Mormon Helping Hands Day Coats Ronald Reagan Park

A section of wall at Ronald Reagan Park got a new look Saturday with the help of volunteers for Mormon Helping Hands day.

Rick Kern, the group's manager Saturday, said the team found a good partnership with the city to identify a project suited to the group's size and interest.

"The city power-washed the section of the wall before we arrived," Kern said.

The city of Diamond Bar also provided paint, brushes, and other supplies for the day.

Kern said that the group got in touch with the city's community services department to find a project suited to the group's size and needs.

Helping Hands Day began in 1998 in the South American countries of Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile when the Mormon church asked local church officials to conduct service projects in their communities.

Saturday's Diamond Bar project was just one of many locally, which included projects in Chino Hills, LaVerne, Ontario, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana.