In line with its efforts to maintain the housing stock in Rosedale , assist low-income and senior homeowners, and partner with organizations desiring to volunteer in the community, RDA coordinated two major volunteer projects in the past several months, helping local residents with repairs and improvements to their properties.

The first project was held on May 19 at the home of Jennie Lee Geer. Seven adults from CYASC, a local church group, and two youth participated that day in painting the exterior of Geer's house, cleaning her patio, and doing other yard work. Before starting to paint, the volunteers had to scrape off the old paint and wipe down and clean the surface. After painting the main part of the house, they then completed the intricate work of painting the trim.

The second project was held on August 2, in partnership with the University of Kansas Medical Center. As part of the Med Center 's M1 Volunteer Day, 23 first-year medical students joined with RDA in painting the house and garage of Bob and Clois Ferrell. The volunteers also fixed a broken step and did miscellaneous yard clean-up. The purpose of the M1 Volunteer Day is to provide new medical students with a team-building experience and a tangible way to give back to the community where the Med Center is located. In addition to the medical students, three youth and one other adult helped with the project.

Thank you to these awesome volunteers for donating their time and energy to assist these elderly homeowners and help make Rosedale a beautiful place to live.