Rock the Block tackles 20 projects in underserved Oak Park neighborhoods

By Steve Martarano | Solving Sacramento Volunteer representatives with Blue Shield of California at St. Paul Catholic Church get ready to go to their work site before the 7th annual Habitat for Humanity’s Rock the Block in Oak Park on May 3. Nearly 400 volunteers put in an estimated 3,000 volunteer hours during the two-day event, working on 15 home repair projects and five community projects. (Photo by Steve Martarano)Volunteers go through stretching exercises at St. Paul Catholic Church before heading out to their work projects at the 7th annual Habitat for Humanity’s Rock the Block in Oak Park on May 3. (Photo by Steve Martarano)Volunteers receive instructions outside St. Paul Catholic Church in Oak Park on May 3. (Photo by Steve Martarano)Rock the Block volunteers help clean up a 9th Avenue Oak Park home on May 3. (Photo by Steve Martarano)Karen Wittke, 10-year homeowner of a 9th Avenue home that is one of the 15 home repair projects in this year’s Rock the Block event, assists volunteers on May 3. “I’m so blessed and happy,” she said. “I’ve been wanting to get this work done for a long time.” (Photo by Steve Martarano)Rock the Block volunteers paint the exterior...