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Rebuilding Together Oakland County
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Rebuilding Together History
• Began with small number of affiliates 30+ years ago• National Headquarters opened in 1988
• Currently the Nation’s leading home rehabilitation and community revitalization non-profit organization
• Vision• “A safe and healthy home for every person.”
• Mission• “Bringing volunteers and communities together to improve
the homes and lives of homeowners in need.”
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Who, What, and Where?
• Who they help:• Disabled and aging• Low-income families• Veterans• Natural disaster victims
• Services are provided free of charge• General repairs• Accessibility modifications• Safety modifications• Energy efficiency modifications
• Locations:• Over 200 locally based affiliates
nationwide• Rebuilding Together Oakland
County (RTOC)
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When and Why?
• When do projects take place?• Rebuilding Day: first Saturday in May (2011)• Events are also scheduled throughout the calendar year
• Why?• Home ownership: Home improvement and ownership is
becoming increasingly expensive• The elderly: 80% of those 50+ own homes, and want to
age in place• The disabled: 1 in 5 Americans has a disability• Low-income families: most low-income families spend
more than half of their income on housing
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How can you help?
• Build a team, support a site!• Encourage your employees to volunteer to repair a site
• Teams can be large or small groups can join existing teams
• Provide financial support• RTOC offers various sponsor levels
• Financial donations of any amount are welcome
• Seek funds or ‘matching’ programs through your corporation
• Make in-kind donations• Including building materials, appliances, cleaning supplies,
dumpsters, etc.
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Creating a team
• Teams are composed of volunteers who perform both skilled and unskilled labor at various levels• Administrative • Kick-off event• Work site
• General cleaning• Landscaping• Rough and finish carpentry • Painting & masonry
• Volunteers will never be asked to perform work they are not comfortable doing
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Creating a team
• RTOC is an open event!• Encourage your employees to invite spouses,
children, and friends• This is a great opportunity for a family event• Children ages 12 and up are welcome to attend
• Pick your community• Sites are located throughout most of Oakland
County
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Time commitment –NOT AS MUCH AS YOU THINK
• Volunteer Training meeting• Lowe’s training classes (optional)
• Ramp building• Door framing• General home repair
• Event Day• Kick-off only• ½ day or full day shifts• 4 hours or 8 hours• AM or PM
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Sponsorship
• RTOC offers sponsorship at several levels• Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper
• Each sponsorship level comes with a variety of benefits• Benefits range from website recognition to
luncheons and are based on the amount donated
• For more information and to find donation forms, visit:http://www.rebuildingtogether-oaklandcounty.org
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No time to participate? DONATE!
• Cleaning products• Windex• Fantastic• Scrubbing bubbles• Goo-Gone
• Paper towels • Rags in a Box• Garbage bags• Lawn / Leaf bags
• Painting supplies• Rollers• Handles• Plastic paint trays• Assorted brushes• Blue tape• Plastic drop clothes• Paint thinner
• Plastic gloves
RTOC need supplies! Contribute to the cause with new products or gently used tools. Suggested items:
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Participating Corporations & Teams 2010
• Bank of America• Charter One Bank• City of Southfield• Eaton Corporation• Alcoa• Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.• Continental Automotive Systems• Honeywell Hometown Solutions• Lowe’s Charitable & Educational
Foundation• Sear’s Hero’s at Home• City of Farmington Hills• City of Wixom• Clayco, Inc.• Dantom Systems• DTE Energy Foundation
• First Presbyterian Church of Pontiac
• Ford• LOC Federal Credit Union• Orchard Lake Community
Church Presbyterian• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic
Church• St. Fabian Catholic Church & St.
Fabian K of C #13362• St. James Catholic Church
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2010 RTOC Results
• Event Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010• Number of Participants: 1,300• Homes & buildings rehabilitated: 38 + 1 facility• Communities Served: Farmington Hills, Southfield,
South Lyon, Lake Area, Commerce Township, and Wixom
Source: “The Impact of Rebuilding Together: 2010, and Objectives for 2011.” Rebuilding Together Oakland County. www.rebuildingtogether-oaklandcounty.org
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2010 National Results
• 10,000+ houses and non-profit facilities rehabilitated
• 250,000 volunteers donated their time and skills
• Work was completed in 1,879 communities across America
Source: “The Impact of Rebuilding Together: 2010, and Objectives for 2011.” Rebuilding Together Oakland County. www.rebuildingtogether-oaklandcounty.org
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Eaton Corporation’s Contribution
• Eaton began its involvement with RTOC in 2009, and has since helped to rehabilitate 3 homes
• Over 100 Eaton employees and family members have contributed time and effort
• Each year, Eaton hosts the RTOC kick-off event for the 300+ community volunteers
• Eaton Corporate has provided $30,000 in donations to RTOC
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HGTV & DIY Partnership
• In November 2010, Scripps Network chose Rebuilding Together as their charity of choice
• The partnership includes a three-year commitment, and came with a $1 million cash donation as well as a commitment to provide $15 million in support and media exposure
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For Further Information
Sponsorship OpportunitiesAl KaczkowskiExecutive Director – [email protected]
Volunteer OpportunitiesJerry McKayPresident - [email protected]
