Jim Rickenberg (in trailer), Adam Budke and and Eli Budke volunteered to clean up an old mobile home lot on Saturday. They were among many groups of volunteers that helped restore the Maurer Mobile Home Court on Brim Road.
Volunteers, including Pastor Ken Pollitz, Pat Bowe, Deb Pasch, Sue Klotz and Pastor Robin Small, helped out in the Maurer Mobile Home Court community garden Saturday.
Volunteers from the Bowling Green community worked on multiple projects in the Maurer Mobile Home Court on Saturday.
The neighborhood is on Brim Road.
Members from both the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Dayspring Church volunteered to help repair decks, install entry steps, demolish old sheds and construct new sheds.
“We have an outreach committee that knows Karla Davis-McGowan from Dayspring Church. Karla has a heart for this neighborhood and has actively been a part of it,” said St. Mark’s Pastor Robin Small. “The outreach committee thought it would be a great project for us. We’re excited to partner with Dayspring. We just want to be loving neighbors and reach out by helping people.”
“We had a group of people at church that decided we wanted to do local missions. One of the members decided that Brim Road needed assistance. We’ve been planning this for a few months,” said Jeff Holcomb, St. Mark’s volunteer. “Volunteers are working on seven different projects. We’re having a great day today.”
Volunteers also painted the raised garden beds in the community garden that sits in the center of the park. About 50 volunteers were in attendance.
“Today gives us an opportunity to meet members of our community,” said Amy Lanning, St. Mark’s volunteer. “Our church has taken mission trips all over the world. We consider this project as a mission trip.”
“It’s about saving souls while serving. It started with the community garden and grew to multiple projects,” said Davis-McGowan. “They wanted to do whatever it took to have the families out here feel loved and needed. I purchased two homes for $5 apiece, just so we can tear down and make these homes look much more presentable.”
Dayspring Church hosted a street fair for the residents in the park while work was being done. People in attendance enjoyed food, live music, a bouncy castle, and more.
“We’re trying to help clean up the park. With Karla’s help, we are cleaning out an abandoned trailer,” said Jim Rickenberg, St. Mark’s volunteer. “The calendar on the wall was from the year 2000. We want to make it better so that a nicer home can be built here.”
“The idea is to serve the people in our community. We’re trying to spread God’s word and help the people in our own backyard,” said Doug Niekamp, St. Mark’s volunteer. “It was a collaboration with a lot of people, which has been the coolest part. The residents have been great with helping out. It’s been a great day.”
