About 15 entrepreneurs gathered Wednesday at the Rising Professionals event at La Verne’s Third Street Wine Shop to mingle and consider volunteer opportunities in the community.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, La Verne alumnus Charlene Marie King brought hope to the Gulf Coast by volunteering her time and rebuilding houses that had been destroyed. To this day, she continues to volunteer in areas that have been affected by natural disasters.
Robert Guzman, a Damien High School student, sleeps outside in a cardboard box for Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity to raise awareness of the homeless.
Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity and its team of volunteers are building a home for a low-income family for the first time at the Los Angeles County Fair.
The holidays are around the corner and there are boxes scattered around the Student Center to collect canned foods for those individuals who are less fortunate.