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Central Hudson employees teamed up with friends and relatives and volunteered to rebuild the home of a recently widowed Beacon resident on April 28, 2012. It was part of National Rebuilding Day through Rebuilding Together Dutchess County.
A team of Central Hudson
employees joined hundreds of other
volunteers on a late-April Saturday to
help rehabilitate homes of Hudson
Valley residents in need.
The charitable effort took place on
National Rebuilding Day – an annual
event that helps improve the lives of
low-income elderly, disabled and veteran
homeowners across the country.
This year, the Central Hudson crew
made repairs to an elderly woman’s
home in Beacon. The group patched
and painted parts of her house damaged
by a leaky roof; made plumbing
and electrical repairs; fixed broken
tiles; repaired stair railings; caulked
windows and bathtubs; tested smoke
and carbon monoxide detectors; and
replaced several doors – at no cost to
the homeowner.
“Performing this kind of volunteer
work is extremely rewarding to me and
all the other employee-volunteers on
the team,” said Central Hudson’s director
of project management, Chris Rottkamp,
who led the volunteers’ effort on
April 28. “You see instant results as well
as the joy and emotions of a homeowner
who would not have otherwise been
able to make the repairs.”
The volunteers’ contributions
helped the homeowner return to a
comfortable and safe environment.
“It never ceases to amaze me how
much work our volunteers can do,”
said Christina Boryk, executive director
of Rebuilding Together Dutchess
County. “This is our 20th year and I am
always impressed with the help Central
Hudson employees offer to improve a
neighbor’s life.”
Central Hudson was the first sponsor
of a Rebuilding Together house
in 1992. Since then, hundreds of our
employees have contributed thousands
of volunteer hours to repair homes in
the region.
For more information on employee volunteerism, see “In the Community” at www.CentralHudson.com; and for more on Rebuilding Together Dutchess County, visit www.RebuildingTogetherDutchess.org.
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