Posted at: 10/27/2011 10:47 PM

By: Alan Hoglund
ahoglund@wdio.com

The mobile home of a disabled Army veteran in Duluth is getting some much needed repair. More than a dozen volunteers and veterans are doing the work free of charge.

Veteran Scott St. John told Eyewitness News he was actually facing eviction because his home was in bad shape, and wasn’t up to the mobile home park’s standards.

But because of work volunteers are doing, that’s no longer going to be an issue. St. John couldn’t do the work because he has trouble getting around.

Now volunteers, veterans and employees from the home improvement store ‘Home Depot,’ are doing the work for him.

Home Depot employees said other construction supply vendors helped donate more than $5,000 in supplies to make the project happen.

St. John wasn’t much for words, but said without the generosity of the men and women working on his home, he might be without a place to live. “[I] didn’t know where we were going to go,” he said.

Eyewitness News asked St. John about the work being done on his home. He said, “I really appreciate it…I’m just glad it’s getting done.”

Volunteers are replacing siding, windows, and they’re painting. They’re adding a deck and ramp to the side of the home.

Lyzz Wahlberg, a Home Depot employee, said being a part of projects like these are a way the business gives back to the community. She said she’s volunteering on her days off from work, but said it’s a satisfying way to spend her time.

“At the end of the day you know you did the right thing,” Wahlberg said. “You hope that one day someone will do this for you if you’re in that position.”

More than a dozen volunteers will be working through the weekend.