Long Beach companies and volunteers are joining with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles to renovate a single family home for a local family in need. The home renovation honors outgoing Mayor, Beverly O'Neill, and celebrates a commitment to the revitalization of Long Beach throughout her 12 year tenure.
(PRWEB) May 12, 2006 -- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (HFH GLA) has developed a partnership with several local companies to sponsor and build a home for a Long Beach family, while at the same time honoring Mayor Beverly O’Neill’s service to the city. New homeowners, the Nunez Family, will work alongside volunteers from the sponsoring companies and city employees to renovate a small house on Gaviota in Long Beach.
“The Mayor’s Build” will honor Mayor O’Neill, whose 12-year tenure concludes in July 2006, and will recognize her commitment to revitalizing Long Beach. Community build sponsors include the Lion’s Club of Downtown Long Beach; Charter Communications; Southern California Edison; Home Depot; Boeing Employee Community Fund; BP; Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor, Don Knabe; Farmers and Merchants Bank; Manufacturers Bank; and the Long Beach Firefighters Union, Local #372.
The property is a single family home that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gave to the city of Long Beach for $1 with the restriction that the home is sold to a qualifying low-income family. The Long Beach Housing Development Company awarded HFH GLA the home and funds to help renovate the property. The Nunez family has a son who is in a wheelchair so the house will be made handicap accessible. The four-month project begins Monday, May 15th with “The Mayor’s Build Groundbreaking Ceremony” from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Scheduled to Speak: Mayor O’Neill; Los Angeles County Supervisor, Don Knabe, Richard Green (Long Beach Housing Dev. Co.); Al Weingartner (Pres., Downtown Lion’s Club); Eric Brown (VP Ops. Charter Communication); Jim Kelley (Vice President, So. Cal. Edison); Brian Scoggins (Store Manger, Home Depot Lakewood); Matt Rezvani (Dir. Gov’t Affairs, CA & NV, BP); and Erin Rank, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.
WHERE: 483 Gaviota Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
WHEN: Monday, May 15th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Habitat for Humanity and numerous Long Beach corporations will honor Mayor O’Neill’s steadfast commitment to revitalizing Long Beach throughout the last 12 years. This will be the 32nd home Habitat for Humanity and the city of Long Beach have built together and the city as a whole has undergone a tremendous Renaissance.
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Long Beach Housing Development Company; Lion’s Club of Downtown Long Beach; Charter Communications; Southern California Edison; Home Depot; Boeing Employee Community Fund; BP; Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor, Don Knabe; Farmers and Merchants Bank; and Manufacturers Bank. In-kind sponsors include the Long Beach Firefighters Union – Local #372 and Seaside Printing.
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