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Volunteers Come Together To Spruce Up Home: 'It's Beautiful'

DENVER (CBS4) - Volunteers helped give a home in Denver's Elyria-Swansea neighborhood new life. They came together to help a senior citizen spruce up her place.

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The 12 volunteers work at Energy Outreach Colorado and Adragna Architects. On Friday, they painted the home 86-year-old Iva Clark who has lived in the home for 50 years. She raised seven children in the home.

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Clark says if it weren't for the volunteers, she wouldn't be able to afford the work.

"I think it's beautiful. They're doing a wonderful job and I wouldn't be able to do it anyway," she said.

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The event is part of the Paint-A-Thon program organized by Brother's Redevelopment.

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For the past 40 years, the organization puts together teams of volunteers to paint homes for people in need. Every summer, they paint about 100 homes.

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