(Norco, LA) - Employees of the Motiva Enterprises Norco Refinery will be picking up hammers, paintbrushes and saws for a good cause. The group has committed themselves to a day of hard labor to help an elderly couple in need as part of the St. Charles United Way and the St. Charles Council on Aging's Safe Harbor Program.

The Motiva group will kick off the June Volunteer Extravaganza on Saturday, June 16, 2001. The Safe Harbor June Volunteer Extravaganza involves members of industry, local businesses and organizations in St. Charles Parish and the Catholic HEART work camp group working together to renovated approximately 20 homes in the parish.

The purpose of the Safe Harbor Program is to create a safe place for low-income senior citizens in St. Charles Parish to live. The program is designed to help those who wouldn't otherwise be able to help themselves.

Motiva volunteers will be repairing the home of Roosevelt and Beulah Douglas on Saturday, June 16th on 914 East Lawson Street in New Sarpy, LA. Repair work is set to begin at 6:00 a.m. and workers will be on hand all day until repairs to the exterior of the home are complete.

June Volunteer Extravaganza Week is set for June 25-28, 2001. This is when the Catholic HEART work camp students will be in town assisting on the renovations and/or repairs to several homes in the parish.

For more information on the program, please contact Kimberly Windon at 465-6759 or Monica Blilie with the Council on Aging at 783-6683.

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