August 27, 2018 - Page 2 of 2 - Rebuilding Together Minnesota

Lowe’s Supports Critical Repairs for a Family in Need

We recently received a grant from Lowe’s, which we used to provide accessibility modifications and critical repairs for a low-income family in South Minneapolis. The homeowner had suffered a traumatic fall and ended up with a broken neck, broken arm, and many contusions. He spent quite some time recovering in the hospital/rehabilitation facility, but could not come home until the home was modified to make it accessible. Specifically, he needed an exterior ramp and modifications made to the bathroom. With the support provided by Lowe’s and the hard work of our volunteers, we were able to build the ramp and modify the interior of the home so the homeowner can return home and live safely and independently in his own home and neighborhood.

Lowe's

American Legion Volunteers at 7th Neighborhood Garden

On August 24^th, we partnered with Legionnaires and American Legion Auxiliary members, who volunteered their time to build raised bed gardens, a storage garden shed and a compost bin at the 7^th Neighborhood Garden in St. Paul.

The 7^th Neighborhood Garden is in its second year of existence. It started as the Cambric Senior Apartment Garden, but the garden founder quickly realized that the garden was a good way to get not just Cambric members to socialize, but to provide the entire East 7^th neighborhood with a place to come together and experience the outdoors and growing their own food.

This project provided an opportunity to showcase the power of ‘veterans helping communities’ as thousands of members of The American Legion arrived in the Twin Cities for the 100^th National Convention of The American Legion held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from August 24^th until August 29^th.

American Legion