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New
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Honeywell and Rebuilding Together Providence Revitalize Day Camp form Underprivileged Children.
More than 50 volunteers complete
significant renovations to the YMCA Shepard Reservation.
Honeywell and Rebuilding Together
Providence today led an all-day revitalization project at the YMCA
Shepard Reservation Day Camp for underprivileged children.
Honeywell donated more than $7,500 in materials and more than 50
Honeywell employees and volunteers from Oil Heat Cares and EDOS
Manufacturers’ Reps, Inc. helped with the project. “The YMCA
of Greater Providence is very grateful for the employees of
Honeywell, Oil Heat Cares and EDOS for their time and energy spent
out at our Camp Shepard Facility,” said Paula Jacobson,
Executive Director of the East Side/ Mt. Hope YMCA.
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Today’s
renovations included repairing and painting building exteriors,
building new picnic tables, clearing of debris and general trail
maintenance. The team also planted new flowers on the grounds.
“Through the efforts of Rebuilding Together Providence our 117
acre camping facility will be spruced up, cleaned up, shaped up
and ready to go for 400 children from the city of
Providence.
These children are
enrolled in the summer learning program at the Bailey and Lima
schools and would not otherwise receive a camping experience,”
said Jacobson. “We are thrilled to be here today helping make
this day camp a more comfortable place for the children who play
here everyday,” said Axel Reichert, senior marketing manager for
Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls. “We are proud
to help support Rebuilding Together and the incredible work they
do. We are pleased that we can be part of Honeywell’s efforts to
make a positive impact on our community where we work, live and
raise our families.”
Nationally, more
than 4,500 Honeywell volunteers have revitalized more than 170
homes and community centers since September 2003, delivering $6
million in market value repairs. “We are thankful to Honeywell
for their ongoing support,” said Jane Eskelund, executive
director of Rebuilding Together Providence. “Our organization
relies on the generosity of corporations like Honeywell to help us
make our communities a better place to live and play.”
Honeywell
International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide
with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers;
and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J.,
Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, and
Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on
Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow. com.
Honeywell Hometown
Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative,
focuses on four areas: Family Safety & Security; Housing &
Shelter; Science & Math Education and Humanitarian Relief.
Together with leading public and nonprofit institutions, Honeywell
has developed powerful programs to address these needs in the
communities it serves. For more information, please go to
www.honeywell. com/hhs.
Rebuilding Together
Providence (www.rebuildingtogetherprovidence. org) is the local
chapter of the national organization Rebuilding Together.
Rebuilding Together Providence preserves and revitalizes
neighborhoods, assuring that low-income homeowners, who are
elderly, disabled, and especially families with children, live in
warmth, safety and independence.
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