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Welcome
to Rebuilding Together Metro Denver's eNews. Once each month we send
out news of our programs and the people making it possible. Please
forward to friends or colleagues who might also be interested in keeping
our neighbors warm, safe, and dry and living independently.
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Inside this issue:
- From
Laurie McCaw
- Announcing the 2007 Rebuilding Day Presenting Sponsor - Wells Fargo
- Save the date! Rebuilding Day Kickoff April 18th
- Homeowner Spotlight: Helen Cox
- Meet Mary Brook, our new Director of Volunteer Services
- Sponsors lining up for April Rebuilding Day
From
Laurie McCaw, Executive Director:
Dear
Friends,
Welcome to 2007! I hope it is starting out well for all of you.
2007 promises to be a banner year for Rebuilding Together Metro Denver. Our staff has grown, our programs are expanding, we are launching new celebrations and last but never least, we expect to nearly double the number of low-income homeowners benefiting from the services of you, our volunteers and sponsors.
We are pleased to have National CEO Gary Officer
joining us from Washington D.C. for our kickoff in April, to have
him share in the excitement of Rebuilding Day in Denver and to hear
his vision for the organization nationally.
I look forward to seeing you all again in April as we work together to transform lives, homes and neighborhoods.
Thank you!
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| Announcing the 2007 Rebuilding Day Presenting Sponsor - Wells Fargo |
For
the third year, RTMD is pleased to welcome Wells Fargo as
the Presenting Sponsor for Rebuilding Days, April 28 and
October 6, 2007.
"Wells
Fargo is pleased to be the 2007 Presenting Sponsor for Rebuilding
Together Metro Denver," stated Shelley Marquez, vice
president and house captain. "An important part of
our commitment to the community is working with outstanding
organizations such as Rebuilding Together that does so much
to help keep families warm, safe and independent. Rebuilding
Together has a strong track record for helping families
stay in their home by organizing hundreds of volunteers
and generating corporate support to have much-needed home
repairs and improvements completed. We're proud to support
Rebuilding Together in this important effort."
This
year Wells Fargo will also co-host the National Rebuilding
Day Kickoff event with the Denver Broncos Alumni Association
at the Wells Fargo building downtown.
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Wells Fargo volunteers at work in 2006
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Denver Broncos Alumni Billy Thompson and Larry Brunson visit with homeowners Mary and John at the Wells Fargo 2006 Rebuilding Day project |
| Save the date! Rebuilding Day Kickoff April 18th |
When: Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Where: Hershner Room at Wells Fargo Bank, 1740 Broadway in Denver
For: All Rebuilding Day Volunteers, Homeowners and Sponsors |
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Gary Officer, CEO, Rebuilding Together
(photo by Melody Hall,
Eye Works Photo)
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Gary Officer, CEO of Rebuilding Together's national office will be joining dignitaries from Wells Fargo and our community, homeowners, volunteers and sponsors in a celebration of the community revitalization that will take place on Rebuilding Day April 28th.
Meet the Denver Broncos Alumni, other volunteers, take a look at the project sites, meet some of the homeowners, have some food and drink and shop at the silent auction while we all get ready for the projects that will be only 10 days away!
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| Homeowner Spotlight: Helen Cox |
This new handrail was one of the modifications done for Helen and her family by
A Home for All Seasons
submitted by Brad Breland, Construction Manager |
Helen, an independent octogenarian, has taken care of her 3 disabled siblings for a good part of her life in the family home in Sheridan. She recently spent some time in the hospital and her brothers and sisters had to live in an assisted living facility until she was able to return home. She has been able to maintain the house by herself for many years, but in order for her and her family to return, Helen needed some help to get a few minor repairs and accessibility items for the home. Through the Home for All Seasons handyman program, the home was fitted with a handrail and landing for the front porch, grab bars and a bench for the tub, new locks and a storm door. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were also installed. It was also possible to replace 4 old windows with ones that would actually open and are more energy efficient.
Helen is grateful that her neighbors heard about Rebuilding Together's programs and that the repairs were made to the home to make it safe and comfortable for the family's return.
The work done for Helen and her family was made possible by funds from Arapahoe County. A grant to RTMD utilizes Community Development Block Grant funds for programs in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Sheridan, Centennial, Englewood, and Littleton. If you know of someone in these areas in need of assistance, please encourage them to apply. (application)
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Meet Mary Brook....
...Our new Director of Volunteer Services. Mary
joined the RTMD team January 16th in a new position that will
work closely with our Rebuilding Day volunteer teams and team
leaders, our Home for All Seasons volunteers, and
others.
She comes to us with a background in volunteer management, most recently as Director of Volunteer Services for Family Tree. "I am delighted and honored to join the Rebuilding Together Metro Denver team," said Mary. "The mission is outstanding and I've been touched by the heart and soul of this agency."
Mary can be reached at 720-524-0840 x106 or by email |
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Sponsors lining up for April Rebuilding Day
With all this snow and cold, springtime and April seem a long way off. But soon we will be organizing our teams and introducing them to the homeowners they will be working with on National Rebuilding Day.
On April 28th we hope to rehabilitate 30 or more homes in Denver, Adams County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County and Jefferson County, with as many as 1,000 volunteers participating.
Please join us in thanking these early bird organizations who have already committed to sponsoring a home in April:
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Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsor
Sustaining Sponsors:
Supporting Sponsors:
Media Sponsor:
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House Sponsors:
AIMCO
Encana Oil and Gas
HomeSphere, Inc.
Homevestors
Kaiser Permanente/Saunders Construction
KeyBank
McKenna, Long & Aldridge, PC
Safeco
Swinerton Builders
Community House Sponsors:
AARP
Denver Metro Chamber Leads Group
Golden Churches
Major In Kind Sponsors:
Accent Windows
Colorado Roofing Association
Stellar Painting and Remodeling |
| If your organization is not listed above and wants to be - please contact Laurie to find out how to become a sponsor. |
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Together Metro Denver is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that rehabilitates
homes in our community, keeping low-income seniors and people living with
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