More than 100 students, faculty and staff painted and landscaped six neighborhood homes on Saturday as part of the semiannual Lopes Go Local. The event also was a celebration of 10 years of GCU's partnership with Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona to renovate homes in the area. Story
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Student and faculty volunteers gather on the Promenade for a picture before heading out to their neighborhood locations during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Junior Jack Kaplan and student volunteers paint a home during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Student volunteer Hannah James paints a home during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Senior Ellie Brown with Local Outreach tapes off windows at a home during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Student volunteer Dawson Hammond paints the eaves of a home during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Homeowner Junie Monongye watches as students paint her house during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Habitat for Humanity House Leader Chris Sharp pours paint for the student volunteers during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
"Lopes Lately" anchor Melody Hankins was on the scene reporting and taking part during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Student volunteer Katie Keefe paints the eaves of a house during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
From left, sophomores Jeriann Kubacki and Kamryn Osborne are ready to paint during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Student volunteers painting the home of Junie Monongye during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Habitat for Humanity House Leader Chris Sharp oversees the work of student volunteers during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
A student volunteer paints the trim around a window during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Student volunteers painting a home of during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
The College of Natural Sciences’ Dr. Mark Wireman takes part in painting a home during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Student volunteers paint the block wall of a residence on West Marshall Avenue during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026. -
Student volunteers painting during the Lopes Go Local - Habitat for Humanity event on Jan. 31, 2026.
