Rebuilding Together and Sears Holdings Kick Off Fundraiser for Heroes at Homes
Article type: Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC (May 27, 2008) - Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading non-profit working to preserve affordable homeownership and Sears Holdings, the parent company of Sears and Kmart, kicked off the third fundraiser for the charitable program Heroes at HomeSM with an event to honor Christopher “Joe” Joseph, an Army Reserve veteran. The program, which has raised nearly $4 million to date, seeks to improve the lives of military families in need across America by making necessary repairs, improvements or modifications to their homes.
From May 22 through July 6, Sears customers will be able to participate simply by using their SearsCard, purchasing a Sears Heroes at Home gift card, or by making donations in-store or online. Sears will make a donation of up to $500,000 for credit card purchases made at any of its Sears stores during that period of time. Additionally, at Kmart, customers can support Heroes at Home through the purchase of any Hershey’s product. Hershey’s will make a donation of $100,000 to Heroes at Home regardless of the amount of product purchased. The monies raised will go to help approximately 300 military families across America.
To kick off the Summer ’08 fundraising campaign, community volunteers, including volunteers from local Sears and Kmart stores worked to complete renovations at the home of veteran, Christopher “Joe” Joseph. Through Heroes at Home, various repairs were made to the home including a new roof, bathroom modifications, window and door repairs, and heating system repairs at no cost to the family.
To find out more about Heroes at Home visit www.RebuildingTogether.org or call 1-800-473-4229.
About Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is the nation's largest nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing free home repair and modification services to those in need. With the help of everyday citizen volunteers, skilled trades people, the support of local business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together affiliates in America’s largest cities and smallest towns make life considerably better for thousands of low-income homeowners.
Beyond its core home repair work, Rebuilding Together also rehabilitates community centers and conducts home modification and repair programs that focus on aging in place. In addition, Rebuilding Together has programs dedicated to energy efficiency, veteran’s housing, and disaster recovery and reconstruction. Rebuilding Together is currently celebrating 20 years as a national organization and the completion of over 100,000 homes thanks to the efforts of more than 200 affiliates nationwide. For more information, visit www.RebuildingTogether.org.
Media contact: Becky Carter, bcarter@rebuildingtogether.org (202) 518-3500
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Topics: Veteran's Housing
Initiatives: Heroes at Home