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‘Guys in Blue’ surprise residents with random acts of helpful

by The AV Times Staff • January 25, 2013

Helpful Guys in Blue carry groceries and load cars for shoppers around Sam’s Club in Lancaster.
Helpful Guys in Blue carry groceries and load cars for shoppers around the local Sam’s Club.

LANCASTER – Spreading a message of “Helpful after the Holidays” and to raise awareness for local food bank donation needs,  the Helpful Honda Guys in Blue have been traveling around Lancaster helping residents in a variety of unexpected ways this month.

“As we recalibrate from the holidays and settle into the New Year, it’s sometimes easy to forget that those less fortunate still need our help, and the importance of staying helpful in our communities like Lancaster,” Honda said in a statement.

Most recently the Helpful Blue Shirts were spotted volunteering at Lancaster Community Shelter and painting Monte Vista Elementary as part of the 6th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.

They have also been surprising residents with small acts of kindness, such as opening doors, carrying groceries, distributing reusable bags for shoppers, keeping residents hydrated with water and picking up litter around town.

Over the next few weeks, the Guys in Blue will be handing out complimentary roses on Valentine’s Day and volunteering at local food banks and blood drives.

They’re encouraging residents to lend a helping hand, as well, to local organizations such as Grace Resource Center.

Get fun tips and location clues from the Helpful Blue Shirts at facebook/socalhonda or on Twitter @HelpfulHonda.

Guys in Blue spotted opening doors for residents at Palmdale Cinemark.
Guys in Blue spotted opening doors for residents at Palmdale Cinemark.
Helpful Guys in Blue volunteered for a painting project at Monte Vista Elementary for MLK Day of Service.
Helpful Guys in Blue volunteered for a painting project at Monte Vista Elementary for MLK Day of Service.
Guys in Blue volunteered at Lancaster Community Shelter for the MLK Day of Service.
Guys in Blue volunteered at Lancaster Community Shelter for the MLK Day of Service.
Guys in Blue pick up litter around Lancaster.
Guys in Blue pick up litter around Lancaster.

 

 

 

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8 comments for "‘Guys in Blue’ surprise residents with random acts of helpful"

  1. Stinger says

    January 28, 2013 at 6:08 am

    I didn’t know that there is a Sam’s Club in Lancaster… And those deciduous trees seem to be doing very well for the winter, too…

  2. equipoize says

    January 27, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    SO happy that MOnte Vista got some fresh paint! Let’s keep making heros of people who do Service!!! Wonderful!!!

  3. irishgirl_lucky says

    January 27, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    Awesome!…Now, just what IF?, EVERYONE EVERYWHERE would do at least ONE act of kindness and goodness a day what a better place Earth would be to dwell on??!!!…IMAGINE THAT!!! :)

    • irishgirl_lucky says

      January 27, 2013 at 7:17 pm

      I guess I can only HOPE and try to always think possitive

  4. J. Ripper says

    January 25, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    Are they from Honda corporate or from Lancaster Honda?

    • Bob says

      January 26, 2013 at 11:46 am

      Southern California Honda Dealers Association which is incorporated.

      So it’s not from Honda’s main corporate office, though I am sure due to licensing and such they probably had to receive corporate permission.

      Southern California seems to be the only place having this go on, at least that I have heard so far.

      • J. Ripper says

        January 31, 2013 at 5:15 am

        It just seems that the article only mentions they’re doing it in Lancaster, which implicitly gives credit to Lancaster Honda over Robertson’s Palmdale.

  5. Bob says

    January 25, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    As far as corporate advertising goes, this is pretty good. I’d love to see more huge corporations go around doing random and helpful things like this.

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