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The ladies of Soroptimist International of Riverside stepped up to help one of Habitat Riverside’s newest

homeowners when they heard about single mother Janet Hill. Janet and her son had previously lived in a one bedroom home

where the two of them shared a mattress on the floor and did not have much else for their new home. When she received

the keys to her home in Jurupa Valley she was surprised to find that her nine year old son’s room was furnished and

decorated in a basketball theme, his favorite sport. Her own bedroom was furnished with a new bed and linens. In the

kitchen she found pots and pans, dishes, placemats, silverware and a dining room table and chairs. The final surprise was a

brand new washer and dryer set, complete with detergent!

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CAP Veteran Employment Training (VET) Program

Soroptimist helps new Habitat Homeowner

Mariam Plowman, a 14 year veteran of the Marine Corps, retired from service in April

2011. During her service she received many awards and she ranks as a Staff Sergeant. She is

working on Safety Policy, coordinating the groundbreakings, and helps with grant requirements.

Corey James, a USMC (OEF) veteran from Detroit, MI, served for four years. He is

currently going to DeVry University to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management.

When asked why he is working with Habitat Riverside he responded, “I see the help that one

can bring to another and the joy you can give someone who is a lot less fortunate than

yourself. That’s what it is all about: simply doing something good for someone without wanting

anything in return.”

Lee Crisp, a 39 year old veteran, is originally from Laurel, MS. He retired from the

United States Marine Corps after 20 years of service. During that time he served in two combat

tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Lee is grateful for the opportunity to tailor his

administrative, leadership, and communication skills for civilian employment and is looking

forward to learning a lot in a professional environment.

Community Action Partnership has teamed up with Habitat Riverside to hire three veterans as an opportunity

to transition back into civilian life and the workforce.

This program or service is funded in

whole or in part by the American

Recovery & Reinvestment Act of

2009 in cooperation with the

California Department of Community

Services & Development and

Community Action

Partnership of

Riverside County.

PARTNERS

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AAUW Riverside Branch

Albert B. Cutter Memorial

Fund

Don Alexander

Jim & Sonja Almgren

Stephen Anderson

Aspects Furniture

Manufacturing, Inc.

AT&T Employee Giving

Campaign

Bank of America Foundation

The Bourns Foundation

Clint Bradford

Hatte Byland

Calvary Presbyterian Church

Susan Campbell

Civil Engineering & AutoCAD

Services

Carson Consultants

Pedro & Carolina Cobian

The Community Foundation

Maria De Varenne

Defender Direct, Inc.

Michael Domingo

Marilyn Dunagan

Employee’s Community Fund

of The Boeing Company

Fannie Mae Grant

Jack & Mary Fields

First Presbyterian Church

GE

Kenneth Gutierrez

Theresa Hanley

Frank & Lucy Heyming

HFH Campus Chapter at UCR

HFHI Cars for Homes

Jeanne Holmes

Dallas & Patricia Holmes

The Home Depot

Housing Authority of the

County of Riverside

Industrial Income Advisors,

LLC

Supervisor Kevin Jeffries

Steven & Melissa Johnson

Amir Kermani

Stephen Kester

Russell G. Klein

Craig & Lori Lambdin

Leivas Associates, Inc.

Rita Lineberger

Nancy Mccormick

Regina McGovern

Julia Merrill

Kathy Michalak

Marilyn Miller

Patricia Morgando

Bruce Norris of the Norris

Group

Precious Odum

Pacific Life Foundation

Parkside Dental

Cathy Perring

Barbara Purvis

Edith Quevedo

Ramona High School HFH

Campus Chapter

Real Estate Mortgage

Network, Inc.

Riverside Community Sailing

Program

Riverside Public Utilities

Robert Bosch

David Roberts

Ronald McDonald House

Charities of Southern

California

Laura & Bryce Roughton

Alicia Rowe

RTA

Beverly Schacht

Terry Schale

Padrick Scott

SEIU Local 721

Harriet Singer

Soroptimist International of

Riverside

State Farm

Stronghold Engineering, Inc.

Supervisor John Tavaglione

John Terell

Thrivent Financial for

Lutherans

Bradley Thomas

Truist

United Way, Inc.

US Bank

Valley View Habitat for

Humanity Club

Verizon Fios

Visterra Credit Union

Vocademy

Lugena Wahlquist

Gladys Walker

WCI Real Estate

WDH Concrete Construction

Wells Fargo Community

Support Campaign

Wells Fargo Foundation

Wesley United Methodist

Church

Western Municipal Water

District of Riverside County

Stephen White

Gail Zwart

Thank you to our faithful 2013 donors!

SUPPORTERS

AMANDA FREGOSO, UCR Federal Work Study Intern

ANITA HERNANDEZ, UCR Federal Work Study Intern

KAY ROLAND, Volunteer Financial Analyst

DARRELL ZELLER, Volunteer Mortgage Account Mgmt.

ReSTORE STAFF

CINDY TYROLT, Director of Retail Operations

MODESTA VALDEZ, Riverside ReStore Manager

KRISTII MACEWEN, Community Outreach & Marketing

MICHAEL GARCIA, ReStore Staff

KEVIN WAGNER, ReStore Staff

LISA COURTWAY, ReStore Staff

STARR LEADER, AmeriCorps VISTA Member

AARON DAVIS, ReStore Staff

ASHLEY LOVE, ReStore Staff

JAVIER QUINTERO, ReStore Staff

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Ramona High School Habitat Chapter joined volunteers

from Coptic Christian Church to help Ramon, a senior

homeowner from Moreno Valley’s Santiago Estates. Ramon has

been going through some tough personal and financial times.

Habitat assisted him with painting his home and completing some

exterior repairs.

The students were ready to take on the paint day as soon

as they arrived. The two groups worked great together getting the entire home completed. They even had enough time to

help a neighbor whose home had been painted earlier in the year with her patio lattice. Ramon thanked both groups for

painting his home and appreciated the repairs that were completed for him. Coptic Christian Church and Ramona

Chapter volunteers, thank you for giving Ramon “A Brush With Kindness.”

Ramona Habitat Chapter starts the school year off right

HABITAT STAFF

KARIN ROBERTS, Executive Director

SIM MAI, Operations Manager

KATHY MICHALAK, Construction Manager

CHRISTINE MORGANDO, NRI Manager

DAVE PEDALINE, ABWK Project Coordinator

JOE MICHALAK, Construction Project Coordinator

LUIS MUNOZ, Family Relations/Volunteer Coordinator

CHERYL CREAMER, IT/Webmaster

MARIAM PLOWMAN, CAP VET Program

COREY JAMES, CAP VET Program

LEE CRISP, CAP VET Program

DANIEL ANCHONDO, AmeriCorps National Member

JENNA HOLMES, AmeriCorps VISTA Member

AZHAR KHAN, AmeriCorps National Member

JENINE GARCIA, UCR Federal Work Study Intern

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JESUS MORALES, President

KEN GUTIERREZ, Vice-President

DEBI BAGLEY, Secretary

NICHOLAS ADCOCK, Treasurer

JIM ALMGREN

PATRICIA CHAVEZ

JAHAZAD HANIF

ROBIN HOUGHT

SPENCER MACDOUGALL

BARBARA PURVIS

GLADYS WALKER

Diamond Longjel, a Senior Program Analyst from the

Department of Community Services and Development at the State of

California, made his annual visit to Community Action

Partnership (CAP) Riverside to review the collaborative efforts

that they have with Habitat for Humanity Riverside. Our partnerships

include many A Brush With Kindness projects, the Veteran

Employment Training program and many referrals of Habitat home

buyers to IDA, their matched savings program.

Community Action Partnership visit from Sacramento

The success of

this program is

because of you.