Lopes Go Local, spring 2026

By Ralph Freso

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

  • 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.

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Bible Verse

Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn Him to death and will turn Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day He will be raised to life!" (Matthew 20:17-19)

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