Events/Press Releases:
Rebuilding Together Duneland is looking for 2010
sponsors and homeowner applications.
If you would like
to sponsor a project or donate to the cause, visit
the How
To Donate page.
If you would like to apply for a home or community
project in the Duneland area, please visit the How
To Apply page.
Press Release – November
16, 2009
Rebuilding Together Duneland is
accepting homeowner applications for the April 24, 2010
work day. The deadline
is December 31, 2009.
Rebuilding Together Duneland (RTD)
fills a pressing need in our communities. The rising
cost of living and falling social service budgets have
left some of our most vulnerable neighbors without
the most basic of necessities; a warm, safe and dry
home. The nation is facing enormous problems, many
of which have reached crisis levels. Homeownership
is at an all time high, especially among low to mid-income
Americans, but the costs of owning and maintaining
a home are growing exponentially. Healthcare costs
are skyrocketing, leaving low-income citizens with
less and less disposable income and having to choose
between vital necessities and essential home repairs
and modifications. Chesterton’s
2009 tornado caused considerable damage to many homes.
Rebuilding Together Duneland, an affiliate of the
nation’s leading nonprofit organization Rebuilding
Together, works to preserve affordable homeownership
and revitalize communities. One example is Cynthia
who could not get affordable home insurance because
of her unsafe electrical connections. She had 60 amp
services which were considered very unsafe; therefore,
she was a high risk to insure. She could not afford
the updated electrical service that was needed. RTD
volunteers installed new electrical service by going
through her plaster walls. “It took more than
one day to complete the project,” said Cynthia. “The
volunteers couldn’t be nicer. I didn’t
know what to expect, but it wound up being more than
I expected. They also painted my laundry room and worked
in my yard. It was hard to believe that so many people
were willing to help…..it made me want to cry.
To see how hard the volunteers worked and how nice
they all were means a lot to a person who has always
struggled. I now have insurance that I bought from
one of the volunteers and my utility bills have come
down. My daughter and I want to volunteer to help others
at the next work day.”
Rebuilding Together Duneland (RTD) is seeking donations,
house sponsors as well as applicants at this time of
year. Remember Rebuilding Together Duneland when you
are preparing your year-end tax deductions. With the
help of sponsors, donors and volunteers we can preserve
affordable homeownership and revitalize communities
by providing free home modifications and repairs; making
homes safer, more accessible and more energy efficient.
Emergency projects are accepted year-round. If you
or anyone you know needs help, applications are available
at Ace Hardware, Chesterton Tribune, Duneland Chamber,
Duneland Resale Shop, Westchester Food Pantry, Westchester
Public Library, Westchester Township Trustee’s
Office and the Town of Chesterton Building Department.
Requests for an application may be sent to us at P.O.
Box 644 Chesterton, IN 46304, via email to info@rtduneland.org or
call us at 926-3233.
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