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Over 40 海角视频 students helped Napa Valley senior citizens with home repairs and other needs in the first volunteer service project of the year on Friday, Sept. 28. The event, known as Rebuilding Calistoga, is a partnership between PUC鈥檚 Office of Justice, Service and Missions and Calistoga Affordable Housing.

鈥淲e have a lot of people that live here by themselves or just a couple of elderly [people],鈥� said Fabio Maia, director of service at PUC. 鈥淐alistoga Affordable Housing assesses what the needs are and we bring the workforce, the tools, the expertise and we help them.鈥�

Several residents who received assistance from the project voiced their appreciation for the essential service. 鈥淚鈥檝e always done it myself,鈥� explains one resident who identified himself as Greg, and who received help maintaining his yard. 鈥淏ut here lately, I鈥檓 76 years old, and I just can鈥檛 do it anymore.鈥�

The tasks accomplished by PUC students at Rebuilding Calistoga vary from simply cleaning houses to more complex tasks like rebuilding decks, painting exteriors and landscaping tasks.

鈥淧rincipally, serving others is just the best thing in the world,鈥� explains Issac Lee, a freshman from Salem, Ore. 鈥淚n the first week taking the first step and hopefully throughout my four years in PUC I will grow and expand my horizons in different areas of service.鈥�

Larry Kromann, CEO of Calistoga Affordable Housing, said that his organization started the project to connect volunteers with seniors to address health and safety issues in their homes. He approached PUC to become involved because, he says, 鈥淧UC students are a cut above most college and university students.鈥�

Since then, PUC has sent several groups of students to volunteer for Rebuilding Calistoga each year.

鈥淚t鈥檚 fun for the students,鈥� adds Maia, 鈥渁nd it鈥檚 a great opportunity for our students to get involved and help our whole community.鈥�