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Lowe's and Rebuilding Together Address Weatherization Needs for Low-Income Homeowners Nationwide
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation and Rebuilding Together Bergen County Target Local Critical Repair Needs in Advance of Fall, Winter Months
[Bergen County, NJ] - Lowe's is working with Rebuilding Together to ensure local homeowners stay warm and save energy during fall and winter months with a series of home weatherization and rehabilitation projects slated for the fall. Since 2007, The Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has donated a total of $4 million to Rebuilding Together, supporting more than 450 Lowe’s and Rebuilding Together projects nationwide.
Throughout the course of the fall, Lowe’s will complete projects in 40 cities, including a home in Fairview with Rebuilding Together Bergen County. The projects focus on rehabilitations and renovations that address weatherization and energy efficiency needs within the home, to ensure a safe and warm environment for families.
On Saturday, November 5, Rebuilding Together Bergen County will work with a dozen volunteers to provide weatherization for windows and doors (caulking and weather-stripping) and other energy-efficient modifications (CFL bulbs, water-heater blanket). The home will later receive a new roof.
“Helping local residents stay warm and save energy this winter is as simple as getting out into the local community and helping our neighbors seal and insulate their homes,” said Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “Weatherization goes a long way in creating a warm, efficient home environment for residents and families in need this winter, and we stand ready to help.”
“Lowe’s has been an incredible advocate for energy efficiency practices, and continues to support Rebuilding Together through their extensive resources and volunteers,” said Gary A. Officer, President and CEO of Rebuilding Together. “Our work with Lowe’s has delivered more than $8 million in market value reinvested back into communities, helping homeowners and families live considerably better lives.”
The Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has also partnered with Rebuilding Together and Carter’s Kids to build playgrounds across the country for communities-in-need. Throughout the course of 2010 – 2011, six playground builds will be completed for children, to address and encourage healthy activity and recreation in America’s younger generations.
About Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. The company’s signature education grant program, Lowe’s Toolbox for Education®, has donated nearly $5 million in grants to K-12 public schools every year since its inception in 2006. Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers support local community projects and our national nonprofit partners such as Habitat for Humanity International and the American Red Cross. In 2010, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility.
American Legion Hall in Bergen County Undergoes a Face-Lift
Rebuilding Together, Sears’ Heroes at Home Program and Samsung Hope for Children Join Forces to Help Area Veterans
Volunteers from Rebuilding Together Bergen County, Sears’ Heroes at Home program and Samsung Hope for Children will complete the rehabilitation of local American Legion Post 109 in Rutherford, N.J. Focusing on accessibility modifications in order to better serve the local veterans who use the facility, volunteers will finalize renovations and landscaping improvements before unveiling the updated facility for the community and its members.
Representatives and volunteers from Rebuilding Together, the American Legion, Sears Holdings and Samsung will be available for interviews, including: Carl Banks, former National Football League linebacker for the New York Giants; Gary Officer, president and CEO, Rebuilding Together; Tom Aiello, divisional vice president, Sears Holdings; Lowell Woodman, Director of National Accounts, Samsung; and Harold Liberatore, department commander, The American Legion.
The repairs will include demolishing the rotting wood deck, constructing a new deck with a handicapped ramp, converting the bathroom into a handicapped-accessible facility and providing electrical system maintenance. Painting and landscaping services will be provided throughout the interior and exterior of the building. In addition to Sears’ cash donation for the rebuild, Samsung will donate new appliances and electronics for the staff, members and patrons of the American Legion hall. The Samsung contribution is part of its Hope for Children initiative, which represents the company’s ongoing philanthropic commitment to help children live smarter, healthier and more sustainable lives.
Sears and its Heroes at Home program aims to improve American military families’ lives through a number of initiatives, including by assisting with making necessary repairs, improvements or modifications to their homes.
View one of the workdays in this video.
ABOUT SEARS’ HEROES AT HOME PROGRAM
The Sears Heroes at Home program has helped hundreds of deserving military families by raising more than $23 million to support the rebuilding of more than 1,000 homes by the end of 2011. Heroes at Home addresses a critical need for an alarming number of veterans who are struggling to make ends meet and who live in substandard housing. Additional information is available at www.sears.com/heroesathome.
ABOUT SAMSUNG HOPE FOR CHILDREN
Samsung is dedicated to creating products that inspire passion and enable people to live Smarter Lives. Samsung Hope for Children represents the company’s philanthropic commitment in the U.S. to help improve children’s health, education and sustainability. Over the past 10 years, Samsung Electronics America and its retail and business partners have helped more than 400 schools, community-based foundations and charities throughout the U.S. raise awareness of and funding for their causes. For more information please visit www.samsung.com/hope.
Rebuild 1000 - Celebrating the completion of 1000 homes restored in the Gulf Coast.
Learn more about Rebuilding Together Bergen County:
Highlights from Rebuilding Day in Bergen County (video)
June 20, 2011 Father's Day 5K raises money for more home repairs
May 23, 2011 Helping a Marine mom and her family
May 22, 2011 AmeriCorps Week project improves a couple's treasured yard
May 2, 2011 A Fair Lawn senior gets a more acccessible home
Sept. 10, 2010 Bergen County volunteers help rebuild in New Orleans
April 25, 2010 A welcoming home for a boy with autism
