Rebuilding Together announces 17th Annual Kickoff to Rebuild to Impact Indianapolis Neighborhood

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together will host its annual Kickoff to Rebuild event on February 3, 2012. Working alongside Rebuilding Together Indianapolis and Lowe's, Kickoff to Rebuild's presenting sponsor, volunteers will build a new playground and renovate nearly a dozen homes for families and residents in need.

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Kickoff to Rebuild, an NFL Super Bowl Sanctioned Charity event, occurs annually in the host city of the Super Bowl and engages members of the NFL community to assist low-income neighborhoods. Hundreds of volunteers will work with past and present NFL members and players, Indianapolis community leaders, celebrities, and corporate sponsors to revitalize nearly a dozen homes and build a Carter's Kids playground in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Near Eastside. 

"Rebuilding Together looks forward to Kickoff to Rebuild every year; the impact which occurs in the Super Bowl host neighborhoods is immediately manifested through the hard work and collaboration of community volunteers, the NFL, and our corporate sponsors," said Gary A. Officer, president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. "This event combines the excitement of the Super Bowl with the dedication of community members to make their neighborhoods healthier and safer long after the Super Bowl has occurred."

HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse, host of Carter Can, in association with his foundation, Carter's Kids, and Lowe's Heroes employee volunteers, will build a playground for the children of Near Eastside neighborhood. Also attending are Rebuilding Together's media partners HGTV and the DIY Network. Radio hosts and partner, On the House with the Carey Brothers, will broadcast the day's activities.

Lowe's and Carter's Kids' Foundation have built six new playgrounds over the past year for communities and schools in-need. These playgrounds promote healthy activity, self-esteem and fitness for the nation's youth.

Historically, the NFL donated $1 million to each Super Bowl host city.  The Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee decided to increase the scope and vision of the project, and through an impressive multi-year commitment will reinvest $154 million back into the Near Eastside neighborhood, including the Kickoff to Rebuild project.  Kickoff to Rebuild's sponsors also include: CBRE, HGTV and DIY Network, Indianapolis Power & Light Co., National Roofing Contractors Association, NFL Play 60, the NFL Player Care Foundation, Kmart and PNC Bank.

To learn more about Kickoff to Rebuild and Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit dedicated to Safe & Healthy Housing for low-income homeowners and families, visit www.RebuildingTogether.org

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.

ABOUT LOWE'S Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. The company's signature education grant program, Lowe's Toolbox for Education^®, has donated nearly $5 million in grants to K-12 public schools every year since its inception in 2006. Lowe's Heroes employee volunteers support local community projects and our national nonprofit partners such as Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross. In 2010, Lowe's and the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support communities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility.

ABOUT CBRE CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm (in terms of 2010 revenue).  The Company has approximately 31,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our Web site at www.cbre.com. 

SOURCE Rebuilding Together