Make A Difference Day Sees SJHP Volunteers Helping Their Neighbors

 

ST. AUGUSINE - The St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) Annual Make a Difference Day was held Saturday, Oct. 24.

Over 100 volunteers converged on The Evelyn Hamblen Center for an early morning send off into the community to help paint, landscape, and build wheelchair ramps for the elderly, Veterans, or disabled in St. Johns County. The volunteers worked on seven homes throughout the day.

"It was a great day of volunteerism and service. Make a Difference Day is a day which reminds us that we all have something to give back to society and we must do so in whatever ways we can," noted St. Johns Housing Partnership Executive Director Bill Lazar.

SJHP is also grateful to The Home Depot Foundation for supporting Make a Difference Day with a generous grant for project materials and 20–30 volunteers from Team Depot, The Home Depot's associate volunteer force.

Whether through volunteering or donating, National Make a Difference Day encouraged individuals and organizations to contribute their time, resources, and skills to help their neighbors.

Thanks to all the Make a Difference Day sponsors: St Augustine Lions Club, Regions Bank, Ameris Bank, Ashlar Lodge No 98, Big A Roofing, Don Baker Construction, Construction Debris Removal, Swanson Structural, South State Bank, Jack Wright's Tree Service, Brown & Brown Ins., Smith Electrical, Outshine Cleaning, Skinny Lizard Tshirts, Publix, Home Depot Foundation, Turner's Construction LLC, Gibson Heating & Air, Sherwin Williams and White's Lumber.

Originally sponsored by USA Weekend and Points of Light, the event now thrives as a grassroots movement, powered by the passion of local organizations like the St. Johns Housing Partnership and individuals who also believe in making their communities better.

If you have a club, organization, church or civic group that would like to do a SJHP volunteer day Click Here or call (904) 824-0902 or email info@sjhp.org.