Project Renovations to Improve the Home of a Low-Income Homeowner

Raleigh, N.C.—November 6, 2009 -Triangle Real Estate And Construction Veterans (TREACV), a membership organization for military veterans in the real estate and construction industries, will celebrate Veterans day with a volunteer project to rehabilitate the home of a US Army veteran. The project will be managed by Rebuilding Together of the Triangle, Inc., a Triangle-area non-profit focused on home rehabilitation for low-income homeowners.

Volunteers will repair damaged subflooring and install new flooring in several rooms in the house. The team will also build a wheelchair ramp to help the homeowner move more freely in and out of the home. The repairs will to help ensure the home is healthy, safe, and secure.

"I am heartened by the hard work and dedication of the veterans at TREACV who are volunteering their time and expertise to give back to another fellow veteran," said Wayne Maiorano, Chair of the Rebuilding Together Triangle Board of Directors. "It is so important to honor our veterans by celebrating their contributions and ensuring they have a safe and healthy home. I can't think of a better way to celebrate Veterans Day."

Rebuilding Together Triangle continues to generate support for low-income families, who oftentimes are elderly, disabled, members of the military, or veterans and their families, by providing home repairs, improvements or modifications at no charge to the homeowners. To find out more about Rebuilding Together Triangle, how to refer a family or how you can help please visit www.rebuildingtogethertriangle.org or call 919.341.5980.

About Rebuilding Together

Rebuilding Together is the nation's largest nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing home repair and renovation services free of charge to those in need. Through the support of corporate sponsors, local businesses and the hands-on work of over 200,000 volunteers, Rebuilding Together renovates and repairs nearly 10,000 homes and nonprofit facilities annually with a market value of nearly $100 million.

In addition to its core home repair work, Rebuilding Together renovates community centers and conducts home modification and repair programs that focus on elder home safety, energy efficiency, veterans housing, and disaster recovery and reconstruction. Rebuilding Together has over 200 affiliates and recently celebrated the completion of its 100,000th project. The regional affiliate is the Triangle area is Rebuilding Together of the Triangle, Inc. For more information, visit www.RebuildingTogether.org or www.RebuildingTogetherTriangle.org.

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Related Links

1. http://rebuildingtogethertriangle.org/
2. http://treacv.org/