Rebuilding Together Geneseo/Cambridge

Volunteer Group From our homeowners:

"We can only attempt by writing this
to thank you from the bottom of our hearts
for your kindness and help! ...
Our shower and tub work wonderful!
No longer is there a leak when you turn it on.
The washer now drains properly
and does not flood our basement.

We cannot thank everyone personally but we thank all who helped in any way to make our home safe and liveable again. Thank you for everything. This is a great community to live in.

Just wanted to let you know ... it rained and we had NO leaks! We are so HAPPY! We have gotten a lot of compliments adn positive feed-back on our home. Again, Thank You from teh bottom of our hearts.

What the Rebuilding Together group did was above and beyond expectations. It is deeply appreciated.

It is like a new life! Thank you so very much!

2009 Rebuilding Day Impact

A deaf, elderly female received 10 new windows and a new front door.
A blind, elderly female received new porch railings and support, new roof gutters and flashing, a re-painted shed and yard work.
An elderly female received new porch railing, hand railings and grab bars.
A family with children received six new windows.
A family with children received 10 new windows.
A Vietnam-era veteran and his wife received the first part of their renovation including the construction of a sloped roof over the kitchen, new siding and a rehabilitated bathroom. This project was funded through a grant from Heroes at Home/Sears Holdings.
Two wheelchair ramps were re-located to new locations
Five wheelchair ramps were weatherized for the coming year.
Nearly 120 volunteers, ranging from teens to seniors, volunteered in Atkinson, Andover, Cambridge and Geneseo
The first-ever project in Orion School District was held in Andover, with the support of volunteers from Osco Community Church
Groups included, First Lutheran Men in Mission (Geneseo), First United Methodist Church Men's Group (Geneseo), Osco Community Church, Cambridge High School FFA, Geneseo High School Key Club.

2008 Community Impact

An elderly man in rural Geneseo, suffering from a degenerative muscle disease, received a wheelchair ramp; the ramp was removed after his recovery.
A single, elderly female in Geneseo received a new roof for her mobile home.
A single, elderly female in Cambridge had a door painted and gutter adjusted over the door.
A single female in Cambridge had garage roof resheeted and shingled and porch ceiling was repainted.
The Geneseo Food Pantry purchased their own materials, but received free labor to install shelves and repair and repaint windows
Through a Heroes at Home grant for $20,000 from Sears Holdings, an elderly widow of an Army veteran and a son who lives with her, received an extreme home makeover, including installation of laminate flooring in four rooms.
A young single female with a one-year-old from Geneseo received a tuckpointed chimney, a rebuilt front porch floor and the fill-in of a cistern.
The Henry County Children's Adocacy Center had volunteers caulk and paint.
A single female in Atkinson with three children received roofing, plumbing work, door replacements, handrails and other safety features and significant painting.
Through a Wells Fargo Housing Foundation grant for $10,000, a husband and wife with disabilities and four children in Geneseo, received a new roof with gutters, 17 replacements windows, new steps to porch, interior painting and fill in of cistern. An additional $5,000 grant from Lowes provided more windows and interior lighting.
10 wheelchair ramps in Geneseo, Colona, Atkinson and Andover were repaired, cleaned and treated.
A young couple in Geneseo received five new windows.
A single female in Cambridge received roof repair and replacement of a storage shed.
An elderly female Geneseo female received home modifications to her bathroom and office to prevent falls and some handyman jobs around the house and yard.
A disabled, elderly female in Atkinson received roof repairs and a ramp.
An elderly female in Atkinson with a disabled adult daughter received a new roof on her home and garage.
An elderly female in Atkinson received a wheelchair ramp

Our 2008 Impact
26 homeowner families and two nonprofit facilities
163 volunteers
1,072 hours donated by skilled (278 hrs.) and other volunteers (794 hrs.)
$65,688 market value of materials and labor

Our Cumulative Impact 1994-2008

Impacted 180 homeowner families and 3 non-profit facilities
Work done in Andover, Atkinson, Cambridge and Geneseo
2,580 volunteers
20,654 hours of time committed
$638,391 in fair market value, based on purchased/donated material and donated labor

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