COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — Over 100 volunteers transformed a Council Bluffs neighborhood through Habitat for Humanity’s Rock the Block, bringing fresh paint and repairs to homes.
- Rock the Block is an annual two day long event focusing on revitalizing neighborhoods in the Council Bluffs community.
- We spoke to homeowner Renee Arterburn who shares how much it meant to her to have the volunteers help her out.
- “To see people coming here and helping our neighborhood look better… it just is a heartfelt thank you to everyone,” she said.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Fresh paint, fixed fences and plenty of helping hands transformed a Council Bluffs neighborhood as Habitat for Humanity’s Rock the Block brought over 100 volunteers together to revitalize the area.
The sounds of hammers, shovels and conversation filled the block on 2nd and 3rd Avenue between 9th and 11th Streets, where nearly every porch and driveway had volunteers making repairs…