Lopes Go Local

By Ralph Freso

Grand Canyon University students fanned out across the neighborhood to renovate 15 homes Saturday at Lopes Go Local.

  • GCU students get instruction from Habitat For Humanity Volunteer House Leader David Elston during the Lopes Go Local event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Habitat For Humanity Volunteer House Leader David Elston gives GCU students some safety instructions during the Lopes Go Local event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student body president Camden Marasco and members of the ASGCU team were on hand to help during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Home owner Nancy Jeffery, right, during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students grab gloves and safety equipment during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students dig in to over 40 tons of landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Julia Geving fills a wheelbarrow with landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student body vice-president Tyson Cantrell moves a load of landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Riley Bricker uses a rake to spread landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students move and spread over 40 tons of landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Habitat for Humanity CEO Jason Barlow talks about the incredible turnout of GCU students during the Lopes Go Local event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students roll out landscape tarp during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students Alexis Foreman, left, and Maria Pereira plant a Mesquite tree during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Natalie Petrongelli finds you can never have enough safety equipment during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Home owner Angel Rodriguez talks with GCU student Julia Brunton as she paints his house during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Linsay Carter paints a neighborhood house during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Leila Schielke paints a neighborhood house during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Julia Brunton paints a neighborhood house during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Shovels during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students move and spread over 40 tons of landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students fill wheelbarrows with landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Home owner Nancy Jeffery watches as students work during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Riley Loughery uses a rake to spread landscape rock during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Megan Campbell-Smith gets a lift from student body vice-president Tyson Cantrell during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students with their newly planted Mesquite tree during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students celebrate their work during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Maria Pereira gets a hug from fellow student Megan Campbell-Smith upon completing their landscaping work during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU students celebrate their work during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Home owner Nancy Jeffery receives a GCU Gnome from student Riley Loughery during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • GCU student Riley Loughery gets a hug from home owner Nancy Jeffery during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Home owner Nancy Jeffery and GCU students during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.
  • Home owner Nancy Jeffery and GCU students during the Lopes Go Local Habitat for Humanity event on Nov. 5, 2022.

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August 2026

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