{"id":45653,"date":"2013-11-14T13:54:52","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T21:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=45653"},"modified":"2013-11-16T12:41:42","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T20:41:42","slug":"volunteers-needed-for-gabriels-house-work-day-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/11\/14\/volunteers-needed-for-gabriels-house-work-day-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers needed for \u201cGabriel\u2019s House\u201d work day this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dozens of volunteers came out on Sept. 8 for a work day at Gabriel\u2019s House, the Neighborhood House named in memory of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez (top right). The city of Palmdale is holding another work day event this Saturday, Nov. 16, starting 8 a.m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 The City of Palmdale is seeking volunteers ages 16 and above to assist with painting and other tasks at a work day event this Saturday, Nov., 16 at \u201cGabriel\u2019s House,\u201d<\/strong> the City\u2019s third Neighborhood House.<\/p>\n

Gabriel\u2019s House is located at 38533 4th Street East in Palmdale. Volunteer registration begins at 8 am and work will begin at 8:30 am.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Saturday, the focus will be on completing the painting of the interior,\u201d said Palmdale\u2019s Director of Neighborhood Services Mike Miller. \u201cAlso, we\u2019ll be doing detail work such as installing switch plates, doors and light fixtures.\u201d<\/p>\n

On hand to register the volunteers will be Community Programs Supervisor Trish Jones, as well as Jimmy and Kim Lu of The Art Branch, who will be coordinating music, art and theater programming when Gabriel\u2019s House opens.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact The Art Branch at 310-806-8496.<\/p>\n

About Gabriel\u2019s House<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Palmdale City Council voted unanimously to approve the dedication of a home in Focus Neighborhood 3 for a new Neighborhood House and name it \u201cGabriel\u2019s House,\u201d in memory of eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez who was tragically killed.<\/p>\n

Working with The Art Branch, \u201cGabriel\u2019s House\u201d will serve as a music and performing arts center to provide children in the area with the opportunity to develop their creative talents.<\/p>\n

About Palmdale\u2019s Neighborhood Improvement Program<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The City of Palmdale\u2019s Neighborhood Improvement Program was developed by the Housing Division of the Economic Development Department to improve homes where low- to moderate- income families live in specifically targeted areas.<\/p>\n

As part of the Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) and to improve the appearance of the neighborhood, the Public Works Program Management Division repairs existing public improvements, and in some cases provides new public improvements such as sewers, curbs, driveways, sidewalks and landscaping.<\/p>\n

For information about programs at Gabriel\u2019s House, contact Jimmy Lu at 310-806-8496.<\/p>\n

Previous related story<\/span>: Making a difference at Gabriel\u2019s House<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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PALMDALE \u2013 The City of Palmdale is seeking volunteers ages 16 and above to assist with painting and other tasks at a work day event this Saturday, Nov., 16 at \u201cGabriel\u2019s House,\u201d the City\u2019s third Neighborhood House. Gabriel\u2019s House is located at 38533 4th Street East in Palmdale. Volunteer registration begins at 8 am and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}