Honeywell and Cooper High School Students Revitalize Weida Park in Saint Paul

On May 7th, more than 100 volunteers from Honeywell and Cooper High School came together to provide improvements and upgrades at Eileen Weida Park in St. Paul.  The Honeywell volunteers and Cooper High School students spent the day installing new basketball hoops, building a community garden and benches, installing another access point to the park, refilling the sandbox area and performing other landscaping work.

“The City maintains hundreds of parks, and volunteer efforts such as this can take a neighborhood park from good to great,” said Amy Brendmoen, Saint Paul Councilmember, Ward 5. “We are so grateful for the work performed today by our friends at Honeywell and Cooper High.”

Weida Park is located in the Railroad Island neighborhood in St. Paul, designated as the sixth poorest area in Minnesota as indicated by geographic delineation. The City of St. Paul has been working in partnership with the Railroad Island Task Force and East Side Neighborhood Development Company to improve the area and support projects like this one.

This project is the 37th local collaborative project between Honeywell and Rebuilding Together Twin Cities. Honeywell has been a national sponsor for Rebuilding Together since 2003; and to date, approximately 17,500 Honeywell volunteers have repaired more than 500 homes and nonprofit centers in communities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  We really appreciate the support and hard work of Honeywell and Cooper High School!

Funder Appreciation: Honeywell

Honeywell has been a long-time supporter of Rebuilding Together on both the local and national levels.  Last fall, we completed our 36th project in partnership with Honeywell in the Twin Cities, and they have donated more than $200,000 to support these projects.  Since 2003, 15,500 Honeywell volunteers and Rebuilding Together affiliates have repaired more than 490 homes and non-profit centers in Honeywell communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, rehabilitating and revitalizing low-income housing, schools, and other community assets.  We are extremely proud of our long-standing partnership with Honeywell and appreciate their support!

Honeywell and Cooper High School Make Improvements to Voyageur Environmental Center

Approximately 100 volunteers from Honeywell and Cooper High School joined forces on September 25th to perform maintenance and make improvements to Voyageur Environmental Center, a year-round Environmental Education Center owned and operated by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities.

Volunteers spent the day repairing and maintaining trails, installing a footbridge, building a compost/recycling bin, building a gaga pit, cleaning gardens and building a rainwater retention system for the garden. Honeywell donated materials, as well as volunteers’ time on the project.

The Voyageur Environmental Center runs a residential summer camp, called Camp Voyageur, and is an ideal location for environmental education field trips. Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities and students from area schools visit Voyageur for hands-on learning on topics including predators and prey, aquatic life and ecology and outdoor survival skills.

Since 2003, 15,500 Honeywell volunteers and Rebuilding Together National have repaired more than 490 homes and non-profit centers in Honeywell communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, rehabilitating and revitalizing low-income housing, schools, and other community assets.  The work at Camp Voyageur is Honeywell’s 36th project completed locally with Rebuilding Together Twin Cities. We are extremely proud of our long-standing partnership with Honeywell.  Thank you to everyone from Honeywell and Cooper High School for volunteering with us!

Honeywell and Cooper High School Make Improvements for Can Do Canines

On May 8th, 80 volunteers from Honeywell and Cooper High School joined forces to make improvements for Can Do Canines, an organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities by creating mutually beneficial partnerships with specially trained dogs.  Volunteers spent the day installing new kennels, clearing land for training and recreation spaces, creating a walking trail, repairing fencing in the exercise yard and completing other landscaping and repair tasks around the facility in New Hope.

“Can Do Canines brings greater freedom, independence and peace of mind to our clients and their families by creating a mutually beneficial partnership with a specially trained dog matched to their specific assistance needs,” said Alan Peters, Executive Director of Can Do Canines. “In 2014, Can Do Canines is celebrating 25 years of training and placing assistance dogs in our community, and we have benefited a great deal from the support of volunteers over the years. The work performed by Honeywell and Cooper High School will go a long way to enabling us to continue to train dogs and serve clients in need for years to come.”

The work at Can Do Canines is Honeywell’s 35th Rebuilding Together project that has been completed between Honeywell Hometown Solutions and Rebuilding Together Twin Cities.  We are extremely proud of our long-standing partnership with Honeywell.  Thank you to everyone from Honeywell and Cooper High School for volunteering with us!