Professional Football Player Chase Brown
teamed up with Rebuilding Together, Lowe's, and nearly 200
volunteers to revitalize Valley View neighborhood
LAS
VEGAS, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebuilding
Together, a leading national nonprofit rebuilding communities in
need, partnered with Lowe's, the Official Home Improvement Sponsor
of the NFL, to provide essential home repairs for six families and
community improvements in a Las
Vegas-area neighborhood. On Friday, Feb. 9, running
back Chase Brown joined nearly 200
volunteers to help revitalize the community as part of Kickoff to
Rebuild, an annual Super Bowl-sanctioned event.
"At Rebuilding Together, we work not only to repair homes, but
revitalize communities and rebuild lives," said Caroline Blakely, president and CEO of
Rebuilding Together. "Through Kickoff to Rebuild, we've repaired
more than 176 homes, engaged more than 5,200 volunteers, and
invested $6 million in communities in
need."
"The repairs we completed today addressed urgent needs for
lifelong residents and helped to strengthen the entire
neighborhood," said John Brooks,
Lowe's regional vice president. "As a part of Lowe's longtime
partnership with Rebuilding Together, we are proud to have had more
than 140 red vest associates onsite to volunteer and share their
DIY expertise to help families remain in their homes for years to
come."
The Valley View neighborhood, located southeast of Las Vegas in Henderson, is a 578-acre residential community
primarily consisting of single-family homes, many of which are
showing signs of deterioration. As affordable housing in the area
declines, several homeowners want to remain in place and pass their
homes to the next generation but are unable to make essential
repairs. These homes are where long-term residents of the community
have grown up, raised their families, and created irreplaceable
memories.
This year's event, led by the nonprofit's local affiliate,
Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada, helped six families to remain
safely in their homes and enjoy their community center for years to
come. Since 1994, Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada has helped
provide more than 7,800 Las Vegas
families with safer community spaces and healthier homes.
Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada, Lowe's red vest associates,
community volunteers, and local contractors came together to
provide total roof and door replacements, new windows, extensive
bathroom upgrades, new water heaters, and more. Additionally,
volunteers added a fresh coat of paint to the gymnasium at the
local branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and cleaned up tree
trimmings throughout the neighborhood to create safer streets.
"Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada has provided 30 years of
work in the Southern Nevada
region, and we are proud to help these homeowners protect their
most valuable asset and help to pass a safe home down to the next
generation," said Bob Cleveland,
executive director of Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada. "We are
so grateful to all our partners, volunteers, and contractors who
are helping to rebuild and revitalize communities at no cost to
neighbors in need."
Additional sponsors and partners who made Kickoff to Rebuild in
Las Vegas possible include
CreditOne Bank, ADT, Affordable Tree Service, Republic Services,
City of Henderson, and the Boys
& Girls Clubs of Southern
Nevada's John C. Kish Club.
For additional information about Kickoff to Rebuild, visit
rebuildingtogether.org. Details about Rebuilding Together Southern
Nevada can be found at rtsnv.org.
Photos of the event, including repairs performed and the
homeowners, can be found here.
About Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is the leading national nonprofit organization
repairing the homes of people in need and revitalizing our
communities. Through its national network of affiliates, Rebuilding
Together works proactively and collaboratively with community
leaders, long-term residents, funders and volunteers to foster
dialogue and create safe, healthy communities together across the
country. Learn more and get involved
at rebuildingtogether.org.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a
FORTUNE 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17
million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal
year 2022 sales of over $97 billion,
approximately $92 billion of sales
were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home
improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates.
Based in Mooresville, North
Carolina, Lowe's supports the communities it serves through
programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping
to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more
information, visit lowes.com.
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