HANDY WITH A HAMMER AND WILLING TO HELP.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. -- Edwards Air Force Base personnel are helping in the communities around the base by repairing, cleaning and painting senior citizens' homes. The Honey Do Program offers monthly services to senior citizens who can no longer accomplish the work themselves or afford to have the maintenance contracted. Senior citizens from Lancaster Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. , Palmdale, Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill and Rosamond place work orders though the Lancaster Senior Center. In time of emergency, the Honey Do Program volunteers respond every month to work orders helping members of the local community with any repairs needed to their homes. ``From carpeting and painting, to landscaping and plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum , we try and get as many volunteers and do as much as possible for these families who place their work orders one Saturday a month,'' said Staff Sgt. Angelo Rosales, 412th Maintenance Squadron A squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or warships. Army and Marines A cavalry squadron (horse or armoured) typically consists of three to five troops. munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. . The Honey Do Program tries to make it out to as many homes at least twice a month -- once during the first of the month and once during the end of the month. ``Most of the time the senior citizens just love for us to visit,'' Rosales said. ``Sometimes we go for something as simple as programming a remote. But, the seniors mostly love us just coming over and chatting with them.'' Though the program was started through the 412th Maintenance Squadron munitions, they encourage anyone who is willing to volunteer their time to join. Currently the program has around 20 volunteers. Family members and sponsors can also volunteer their time as well. ``As long as anyone can volunteer their time to pick up a hammer or a paint brush and come out and help. It would definitely help the program out,'' Staff Sgt. Jessie Gregorio said. Member of the munitions flight have contributed approximately eight to 10 hours per month for the last 10 years. Airmen who volunteer 300 hours or more receive the Military Outstanding Service Medal A service medal is a military award generally of the lowest degree. A service medal is awarded to a member of the military who joins the military, or is already serving, during a designated time period. . ``I got my service medal three years ago, and I still enjoy going out to the community every other week to contribute my time,'' Rosales said. ``It just feels really good to do something for the community.'' The Honey Do Program not only helps local citizens, but also assists spouses and families of deployed or temporary duty personnel in maintaining daily household chores including forced housing moves and landscaping, Rosales said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Airman 1st Class Jonathan Tuck, 412th Maintenance Squadron missile maintenance crew member, removes and cleans vinyl siding Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Vinyl siding, first introduced to the exterior cladding market in the late 1950s, is an alternative to aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, and timber siding. to help senior citizens repair their homes in the local community. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessie Gregorio |
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