Rebuilding Together - Roanoke Applications The 2009 Rebuilding Day cycle has been completed. Repairs to 31 homes Rebuilding Day made this year one of our most successful. Among the houses repaired were 15 homes in the Hurt Park area of Roanoke. Five of those homes were completed by the Redeemer Rebuilders, a group of volunteers all from local Baptist churches. Among the homes repaired was that of Doris Banks. When the Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors completed work on her home, Rebuilding Together-Roanoke had repaired its 200th home. Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s team up to make significant repairs Volunteers from Lowe’s of Roanoke and Rebuilding Together-Roanoke dedicated their time and expertise to providing an accessible ramp and a new roof to the home of a disabled person in Craig County. The work was done during the last week of October. This project is one of 35 Rebuilding Together projects awarded a $10,000 grant focused on home modifications and energy efficiency. Projects were completed around October 24, which is Make a Difference Day, a national day of helping others. Lowe’s has also sponsored special projects, including a wheelchair ramp building blitz, a home windows installation blitz and other large-scale projects that focus on disabled homeowners and communities impacted by natural disasters. World Changers
With Rebuilding Day in April, World Changer projects in July and numerous grants that allow us to repair homes during the year, Rebuilding Together-Roanoke (RTR) is now accepting applications all year.
Rebuilding Day 2009
The Roanoke Valley Association
of Realtors provided funding
and volunteers to repair RTR's
200th home
Foundation for Roanoke Valley
On May 5, the Foundation for Roanoke Valley unveiled their multi-year 1.5 million dollar Belonging Initiative. The foundation grants will offer funds to several organizations to be used to assist the elderly. Rebuilding Together - Roanoke is proud to announce we will receive a $100,000 grant for 2009. These funds will allow urgently needed repairs to homes on a year around basis. RTR has already begun making home repairs with these funds.
Several RTR members attended
the announcement; left to right
Carolyn Coles, Board Member
Ed Murray, Executive Director
John Leftwich, Project Manager
Pam Scott, Program Admin
Jeff Comer, Treasurer
Earl Saunders, President
David Bowers, Board Member
Carilion Foundation Grant
The Carilion Foundation will return to RTR in 2010 as a Program Patron. Their grant award of $15,000 will provide funding for homes in Roanoke, Franklin and Craig Counties.
to a home in Craig County for Make a Difference Day.
Rebuilding Together-Roanoke is pleased to announce that we have been selected to administer the CDBG funds for World Changers. Youth from across the country give up a week of their summer to travel to other areas and work on homes for the needy. World Changers work on the exterior of homes. RTR will evaluate requests for repairs and provide the materials for World Changer projects. The work week for the Roanoke Valley is July 19-26, 2009. RTR welcomes this opportunity. Our programs blend very well an will make an excellent partnership.
The World Changers work week for 2009 is now complete. Approximately 360 volunteers came to Roanoke this year and completed outside repairs to 23 area homes. "Thank you" to our Project Manager, John Leftwich, who coordinated the World Changer projects. Great Job!!!
This home on Dupree Street was one of
23 houses repaired by World Changers.
The roof was repaired and a HC ramp
was installed.
2009 'Thank You" plaques
Each year RTR gives a "thank you" plaque to our major contributors and sponsors. The plaque includes photos of the home that the sponsor or work group helped repair. A few of our recipients are shown below.
RTR Executive Director Ed Murray (left)
presents a "thank you" plaque to Ralph Stiles
with Allstate Insurance Co. Ralph is also a
member of the RTR Board of Directors
Roanoke Mayor and RTR Board Member David Bowers RTR Board Member Ben Fink presents a
presents a "thank you" plaque to the City of Roanoke
plaque to Allen Crocker with AECOM
