Rebuilding Together, Lowe's, Carter's Kids and the NFL Team Up to Help Revitalize Arlington Neighborhood

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Volunteers to repair homes and build playground during 16th annual Kickoff to Rebuild Event

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together today announced further plans and sponsors for its 16th annual Kickoff to Rebuild event in conjunction with the NFL Super Bowl.  

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On February 3 in Arlington, Texas, just two miles from Cowboys Stadium the site of Super Bowl XLV, one North Arlington neighborhood will receive a championship makeover. Volunteers from Rebuilding Together, Lowe's, Carter's Kids and the NFL will come together to revitalize the community on Drummond Drive.

Volunteers will plant trees, flowers and shrubs and make renovations to 12 homes, which will include: installing new energy-efficient windows and doors; installing water heaters; caulking doors, windows and pipes; painting; and installing new appliances.

In addition to the home and neighborhood projects, volunteers will also build a new playground at Speer Elementary School which has served the community for more than 50 years.

HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse, host of Carter Can, in association with his foundation Carter's Kids, and the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation will build the new playground.

"We want the kids at Speer Elementary and in the surrounding community to have a nice, safe place to play and spend healthy time together with their families,"  Oosterhouse said. "This playground will change the lives of these children forever."

The playground at Speer Elementary School is the first of six playgrounds that will be built through a new partnership between Rebuilding Together and Carter's Kids with the support of Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation. Lowe's Foundation has donated $400,000 to the six playground projects. Playgrounds will be built in low-income communities across the U.S. during 2011.

16th Annual Kickoff to Rebuild

WHAT:  Volunteers from Rebuilding Together, Carter's Kids, Lowe's and the NFL will come together to revitalize the Drummond Drive community in Arlington, TX.

WHEN:  Thursday, Feb. 3

8 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Revitalization Projects

11 a.m.: Community Celebration

1 p.m.: Community Ribbon Cutting and Awards Ceremony

WHO/INTERVIEW OP:

• Gary Officer, Rebuilding Together, President and CEO
• Carter Oosterhouse, Host of HGTV's Carter Can
• Drew Pearson, Former Dallas Cowboys Star
• Lowe's representatives

WHERE:  700-800 Block of Drummond Dr.

Arlington, Texas  76012

*Media tent located on Fuller Street near the corner of Drummond Drive

Kickoff to Rebuild occurs annually in the host city of the Super Bowl and serves as a high-impact event that engages members of the NFL community and hundreds of volunteers to make a positive difference in low-income neighborhoods.

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 Carter's Kids

Carter's Kids is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating and promoting awareness of fitness and self-esteem for America's youth. The purpose is to increase the activity level of kids by building and developing community parks and playgrounds in their neighborhoods. The kids then have the opportunity to take an active part in building up their community by using, sharing, and caring for these public spaces. www.carteroosterhouse.com

About Lowe's

Lowe's is a proud supporter of Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity International, American Red Cross, SkillsUSA/Skills Canada, and The Nature Conservancy, in addition to numerous non-profit organizations and programs that help communities in North America. In 2009, Lowe's and the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support community and education projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Lowe's also encourages volunteerism through the Lowe's Heroes program, a company-wide employee volunteer initiative. Lowe's is a FORTUNE® 50 company with fiscal year 2009 sales of $47.2 billion and has more than 1,725 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit Lowes.com/socialresponsibility.

SOURCE Rebuilding Together