For Immediate Release
March 12, 2013
Contact Information

Bernadette Morris
T: (305) 948-8063, ext. 201
E: bmorris@sonshine.com

(BPRW) Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida Paints the Town with Help from Friends

- 9th Annual Community Paint and Beautification Day in Brownsville on March 16th -

(BLACK PR WIRE) – State Rep. Cynthia Stafford and County Commissioner Audrey Edmondson are among the noted community leaders that will lend a helping hand at the 9th Annual Community Paint and Beautification Day in Brownsville. The event, spear-headed by Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF) and Golden Ladder Sponsor Wells Fargo, takes place Saturday, March 16, 2013, from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Jefferson Reaves Park, located at 3090 NW 50th Street in Miami, Florida.

“Our plan for the day is to help revitalize the neighborhood by bringing beauty and stability to the community’s physical conditions,” said Arden Shank, president of NHSSF. During the event, Paint Day participants will provide restoration to the exteriors of 10 deserving, low and middle-income homes, as well as landscape their front yards. Over the past nine years, Community Paint & Beautification Day has raised more than $150,000 in donations, involved more than 950 volunteers, and assisted more than 55 homeowners.

About NHSSF: Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida is a local nonprofit organization that collaborates with residents and other stakeholders to stabilize neighborhoods and develop sustainable housing. A chartered member of the NeighborWorks® network, NHSSF is amongst a nationwide network of 245 trained and certified community development organizations at work in more than 4,400 communities across America. NHSSF is a certified Homeownership Center, a HUD approved counseling agency and has adopted the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling. NHSSF provides a full spectrum of homeownership services in English and Spanish to assist potential buyers in reaching their homeownership dream and assist current owners to preserve their homes.

WHO: Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida

WHAT: Community Paint and Beautification Day

WHEN: Saturday, March 16, 2013 â - 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Brownsville (meet at Jefferson Reeves Park, 3090 N.W. 50th Street, Miami, FL)

WHY: To help revitalize the neighborhood, over 300 volunteers will be on hand to help paint, landscape and provide restoration to the exteriors of 10 deserving homes. In-kind support provided by The Home Depot.

CONTACT: For volunteer info, contact LaTonda James at (305) 751-5511, ext. 1141.

For media interest/info, contact Bernadette Morris at (305) 948-8063, ext. 201.