Rebuilding Together Howard County, Heroes at Home project complete renovations for a local veteran’s home.

WHAT: Rebuilding Together Howard County will be providing critical repairs to a veteran homeowner.  More than 30 volunteers from Rebuilding Together and Sears will install a new roof, windows, flooring, and other repairs as part of Heroes at Home, a program created through the collaboration of Sears and Rebuilding Together to improve the lives of veterans and their families through extensive home rehabilitations.

WHO: Volunteers from Rebuilding Together will perform the repairs.

WHEN: Repairs will begin 9am on Saturday, April 25, 2015.

WHERE: 6550 Baja Way, Lot #74, Elkridge, Maryland

About Rebuilding Together Howard County:

Rebuilding Together Howard County is the nation’s largest non-profit organization which brings volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners in Howard County, Maryland.  Since 1992, more than 700 houses in Howard County have received free home repairs.  Approximately, 800 to 1000 volunteers work the last Saturday in April to repair homes to enable the homeowner to be safe, warm and dry.  This year we will be repairing 29 homes on April 25, 2015.  Visit us at www.RebuildingTogetherHowardCounty.org .

About Rebuilding Together:

Rebuilding Together strengthens the lives of people in our most vulnerable communities by providing low-income homeowners with critical home repairs, accessibility modifications and energy-efficient upgrades. Rebuilding Together’s local affiliates and nearly 100,000 volunteers complete about 10,000 rebuild projects each year. As we rebuild homes, community spaces and nonprofit facilities, our lasting impact helps to stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods across the country. We believe that everyone deserves to live in a safe and healthy home. Learn more and get involved at RebuildingTogether.org.

About Sears, Roebuck and Co.:

Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD), is a leading integrated retailer providing merchandise and related services and is part of Shop Your Way®, a social shopping experience where members have the ability to earn points and receive benefits across a wide variety of physical and digital formats through shopyourway.com. Sears, Roebuck offers its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services through Sears-branded and affiliated full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States. Sears, Roebuck also offers a variety of merchandise and services through sears.com, landsend.com and specialty catalogs. Sears, Roebuck offers consumers leading proprietary brands including Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard — among the most trusted and preferred brands in the U.S. The company is the nation’s largest provider of home services, with more than 14 million service and installation calls made annually. For more information, visit the Sears, Roebuck website at www.sears.com or the Sears Holdings Corporation website at www.searsholdings.com.

Local Media Contacts:
Ann Heavner
Executive Director
410-381-3338
info@rebuildingtogetherhowardcounty.org