Kathy and Tony Attend Kickoff to Rebuild in Houston

As you probably already know, Super Bowl 52 will be held at the U.S. Bank Stadium here in Minneapolis in 2018!  Each year, Rebuilding Together partners with the NFL in Super Bowl cities to repair homes and revitalize entire neighborhoods. Over the last 22 years, Rebuilding Together and the NFL have repaired nearly 140 homes and engaged 5,000 volunteers in Super Bowl cities across the country through Kickoff to Rebuild.  We are thrilled that the Super Bowl and Kickoff to Rebuild will be here in 2018!

In preparation for this event, Kathy Greiner and Tony Sjogren recently traveled to Houston where Rebuilding Together Houston was hosting the 2017 Super Bowl Kickoff to Rebuild. Kathy and Tony were able to work hand-in-hand with the Rebuilding Together’s national office and Rebuilding Together Houston to get a firsthand view of what Kickoff to Rebuild is all about. Our team is planning to put a Minnesota twist on this wonderful event next year that will further our mission to transform the lives of low-income homeowners by improving the safety and health of their homes and revitalizing our communities.

Kathy and Tony want to thank the Rebuilding Together Houston and the Rebuilding Together national team for inviting us down to Houston to experience an amazing event!

AmeriCorps Perspective: MLK Week of Service Trip

Written by our AmeriCorps Members: Steven Abrams and Jacob Ames

This January, Rebuilding Together held its annual MLK Week of Service in Lafayette, Louisiana, a town hard hit by last August’s massive floods. CapacityCorps members from Rebuilding Together affiliates nationwide converged on Cajun Country, and in conjunction with AmeriCorps members serving locally, performed a wide-range of renovations on a half dozen homes and a local Boys & Girls Club. Jacob was most proud of a ramp he and his team built that provided a homeowner easy access to his shed, while Steven took satisfaction in the role he played in constructing a drainage trench.

After several days of hard work, Steven and Jacob were afforded the opportunity to visit New Orleans for some much welcome R & R. Joined by a dozen other CapacityCorps members, the MLK Week of Service came to a celebratory close in the Crescent City. All told, the project was a major success, with Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps members providing material, as well as emotional uplift, to the aching but undeterred communities of Acadiana.

Check Out Our Wish List!

We are in need of the following items:

Pickup Truck
Tool kit
Stud Finder
3-ft-level
1/2″ Hammer Drill (corded)
Drill (corded)
Circular Saw (corded)
Sliding Compound Miter Saw
saws-all (corded)
Screw gun (18-volt)
Circular saw (18-volt)
saws-all (18-volt)
Hand Grinder (corded)
Belt sander
Finish sander
Oscillating Multi Tool
Power planer
Scaffolding
Work lights w stands
Tool Storage boxes Large
Shop Vacs
PortableTable Saw

Please note that we can only accept donations that are in good working order.  If you would like to donate one or more of these items, please contact us at sponsors@rebuildingtogether-twincities.org.