| Plenty of volunteer projects to go around
Feedback told the United Way of Mower County that its Day of Caring, an event for volunteers to provide help to nonprofit agencies, was worthwhile. "Volunteers love it, homeowners love it," said Mandi Lighthizer-Schmidt, executive director of United Way of Mower County, referring to the upcoming United Way Day of Caring. Started by United Way of Mower County last year, Day of Caring recruits volunteers from the community who want to provide a helping hand to area nonprofit agencies and individuals that need assistance. Projects can include painting, washing windows, landscaping and other yardwork, gardening, and sorting clothing. Teams ranging from two to more than 10 people can sign up. "Day of Caring is one of those unique opportunities to get out and volunteer with your friends, families or co-workers on a one-time basis and truly make a difference in the life of an individual or an organization," said Lighthizer-Schmidt.
Dear Adrian, Where Do I Start
Meet Lauren Wiseman. Lauren lives with her husband, Dave, in Chevy Chase. Like a lot of young couples, they have been delighted to buy their first home, and have spent the past two years settling in and putting their stamp on the place. Lauren now finds herself drawn to the yard, an attraction that is curious given the fact that before moving to the Washington area and into her 1940s Colonial in Rock Creek Forest, she lived for 10 years in a tiny Manhattan apartment with two roommates. "The only greenery," she says, "was a lone African violet that we kept in an oversized coffee mug." .
6 gardening gloves to get dirty
To buy: www.target.com Intended for: Working with roses and other prickly plants, pruning. This tan goatskin glove with suede cuff is 16 inches long so it fits nearly to the elbow, providing good protection when working with prickly plants; otherwise, handy when the opportunity arises to throw down the gauntlet. .
Street's image may get revamp
BELLFLOWER - A dinner rejection was Chrissy Padilla's first taste of how some outsiders view her Eucalyptus Avenue neighborhood. The friend Padilla recently invited to her two-bedroom rental on Eucalyptus declined after finding out Padilla lived in the "bad part" of town. Upset as she was, Padilla couldn't blame her. "Part of me was like, `Oh! How mean!"' said Padilla, who moved to Eucalyptus last November. "But then I realized, `Hey, like, that was me a couple of months before I moved here. That .
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