RTS sends a special thanks to Swenson Say Faget for their company's generous donation toward Spring Rebuilding Day 2010 and the O'Dea High School projects.
Thank you, Swenson Say Faget, for your support!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thank you, Swenson Say Faget!
RTS sends a special thanks to Swenson Say Faget for their company's generous donation toward Spring Rebuilding Day 2010 and the O'Dea High School projects.
Thank you, Swenson Say Faget, for your support!
Veteran II: Donald
Donald is an 81 year-old Korean War veteran who lives alone in White Center, Seattle. Donald served in the Military from 1947 to 1963 with the Air Force and Army Reserve, and was stationed at the Center for Strategic Air Command during the Korean War.
Donald is disabled, recovering from shoulder surgery, and unable to complete repairs to his home independently. His home is in need of many improvements, including replacing his bathroom floor, constructing a stand up bath tub, repairing his garage, removing clutter at his home, and providing other miscellaneous interior and exterior improvements.
Donald's home projects will be completed by volunteers from S.D. Deacon and from the Veteran's Conservation Corp on April 24th, 2010 (Spring Rebuilding Day!).
Donald is disabled, recovering from shoulder surgery, and unable to complete repairs to his home independently. His home is in need of many improvements, including replacing his bathroom floor, constructing a stand up bath tub, repairing his garage, removing clutter at his home, and providing other miscellaneous interior and exterior improvements.
Donald's home projects will be completed by volunteers from S.D. Deacon and from the Veteran's Conservation Corp on April 24th, 2010 (Spring Rebuilding Day!).
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Newsworthy
On Saturday, March 13, from 8 am to 4 pm, Rebuilding Together Seattle (RTS) will partner with 40 volunteers from Wells Fargo Advisors to clean, rebuild and repair the home of four residents of Parkview Services in Shoreline.
Parkview Services (http://www.parkviewservices.org/) is a King County based non-profit organization that supports people with developmental disabilities and their families. Earlier this year, with the help of Parkview Services, RTS identified a residence that qualified for the organization’s maintenance and repair services including a full yard clean-up, ramp construction and gutter cleaning Through RTS and the Wells Fargo Advisors’ generous donations of materials and time, four residents of Parkview Services will experience their own one-day, extreme home makeover.
For more information on the Wells Fargo Advisors’ Rebuilding Day through Rebuilding Together Seattle (RTS), please visit http://www.rtseattle.org/ or call (206) 682-1231.
Komo 4 will be checking us out so watch for us on the news on Saturday! Go to Komo's website to read their blurb about the project: "Extreme home makeover" of sorts for Shoreline residents
RTS would also like to thank two local Starbucks for donating coffee to our volunteers, 7-Eleven for providing donuts and breakfast burritos, and the Ballard Fred Meyer for their donation of bottled water!
Parkview Services (http://www.parkviewservices.org/) is a King County based non-profit organization that supports people with developmental disabilities and their families. Earlier this year, with the help of Parkview Services, RTS identified a residence that qualified for the organization’s maintenance and repair services including a full yard clean-up, ramp construction and gutter cleaning Through RTS and the Wells Fargo Advisors’ generous donations of materials and time, four residents of Parkview Services will experience their own one-day, extreme home makeover.
For more information on the Wells Fargo Advisors’ Rebuilding Day through Rebuilding Together Seattle (RTS), please visit http://www.rtseattle.org/ or call (206) 682-1231.
Komo 4 will be checking us out so watch for us on the news on Saturday! Go to Komo's website to read their blurb about the project: "Extreme home makeover" of sorts for Shoreline residents
RTS would also like to thank two local Starbucks for donating coffee to our volunteers, 7-Eleven for providing donuts and breakfast burritos, and the Ballard Fred Meyer for their donation of bottled water!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Veteran I: Robert
As promised, RTS will be posting short profiles of those veterans who RTS will be helping this spring, and first up is Robert.
Robert is a 67 year-old Vietnam War veteran. Robert served as a General Supply Specialist in Vietnam from August 19, 1964 to January 18, 1970. He lives with his wife, Fredda (64) in Kirkland, WA. Robert is a quadriplegic and dependent on his ventilator to live at home. Fredda provides 24-hour support for Robert, as their family is unable to afford full-time care.
RTS plans to create a safe and accessible home for Robert by installing rubberized flooring, constructing a wheelchair ramp, and building a deck in the back yard. This project will be completed on Saturday, April 24th, 2010 (Spring Rebuilding Day!) by members of the Veterans Conservation Corps.
Robert is a 67 year-old Vietnam War veteran. Robert served as a General Supply Specialist in Vietnam from August 19, 1964 to January 18, 1970. He lives with his wife, Fredda (64) in Kirkland, WA. Robert is a quadriplegic and dependent on his ventilator to live at home. Fredda provides 24-hour support for Robert, as their family is unable to afford full-time care.
RTS plans to create a safe and accessible home for Robert by installing rubberized flooring, constructing a wheelchair ramp, and building a deck in the back yard. This project will be completed on Saturday, April 24th, 2010 (Spring Rebuilding Day!) by members of the Veterans Conservation Corps.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Shout Out!
RTS wants to give a little shout out to M.A.D. Pizza in South Lake Union for their donations of delicious pizza for various evening meetings RTS has held in the past year. RTS employees, board members and volunteers want to thank you, M.A.D. Pizza, for your continued "in-kind" donations! :)
Monday, March 1, 2010
New Spring Sponsor!
Rebuilding Together Seattle wants to thank Howard S. Wright for becoming a sponsor of Spring Rebuilding Day 2010.
A Howard S. Wright Project Engineer, Whitney Evans, will lead a HSW team on April 24th for Spring Rebuilding Day. "The Project Engineers at Howard S. Wright wanted to get involved in a community project. Rebuilding Together was a perfect community project that would allow us to utilize our building knowledge and resources to help individuals to safely stay in their homes," Whitney explained. "A Rebuilding Together Day project combines my two favorite things, helping people and construction."
The HSW team will be helping Rebuilding Together Client client, Wesley, by building a wheelchair ramp, fixing several roofing issues, and with various other household projects that Wesley is unable to do on his own. At the age of 14, Wesley contracted polio, resulting in his lifelong dependence on crutches. Soon after his illness, Wesley's family had to relocate from South Dakota to Washington to find work to support him. Eventually, Wesley recovered enough to find a job in television repair work. He is currently retired and lives alone. The HSW team will be preserving Wesley's independence and improving the safety of his home.
Last year, RTS was grateful to HSW for their project management on a Spring Rebuilding Day 2009 home. Howard S. Wright looks forward to building their partnership with RTS and helping many more homeowners in the future!
A Howard S. Wright Project Engineer, Whitney Evans, will lead a HSW team on April 24th for Spring Rebuilding Day. "The Project Engineers at Howard S. Wright wanted to get involved in a community project. Rebuilding Together was a perfect community project that would allow us to utilize our building knowledge and resources to help individuals to safely stay in their homes," Whitney explained. "A Rebuilding Together Day project combines my two favorite things, helping people and construction."
The HSW team will be helping Rebuilding Together Client client, Wesley, by building a wheelchair ramp, fixing several roofing issues, and with various other household projects that Wesley is unable to do on his own. At the age of 14, Wesley contracted polio, resulting in his lifelong dependence on crutches. Soon after his illness, Wesley's family had to relocate from South Dakota to Washington to find work to support him. Eventually, Wesley recovered enough to find a job in television repair work. He is currently retired and lives alone. The HSW team will be preserving Wesley's independence and improving the safety of his home.
Last year, RTS was grateful to HSW for their project management on a Spring Rebuilding Day 2009 home. Howard S. Wright looks forward to building their partnership with RTS and helping many more homeowners in the future!
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Rebuilding Together Seattle has a new fanpage; click here to become a fan!
You can also follow our blog from your facebook page. Just go here on the fanpage and click "Follow"!!
RTS also has two groups: the Young Professionals Society and the RTS Youth Board. Please click here to become a member of YPS on facebook or here for more information on how to join and here to learn more about joining the Youth Board!
Thank you for your continued support of RTS!!
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