REBUILDING TOGETHER AND LOWE'S BUILD A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR PHILADELPHIA

PRESS RELEASE 5/15/2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Becky Carter Rebuilding Together bcarter@rebuildingtogether.org

REBUILDING TOGETHER AND LOWE'S BUILD A HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON DC - MAY 15 2012 - Rebuilding Together, in partnership with the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation and  Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, announced plans today for Rebuilding Together's Building a Healthy Neighborhood project in the Overbrook neighborhood in Philadelphia.  Rebuilding Together's Building a Healthy Neighborhood project will recruit hundreds of volunteers, local leaders and officials to rehabilitate nearly 30 homes in the Overbrook neighborhood June 14 - 16. The work will address local families' critical needs, including major interior and exterior rehabilitations, accessibility modifications and energy efficient upgrades. The volunteers will also participate in community clean-up and the installation of a new playground at the Overbook Environmental Education Center in partnership with Carter Oosterhouse's charity Carter's Kids.  The Building a Healthy Neighborhood mission is to demonstrate the positive effects of home and neighborhood revitalization on the overall health of homeowners, families and communities.   "Rebuilding Together's core belief that everyone deserves a safe and healthy home is brought to actualization through incredible rebuilding initiatives like Building a Healthy Neighborhood, and the sponsors and volunteers who support our work," said Gary A. Officer, president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. "The work we do is absolutely essential to the continued sustainability of America's communities, and we are proud to work in Philadelphia to ensure that its neighborhoods remain healthy and viable."  "Creating safe and healthy living environments in the homes impacted by the Building a Healthy Neighborhood project helps bring vitality to families, neighborhoods and communities," said Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation.  "Our Lowe's Heroes network of employee volunteers will be hard at work with community volunteers in Philadelphia to help make a difference for the families of Overbrook."  Volunteers from Lowe's, Wells Fargo, Citrin Cooperman, Rebuilding Together's CapacityCorps alumni, and HGTV and DIY Network, will revitalize the Overbrook neighborhood and community center, as part of Rebuilding Together's mission to provide a safe and healthy home for every person. ABOUT REBUILDING TOGETHER Rebuilding Together believes in a safe and healthy home for every person. Rebuilding Together provides critical repairs to an existing home, addressing both structural issues and those that affect the health of the homeowners. House by house, block by block, we work with our nearly 200 affiliates, 200,000 volunteers, who are skilled tradespersons, corporate partners and everyday citizens, to repair homes, to stabilize and revitalize communities. For nearly 25 years, we have seen the benefits when people remain in their homes: lives are improved and communities are revived. See the difference we make at www.RebuildingTogether.org. You can also follow Rebuilding Together on Twitter @rebldgtogthr or become a fan on Facebook at Facebook.com/RebuildingTogether. Media Contact: Becky Carter BCarter@rebuildingtogether.org ABOUT LOWE'S 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 and the American Red Cross. In 2011, Lowe's and the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $32 million to support communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility.  ###