For Immediate Release |
OCTOBER 22, 2011
CONTACT
Joanna Aiken
(561) 358-2163
jaiken@swa.org
Sears’ Heroes at Home Program Announces Fall Projects
with Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches
Sears’ Heroes at Home Program, Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches start
Renovations this fall for the Military Community
West Palm Beach, Florida – Heroes at Home, a program created through the
collaboration of Sears Holdings Corporation and Rebuilding Together, announced the
beginning of their fall 2011 Heroes at Home projects. Heroes at Home projects are key
initiatives for Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve
affordable homeownership, and strive to improve the lives of the military and their
families through extensive home rehabilitations.
Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches will be assisting Veterans Services of
America–Housing for Homeless Veterans in WPB to make repairs necessary to
house the veterans. Over 200 volunteers from Rebuilding Together and Sears will
complete repairs, painting and landscaping for VSA in West Palm Beach so that our
veterans will have a place to live.
“Heroes at Home is not only a program, but an opportunity for us to serve our fellow
veterans and address their critical housing needs, which are quite common throughout
military households,” said Gary A. Officer, president and CEO of Rebuilding
Together. “Our work with Sears allows us to engage with the veteran community
and rehabilitate their homes to livable conditions based on their needs. This fall,
we continue to impact an increasing amount of lives through the Heroes at Home
program.”
Heroes at Home projects are scheduled to be completed in more than 60 cities across
the country. The projects include renovations for veterans who are unable to live in
their current home conditions, due to injuries or obstacles that threaten their avenue to
a safe and accessible home.
To date, Sears Holdings has raised over $12 million for Heroes at Home through a
nationwide in-store fund-raising campaign. This is one of the hundreds of projects
made possible by these donations. Rebuilding Together has completed over 900
projects for veteran homeowners across the country. The success of this program is
only expected to rise as more projects are completed.
Heroes at Home fall rebuilds will begin in August and conclude in November.
About Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading nonprofit organization working to preserve
affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing extensive
rehabilitation and modification services to those in need at no cost to those served.
With the help of everyday citizen volunteers, skilled trades people, the support of local
business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together affiliates in America’s
largest cities and smallest towns make life considerably better for thousands of low-
income homeowners and the communities in which they live by completing 10,000
projects per year. Rebuilding Together has programs dedicated to, energy efficiency,
veteran’s housing, aging in place and gulf coast reconstruction.
For more information, visit www.RebuildingTogether.org. You can also follow
Rebuilding Together on Twitter @rebldgtogthr or become a fan on Facebook at
Facebook.com/RebuildingTogether. Media Contact: BCarter@rebuildingtogether.org
(202) 518-3500.
About Sears Holdings
Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer with
approximately 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and
Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in
tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Sears
Holdings is the 2010 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. Key proprietary
brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering,
including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well
as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection,
which is offered by Sears and Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home
services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings
Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co.
and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at
www.searsholdings.com
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