Washington Avenue SE

Next door to a two-story Craftsman-style home, another group of Coe College students scraped peeling paint, then added a fresh coat of blue paint.

AmeriCorps VISTA yearlong member Katie Ferguson instructs painter.

Josh Kleinmeyer, a Coe College student from Iowa City, said he enjoyed painting because it's for a good cause.
"We're earning the city a lot of money back for flood recovery," Josh said.
He felt a little unstable on a ladder, but said he handled it.
"I've done some painting in my day, but mostly I'm doing inside of a home not outside," he said.
"It gets hot on top of a ladder, especially way up there with the sun beating down on you."

Bever Avenue SE

Coe College students paint the porch of house on Bever Avenue SE, in the southeast neighborhood of Wellington Heights.

Washington Avenue SE

Neighborhood beautification -- garbage pick up -- was done in the Wellington Heights Neighborhood by Coe College students who managed to match their gloves with trash bags.

This two-story home in Wellington Heights got a fresh coat of white paint, thanks to a group of Coe College students.

Coe College students meet to discuss their plan of action in Wellington Heights Neighborhood.