Assemblyman Jeff Gorell will be joining local community groups for “Helping Hands: A Day of Community Service” this Saturday, April 26th. The event brings together community service organizations, churches, civic groups and other community partners to help restore and beautify California.

Assemblyman Gorell will be speaking to the group and participating in the Stage Coach Inn Fire Hazard Project in Newbury Park, where 100 volunteers will be working in conjunction with the Conejo Valley Historical Society to clear a section of overgrown waterway on the grounds that presents a fire hazard to the Museum. Volunteers will clear wood and brush into large waste bins.

Long pants and sleeves recommended. Volunteers are to meet at the chapel on 1600 Erbes Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA for instructions and directions no later than 7:30AM. Many hands make labor light! All volunteers welcome. Come protect and preserve a little piece of our local history!

This annual event began in 1998, when leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asked local South American Church leaders to reach out to their communities through service. Responding to the call, leaders set out to establish an annual Day of Service. Today, similar Mormon Helping Hands “Day of Service” projects are organized in every corner of the globe. Hundreds of thousands of members and friends of the Church participate.