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Laurie McCaw, Our honorable Mayor has proclaimed April "Rebuilding Month" in Denver! I want to thank Mayor Hickenlooper for his recognition of the efforts of many volunteers and businesses that make this event a success every year. This will be the last issue of enews before Rebuilding Day, 2005, Rebuilding Together's largest rehabilitation event of the year. 32 homes and 1 nonprofit facility will be made warm, safe and dry. American culture as we know it is often youth-oriented rather than paying homage to those who have paved the road for them. The act of "aging" in our society can be perilous and difficult for many. The work of Rebuilding Together is really about preserving homes and human lives with dignity and hope, and taking notice of those who rarely complain, but often fall through the cracks. While rebuilding homes, we hope to restore a sense of community and caring for these homeowners.
Each year at this time I take a moment to reflect on the phenomenal contributions by countless numbers of volunteers in preparation of this work. From the kids that have spoken with homeowners and created story boards to describe life stories to volunteer teams - to the dozens of skilled and house captains working to solidify work scopes and strong teams - to the many vendors and suppliers that have provided us with donated materials and supplies - to the skilled trades that will assist us with electrical, flooring and concrete for ramps and walkways. This is when I watch with amazement - our community rally together to make a difference in the lives of elderly and disabled homeowners that simply want to age in place and live independently with dignity.
Rebuilding Together is able to meet its mission through the generosity of volunteers and contributors. Our work is only made possible because of your support. This will be evident in just a couple of weeks when 32 homes will be transformed throughout metro Denver - mostly in just one day! Some homeowners tell us "it's a miracle" that they have been chosen. Others have said, "I've volunteered all my life and it is so nice to see it is coming back to me". All of them will have a moment when they don't know what to say at all, and will watch and simply be grateful.
On behalf of our staff, homeowners and board, I applaud and express deep appreciation to each and everyone of you that are involved in this effort.
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Do you know of someone in need of repairs? Rebuilding Together continues to make year round repairs through A Home for all Seasons, it's year round program that focuses on Aurora and Commerce City. Each month we provide home repairs to residents needing help to continue living independently in warm, safe and dry homes. Call 720-524-9205
These homes will be repaired by our two high school teams,
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| April Proclaimed Rebuilding Month | |
Proclamation WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Metro Denver is dedicated to making the homes of low-income seniors and people with disabilities warm, safe, and dry so they can continue to live independently with dignity; and |
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WHEREAS , Rebuilding Together Metro Denver, with more than 1,000 volunteers from Denver businesses, schools and civic organizations will perform these repairs; and WHEREAS, the number of low-income homeowners increases each year, causing families to choose between vital necessities such as food or medicine, or a roof that does not leak; and WHEREAS , Rebuilding Month in Denver will be part of the largest volunteer home repair project in the United States, repairing over 8,500 homes and involving over 250,000 volunteers nationwide; NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER, MAYOR of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby officially proclaim April 2005 to be known as: “Rebuilding Month”IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City and County of Denver to be affixed this first day of April, 2005. John Hickenlooper, MAYOR |
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Home Modifications Workshop |
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Safety first!
Rebuilding Month in Denver kicked off April 2nd with the Home Modifications Workshop, a one day technical session on key safety issues. Topics included performing safety inspections, how to build ramps and alternatives to ramps, modifying doorways and entrances, and the right way to securely install grab bars. Over 50 people attended the workshop sponsored by the Administration on Aging. Attendees included builders, Rebuilding Day skill captains, volunteers and occupational therapists. |
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The 9th Grade English students at North High School in Denver are learning some interesting things about some of their neighbors. Student groups interviewed homeowners and created story boards for 25 of our Rebuilding Day 2005 projects. The story boards will be placed at each home on Rebuilding Day and will help volunteers who are revitalizing that home to know more about the family they're helping. |
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 Students do a group interview with two homeowners. |
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Wells Fargo & Wells Fargo |
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 Broncos Alumni |
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Alexander Graham Bell School
American National Bank
ASCE
Carr America/Pinkard Construction
Chase
Cherry Creek Jaycees
Colorado Roofing Association
Denver Newspaper Agency
GE Elfun Group
Kaiser Permanente/Adolfson & Peterson
Kent Denver School
KeyBank
Longmont Jaycees
Matrix Capital Bank
McKenna, Long & Aldridge
NARI
Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff and Ragonetti PC
Precision Drilling/The Journey Project
RNL Design/Shaw Construction
World Savings
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Rebuilding Together Metro Denver is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that hopes to repair 100 houses in 2005, keeping low-income elderly, disabled and families with children warm, safe, and dry and living in independence. www.rebuildingdenver.org