LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Thanks to a grant through the Home Depot Repair Corp, Habitat for Humanity Lake County is aiding selected county veterans with critical health and safety related home repairs.  

In conjunction with this grant, Home Depot employees from the Ukiah Home Depot are volunteering their time as well, in an effort to give back to the community and stretch the donated funds even further.  

The Home Depot volunteers joined Habitat staff and volunteers on April 19 and April 20 to assist in giving the first recipient’s home a much needed paint job.

General Manager Vince Malnati loves to help people, especially veterans, and sees his volunteering efforts as a means of repaying them for everything they have done for our country.  

Proud to work for a company that funds so many projects and give back to the community, he indicated that Home Depot Repair Corp. has funded many similar projects around the country and it makes him feel good that they can help people unable to help themselves.

Amongst the other volunteers present, some come from families with veterans; others have friends and acquaintances who have served in the armed forces. These relationships have instilled a desire to help and give back to the community, and to veterans, in a way that they can be proud of. Helping Habitat for Humanity aid veterans is one of those ways.

Though unable to help as much as he would like, the homeowner, disabled US Army veteran Gregory Belger, and his family, are appreciative of the assistance he is receiving from Habitat for Humanity and Home Depot.

Belger intends to help as much as he is able to show his appreciation for what he’s being given.

The Home Depot volunteers will return to finish the painting on April 26 and April 27.

To see how you can help with this, or future projects, please call Habitat for Humanity Lake County at 707-994-1100.