Meriwest and Rebuilding Together Join Forces to Support the Community - Home on San Jose's Eastside Renovated by Meriwest Credit Union Team
05/02/08
Group of Meriwest volunteers who helped to paint, enhance, and repair a mobile home. |
SAN JOSE, CA - Meriwest Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions serving Silicon Valley, the Greater Bay Area and Tucson, Arizona, announced today that they provided over 30 volunteers to paint and repair a home on San Jose's Eastside. The home, owned by an IBM retiree and his cancer survivor spouse, was renovated as part of Rebuilding Together's Springtime Home Repair program. Meriwest volunteers painted the home, performed various repairs, and installed a new gas oven for the family.
These volunteers were part of a greater effort focused on seniors, the disabled, and children. Rebuilding Together reported that 250,000 volunteers took part in 9,000 different home and community projects during the month of April.
"We have always supported our employees in their individual community volunteer work," said Christopher Owen, President and CEO of Meriwest and member of Rebuilding Together's Honorary Board of Directors. "The day that Meriwest spends volunteering with Rebuilding Together is very special. We volunteer together and our team has a very specific purpose that day: Make somebody's home a better place to live."
"Year after year, Meriwest Credit Union takes on a challenging Rebuilding Together project and this year was no exception," said Deanne Everton, Program Director for Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley. "We appreciate the dedication of Christopher Owen and the Meriwest Credit Union Team of volunteers. We look forward to having them back again next year."
About Meriwest Credit Union
Meriwest Credit Union, one of Silicon Valley's largest and established financial institutions, has been providing proactive, personal, convenient and innovative financial services to more than 90,000 businesses and families throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Tucson, Arizona, for more than 46 years.
About Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley
Rebuilding Together brings communities and volunteers together to rehabilitate the homes of low income homeowners, particularly the elderly and disabled, so that they may live in warmth, safety and independence. For more information, please see our website at www.rebuildingtogether-sv.org.
Contact:
Meriwest Credit Union
Gregory Meyer
Community Relations Manager
408-365-6328
gmeyer@meriwest.com |
