File #: 17-2259    Version: 1 Name: NATIONAL REBUILDING TOGETHER DAY 2017
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 3/14/2017 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/12/2017 Final action: 4/12/2017
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NATIONAL REBUILDING TOGETHER DAY 2017 WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago, a volunteer organization preserving and revitalizing low-income homes and communities, repaired its first home in suburban Cook County in 1992, and has since rehabilitated more than 1,600 homes, as well as assisted in the development of essential community centers and gardens; and WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago is part of a national nonprofit program, which sponsors National Rebuilding Day across the country on the last Saturday in April; and WHEREAS, every year Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago selects two neighborhoods in Cook County in which to provide home repair for elderly, disabled, or low income individuals; and WHEREAS, this year on Saturday, April 29th, low income homeowners will receive much needed aid as part of National Rebuilding Day 2017; and WHEREAS, more than 3,100 volunteers annually, including Cook County employees, donate their time and talents to...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President)
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

NATIONAL REBUILDING TOGETHER DAY 2017

WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago, a volunteer organization preserving and revitalizing low-income homes and communities, repaired its first home in suburban Cook County in 1992, and has since rehabilitated more than 1,600 homes, as well as assisted in the development of essential community centers and gardens; and

WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago is part of a national nonprofit program, which sponsors National Rebuilding Day across the country on the last Saturday in April; and

WHEREAS, every year Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago selects two neighborhoods in Cook County in which to provide home repair for elderly, disabled, or low income individuals; and

WHEREAS, this year on Saturday, April 29th, low income homeowners will receive much needed aid as part of National Rebuilding Day 2017; and

WHEREAS, more than 3,100 volunteers annually, including Cook County employees, donate their time and talents to plan and complete hundreds of free home repairs for residents in Cook County through Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago's volunteer teams; and

WHEREAS, this year's event will take place in the Chicago neighborhoods of North Lawndale and Austin and in the south suburban Municipality of Robbins; and

WHEREAS, repairs focus on keeping homeowners "warm, safe and dry" and also improve access for low-income seniors, veterans and people with disabilities; and

WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago is an example of Cook County and other local governments working in partnership with private corporations to assist residents and communities in need; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, do hereby recognize and express Cook County's sincere gratitude to Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago and its participating companies, as we work together to restore homes to a warm, safe, and dry ...

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