2013 Year in Review

2013 was a busy year!  We partnered with 1,176 volunteers who dedicated more than 10,000 hours of their time.  Together, we impacted more than 150 homeowners and 35,000 nonprofit center visitors. We could not do what we do without the hard work of our volunteers!  THANK YOU!

We would also like to recognize our generous sponsors and partners.  Your support enables us to stretch our resources further and help more low-income homeowners live independently in safe and healthy homes.  We received financial support from the following companies and organizations last year:

AARP Foundation
Alliance for Healthy Homes
Ameriprise Financial
Bike & Build
Comcast Foundation
Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
EMC Insurance Foundation
FastBreak Foundation (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Foundation Residential Partners
F.R. Bigelow Foundation
GLS Companies
Greiner Construction
Home Depot Foundation
Honeywell
Honeywell Hometown Solutions
Horton Holdings, Inc.
James R. Thorpe Foundation
Leonette M. and Fred T. Lanners Foundation
Liberty Diversified International
Lowe’s Educational and Charitable Foundation
MidCountry Bank
Michelle & David Fries Charitable Foundation
Metropolitan Council
MidCountry Bank
Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors
Pricco Family Charitable Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Mosaic Company
Opus Foundation
Otto Bremer Foundation
Richard A Newman Foundation
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Sears Holdings, Inc.
Stevens Square Foundation
Travelers
United Healthcare Military & Veterans
Wayzata Community Church
WCA Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation

We also received in-kind support from:

Citi-Cargo & Storage
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
JP Morgan Chase
Lowe’s
Nemer Fieger
On Site Sanitation
Out of the Woods Consulting
Standard Heating & Air Conditioning
Steward Group, LLC
Valspar

We were also fortunate to receive extensive media coverage for several of our projects.  We were thrilled to host HGTV’s Carter Oosterhouse, U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius and Minnesota Housing Commissioner Mary Tingerthal at the Community Build Project we completed in May.  We also hosted local council members at projects throughout the year.

Thanks to you – our awesome supporters – we were able to help more than 150 homeowners in need remain in the homes and neighborhoods they love.  We are excited to see what 2014 will bring!

Condolences

With heavy hearts, we would like to extend our thoughts to the family and friends of one of our volunteers, Bill Pomroy, who recently passed away.  Bill was on our Honeywell Retiree Volunteer Program ramp team and had completed five ramp projects with us.  Paul Parrish, a fellow volunteer and friend of Bill’s said of his passing, “Sadly, we have lost a friend and one of our ramp volunteers, this past week, Bill Pomroy.  Bill was our main saw man, always making sure the cut was just right and always willing to give his time and expertise.  He will be missed!!!”

Happy Holidays!

With the holidays right around the corner, the Rebuilding Together Twin Cities Family would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your support and hard work to help homeowners in need in 2013.  We were able to help more homeowners than ever live independently in safe, healthy and warm homes – thanks to the donations and hard work of people like you.  We wish you and your family a safe, healthy and happy holiday season!

United Healthcare Military and Veterans Helps Two Navy Veterans

On Tuesday, November 19th, we partnered with volunteers from United Healthcare Military and Veterans to repair the home of Jon and Eileen, two Navy veterans who live in St. Paul.  Eileen and Jon met when they were both stationed in Virginia attending training for operating nuclear powered Navy vessels. They are both living with disabilities that resulted from their time in the Navy.  Their home needed substantial repairs to make it safe and functional for their family. 

United Healthcare Military and Veterans volunteers installed, taped and mudded drywall, reinstalled stairway handrails, laid a new walkway outside, helped them clean out their garage,and installed grab bars in the bathroom.  The generous grant from United Healthcare Military and Veterans also covered the cost of plumbing and carpentry repairs. 

The repairs provided by United Healthcare Military and Veterans made a huge difference for Jon and Eileen.  In their thank you note, they wrote, “We truly appreciate your time and effort put forth to help and improve our quality of life.  A very sincere thank you from two grateful disabled Navy veterans.”