SAN DIEGO, CA–( EMWNews – April 4, 2008) – Rebuilding Together San Diego (RTSD) will

renovate six homes and a community facility throughout San Diego County on

April 19 in celebration of its 13th annual Rebuilding Together Day.

Projects range from private homes — owned by low-income, elderly or

disabled residents who are unable to make necessary repairs on their own —

and a local community center.

Recipients of this year’s charitable efforts include a desperately needy

family whose children are at-risk and have only dreamed of having a decent

home environment; a Hispanic family referred to us by Children’s Hospital

who has a 15 year-old son who is battling cancer and needs a wheelchair

ramp as one of his legs was amputated; several homes of senior citizens —

one couple being blind and living on a canyon that requires brush

clearance; a disabled veteran who has spent the past 18 months in the

hospital and is unable to go home because he couldn’t afford the required

ADA modifications; and the North Park Recreation Center.

Over 1,200 kind-hearted volunteers will be out in force working with RTSD

on our county-wide renovation and community revitalization event. We have

garnered the support from numerous corporate partners, including LPL

Financial, our generous title sponsor, Clark Construction, Lowe’s, The San

Diego Association of Realtors and AARP. Our heart-felt gratitude goes to

the many, many in-kind donors who are also supporting our program, that

include: Anderson Plumbing, California Custom Woodworks, IBEW 569,

Treebeard Landscaping, UBOC Local 547, Rubios, S.D. Roofing Contractors

Assn., Grondin Construction. (complete list along with additional

information on RTSD is available at www.RebuildingTogetherSD.org)

A few of our recipients are also in need of new furniture, linens, towels,

bedding and various other household goods. We also need a new, firm ortho

bed set for the disabled vet, and 2,000 sq. feet of commercial grade

carpeting for a fire station renovation project we are planning the week

after on April 26th. Anyone who would like to donate these items to their

neighbors in need may contact RTSD at 619-231-7873 or email:

[email protected]. Financial contributions are also welcome.

RTSD is a local affiliate of the nation’s largest volunteer non-profit

organization that renovates homes and preserves affordable housing for

low-income homeowners and neighborhoods in our community (consider us the

local, mini version of ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover). Established in San

Diego in 1995, we have completed over 300 projects and vested over $6.5

million dollars of in-kind donations into our community through our

renovation efforts with the aid of our sponsors, in-kind material donors

and volunteers.