LOCAL DAY OF GOOD DEEDS HUNDREDS PUT DEEDS BEHIND WORDS IN WORK SHOWING THAT CHARITY BEGINS IN HOMETOWN.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Hundreds of volunteers rolled up their sleeves Saturday and went to work for local charities as part of the United Way's annual Commitment to Caring event. The event draws groups from major companies and schools, as well as individuals, to help nonprofit organizations paint, clean and do odd jobs odd jobs npl → chapuzas fpl odd jobs npl → petits travaux divers odd jobs odd npl → . ``These organizations do so much for us and ask for so little,'' said Kathleen Baker, who has volunteered for the event the past two years. ``They keep our kids off the streets, away from drugs and gangs. They support our battered women and our elderly, and they donate food to the hungry. In addition to painting, local nonprofit agencies get help with landscaping, carpet cleaning and an array of other chores they need done. In some cases, as many as five dozen volunteers pitch in on a major job. Volunteers painted a mural at the Boys & Girls Club's teen center, landscaped the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. office and cleaned out the irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. canal at Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson Park. Agencies in Palmdale, Lancaster and Littlerock benefited from the free services (O.Eng. Law) such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc. See also: Free by volunteers from Starwood, Valley Child Guidance Clinic, Boeing, AV Bank, Countrywide, State Farm, the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. , Lowes, Northrop Grumman, St. Mary's Confirmation Group, Lockheed, Rite Aid, Desert Christian Schools, Paraclete High School Paraclete High School is a Catholic High School in Lancaster, CA operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 186 seniors graduated in the 2006-2007 school year. , Target, JT3, Deluxe and some just acting individually. In all, nearly 400 people labored at about a dozen sites. ``It's like a five- or six-hour commitment, and then you can stand back and say, Hey, I did something positive,'' said Larry Caird of the Valley Child Guidance Clinic. ``But the people who use those agencies can enjoy your work all year long. It's just a great feeling.'' Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Working on an arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. Saturday at Jackie Robinson County Park in Littlerock are, from left, Page Brewer, 10; Toby Calderon, 8; Kaslynn Brewer, a mom whose kids joined her in volunteering; and Cole Brewer, 13. (2 -- 3 -- color) Volunteers, above, patch holes before painting a bedroom at a shelter for women. From left, Sarah Lopex, 15; Rite Aid worker Joah Hawley and Nicole Madero, 15. At left, Rite Aid worker Karen Delano removes a mirror as daughter Samantha, 11, watches before helping paint a shelter room. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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