As far as total transformations go, Kimberly Gardens in Lake Forest fits the bill. PCH made a visit to the Mobile Home Estates recently in order to do a home and yard makeover, and to show the residents that Saddleback cares about the people in their surrounding communities.
Four homes in Kimberly Gardens were worked on and painted, two additional yards were cleaned and had huge tree stumps removed, and as a bonus, 15 backpacks of school supplies were brought to any children who were in need of new supplies.
Out of the 40 amazing volunteers who served that day (including children), one was a carpenter who used his skills to literally replace old staircases as well as rebuild one set that was described as “rickety, crazy Dr. Seuss stairs.”
There was even a last minute trailer issue (meaning, there was no trailer) that was taken care of when a volunteer stepped up and offered her truck to haul all of the supplies to the site.
It was a time of coming together to serve those who needed and deserved the help, and I’m sure the residents aren’t the only ones who will remember the blessings that came from the day.
If you’d like to be a part of something like this in the future, just contact Dawn: dawnm@saddleback.com or 949-609-8304.
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