(1888PressRelease)
July 09, 2008 - DES MOINES, IA/ATLANTA, GA - On July 10 and 11, management from the Meredith Broadcasting Group and Meredith’s CBS affiliate, WGCL-TV, will break away from the newsroom and into the homes of two low-income homeowners in the English Avenue community. In partnership with Rebuilding Together, the Meredith team, led by President Paul Karpowicz and WGCL-TV’s General Manager Andy Alford, is volunteering it’s time to help make some much-needed improvements and repairs to the recipients’ homes.
RTA works to assure that low-income homeowners, particularly older adults, people with disabilities and multi-generation families, live in warmth, safety, and independence. Through the use of volunteers and sponsors, Rebuilding Together is able to carry out its mission of preserving and revitalizing homes and communities at no cost to the homeowner. Meredith Corporation has been a long-time supporter of Rebuilding Together in Atlanta, Chicago, Des Moines, and other communities.
“The Meredith Broadcasting Group has a strong legacy of serving viewers,” said Paul Karpowicz, President of the Meredith Broadcasting Group. “Our partnership with Rebuilding Together allows us to continue our history of service while helping some of our most vulnerable neighbors and enhancing the community.”
The two homes designated for this week’s projects have already been prepped by licensed RTA project managers and volunteers. By utilizing durable materials, painting with eco-friendly products, and landscaping with native plants, this home will be revitalized and present a safer and more enjoyable living environment. Rebuilding Together and its partners are focused in their efforts to revive these challenged areas, and restore a spirit of unity, safety, and neighborhood pride for those residents that have traditionally underrepresented. For more information about RTA or to become a volunteer, please visit www.rebuildingtogether-atlanta.org or call (404) 351-4949.
About Meredith Broadcasting Group
Meredith Corporation (www.meredith.com) is one of the nation's leading media and marketing companies with core competencies in magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing and interactive media. Meredith owns 12 television stations that reach nearly 10 percent of television households across the country. Meredith’s Broadcasting assets include: WGCL-TV (CBS), Atlanta; KPHO-TV (CBS), Phoenix, AZ; KPTV (FOX) and KPDX-TV (MYN), Portland, OR; WFSB-TV (CBS), Hartford-New Haven, CT; WSMV-TV (NBC), Nashville, TN; KCTV (CBS) and KSMO (MYN), Kansas City, MO; WHNS-TV (FOX), Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC-Asheville, NC; WNEM-TV (CBS), Flint-Saginaw, MI; KVVU-TV (FOX), Las Vegas, NV; WSHM, (CBS) Springfield, MA; and radio station WNEM-AM in Saginaw-Bay City, MI.
About Rebuilding Together- Atlanta
Rebuilding Together- Atlanta (RTA) is an affiliate of the nation’s largest volunteer organization preserving and revitalizing low-income houses and communities. With over 235 affiliates in 50 states, RTA has been serving the homeowners of Atlanta for over sixteen years. Since the first project in 1992, RTA has organized thousands of volunteers who have rehabilitated over 500 homes within Atlanta. The estimated value of these renovations is over $2.5 million. The mission of Rebuilding Together is to preserve and revitalize homes and communities. We work to assure that low income homeowners, particularly older adults, people with disabilities and multi-generation families, live in warmth, safety, and independence. Our goal is to make a sustainable impact in partnership with communities.
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