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Good Works Makeover: Victory One Senior Center
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the Summer 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
The dining area before the makeover


The existing kitchen, which looked like it belonged in a high school teachers' lounge, was modified and retooled with quartz countertops, cabinets, and Cuisinart appliances—all provided by Lowe's.

"It's a total transformation, artistically done, and it will be well used," says resident Robert Ralston, a 72-year-old saxophone player who, back in the day, jammed with jazz legends such as Art Blakey and Max Roach. "I'd stopped coming down here as much, but now I could live here. It's a nice room, and we're going to fill it with our spirit."
Printed from Oprah.com on Sunday, May 19, 2013
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