Media Advisory: Rebuilding Together and Lowe's Team Up To Renovate and Repair a Home In Dallas For 'Make A Difference Day'

WHAT: Dallas, TX - Today volunteers from Lowe's of Dallas are dedicating their time and expertise to improve the home ofa single foster mother to three special needs children. Ms. Holmes is a kind woman that works hard to provide a safe and healthy home for these children. The project includesconstructing a backyard fence, roof and plumbing repairs, installing specialized smoke alarms for the deaf, and modifying safety elements, such as grab bars in the bathroom, and building steps to the back door.

This project is one of 35 Rebuilding Together projects awarded a $10,000 grant focused on home modifications and energy efficiency. Projects will be completed on or around October 24, which is Make a Difference Day, a national day of helping others. Lowe's has also sponsored special projects, including a wheelchair ramp building blitz, a home windows installation blitz and other large-scale projects that focus on disabled homeowners and communities impacted by natural disasters.

WHEN: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Friday, November 6th, 2009

8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday, November 7th, 2009

WHERE: 1027 Oak Meadow, DeSoto, TX

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Volunteers from Lowe's of Dallas and representatives of Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas will be available to comment on the project's benefits to the community, volunteers and Ms. Holmes.

ABOUT REBUILDING TOGETHER

Rebuilding Together is the nation's largest nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing home repair and renovation services free of charge to those in need. Through the support of corporate sponsors, local businesses and the hands-on work of over 200,000 volunteers led by more than 200 affiliates, Rebuilding Together renovates and repairs nearly 10,000 homes and nonprofit facilities annually.

In addition to its core home repair work, Rebuilding Together renovates community centers and conducts home modification and repair programs that focus on elder home safety, energy efficiency, veterans housing, and gulf coast recovery. For more information, visit www.RebuildingTogether.org. Media Contact: [email protected], (469) 955-0991

About Lowe's

Lowe's is a proud supporter of Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity International, American Red Cross, United Way of America, and the Home Safety Council, in addition to numerous non-profit organizations and programs that help communities across the country. In 2008, Lowe's and the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $25 million to support community and education projects in the United States and Canada. Lowe's also encourages volunteerism through the Lowe's Heroes program, a company-wide employee volunteer initiative. Lowe's is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company with fiscal year 2008 sales of $48.2 billion and has more than 1,675 stores in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit Lowes.com/community.

Contact:Jill Lucien, Rebuilding Together of Dallas, (469) 955-0991

Katie Cody, Lowe's Companies, Inc., (704) 758-4309

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Nov. 3/

SOURCE Rebuilding Together Greater Dallas