HRVP – On Tuesday, December 3rd, we were thrilled to recognize our Honeywell Retiree Volunteer Program team who has worked tirelessly to launch our Ramp Accessibility Program. Thank you to this awesome group of volunteers for everything they’ve done to help our homeowners safely and independently get in and out of their homes!
Derek Steffes – volunteered at the warehouse
Taylor Winscher – volunteered at the warehouse
Safe at Home volunteers – Wesley Anderson, Mariette Cole, and Owen Christensen
Have you heard about our Safe at Home program? Our Safe at Home volunteers provide home safety and accessibility modifications for homeowners in need who are older adults or are living with a disability. This service helps ensure that these homeowners can live independently and safely in their homes.
Our Safe at Home volunteers have been hard at work over the last few months! We’ve helped more than 30 homeowners in need through this program since July 1st, including Donna from St. Paul. Two of our volunteers repaired her steps and installed new lighting, a doorbell and a smoke detector. Donna sent our volunteers a very thoughtful thank you note that said, “There just aren’t words to thank you enough for making my home and outside steps safe for me to live in. You gave me a smoke alarm and a motion sensor light by my driveway. Being a juvenile diabetic for 54 years it would have taken me a long time to recover. I know the step you fixed this fall, myself or others would have been hurt on. I know the damaged steps would not have made it through this winter. I am very grateful!”
If you are interested in learning more about how you can help older adults and individuals living with a disability live more independently in their homes, please contact us at volunteerservices@rebuildingtogether-twincities.org. To learn more about our eligibility requirements or to request an application to receive services through Safe at Home, please email us at SafeAtHome@rebuildingtogether-twincities.org.
Honeywell Retired Volunteers Program (HRVP) volunteers who installed a ramp for a homeowner in need in Coon Rapids.
Dick’s Last Resort volunteers who helped make improvements at the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery.
Caring Souls volunteers who helped with two projects this month. One team dismantled a ramp that was no longer needed and the other removed a retaining wall and landscaped.
Safe at Home volunteers who continue to make a huge difference in the lives of seniors and individuals living with disabilities by providing home safety and accessibility modifications.
HRVP Volunteers – Bill Berschneider, Bill Pomroy, Larry Fisher, Ron Schmidt, Armand Peterson, Roger Kuntson, Paul Thornton, Ernie Steltzer, Doug Gardner, Tom Keljik, Tom Schermerhorn, Dale White, Vern Draxler, Richard Parnell and Paul Parrish – for setting a new record by installing a complete ramp in one day.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) volunteers who made repairs for two veterans in need on September 17th!
Fireman’s Fund volunteers who partnered with us to help a veteran in need on September 18th!
University of Minnesota Law School students who painted lines on the basketball court at Farnworth Aerospace on September 29th.
Safe at Home volunteers who helped a homeowner in need live more independently in their home.
Students from Dunwoody College of Technology who helped us get ready for our project at the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery.
Taylor Winscher from the University of Minnesota who started as a Warehouse Volunteer.
