others," Prout said. "It's a way to uplift the community. We hope that volunteers can see that a day of week can make such a high impact. You can clean a neighbor's yard and make a difference."
http://blog.mlive.com/citpat/news_impact/print.html?entry=/2015/04/habitat_for_humanity_helps_nei.html
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