Volunteers to Paint 25 Disadvantaged San Diegans' Homes Nov. 14.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 1998-- More Than 500 Volunteers Will Donate Their Time and Energy for the First Annual "Paint Your Heart Out" Community Service Effort More than 500 volunteers are expected to participate in "Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. Presents Paint Your Heart Out" with major contributions from The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , by painting 25 homes of economically disadvantaged seniors and families in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. county on Nov. 14. "Paint Your Heart Out" is San Diego's first county-wide, one-day painting event. The concept was created by KPOP KPOP Korean Pop (music) KPOP Kerberized Post Office Protocol Radio and modeled after a similar event in Florida. Volunteers will paint blocks of five homes within five cities in San Diego county. The cities chosen by KPOP include: San Diego, El Cajon, Chula Vista, Oceanside and Escondido. Beneficiaries of the community service effort will be senior homeowners with an annual income of $15,000 or less, physically or mentally challenged individuals, and underprivileged families. Selected single-story homes must be within the city limits of the five cities. "It's very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to give back to the people and communities KPOP Radio serves," said Kevin McCarthy, vice president and general manager of KPOP. "We feel that `Paint Your Heart Out' will put smiles on faces of the deserving homeowners and satisfaction in the hearts of the volunteers." Several local corporate participants have provided financial support and goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. as underwriters of "Paint Your Heart Out." Bank of America, which is fielding a volunteer team of 100 painters, will paint five homes. The Home Depot is providing 100 volunteers and eight paint experts for on-site guidance. "We are extremely pleased and honored to present this event," said Doug Sawyer, Bank of America executive vice president and regional manager. "100 of our local Bank of America employees are playing a big part in making this event work in their communities. In addition to recruiting Bank of America volunteers to paint homes, our branch managers are recommending areas and specific homeowners who may need a new coat of paint." Frazee Paint will provide approximately 500 gallons of paint and seven on-site paint advisors to cover the 25 homes. Jacor Communications, parent company of KPOP Radio, will have close to 100 employee and listener volunteers from its 10 radio stations in San Diego <noinclude> List of radio stations in the San Diego/Tijuana market (Arbitron #17): </noinclude><includeonly></includeonly> |KLAC |AM 570 |AM 570 KLAC |Los Angeles |Clear Channel Communications |Sports |KOGO |AM 600 | |San Diego . Other companies providing substantial financial support to underwrite the project include: Sharp HealthCare, Puplava Financial Services, Port of San Diego The Port of San Diego is a self-supporting public benefit corporation established in 1963 by an act of the California State Legislature. The Port Act says that the policy of the State of California is to develop the harbors and ports of the State for multiple uses that benefit all , World Wide Mortgage and Secure Horizons. In addition, Sharp HealthCare, World Wide Mortgage, Secure Horizons, Karl Strauss Breweries, the City of Escondido and the City of Oceanside have agreed to provide volunteers and support for the project. In the evening, the event will conclude with a "Paint Your Heart Out" recognition party hosted by Get Up & Go Magazine for all the volunteers, homeowners and project underwriters. A variety of non-profit organizations have been approached by KPOP to provide recommendations for homes to be painted: The Area Agency on Aging, Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. , Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. ), Interfaith Counsel (North County), Catholic Charities, Jewish Family Services and city managers in the five cities selected. To recommend a home, mail or fax a letter in 100 words or less, explaining why the nominee's home should be painted. Send the letter to: KPOP Radio, "Paint Your Heart Out," 5050 Murphy Canyon Rd., San Diego, CA 92123 or fax to 619/715-3372. Companies who wish to provide a team, or painters who wish to volunteer, should contact KPOP Radio at 619/715-3615. |
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