The Whirlpool® Building Blocks program recognizes an outstanding Habitat for Humanity affiliate in the U.S. by organizing a weeklong neighborhood blitz build in that community to help raise awareness of the need for more affordable housing. In exciting news, Whirlpool brand has selected Atlanta as host of the fourth annual Whirlpool® Building Blocks community build.
The 2009 Whirlpool® Building Blocks will take place in The Avery neighborhood, the new housing development in Clayton County that showcases the unique collaboration between Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity. Eight houses will be constructed over five days.
Whirlpool brand, Habitat for Humanity International, Atlanta Habitat, Southern Crescent Habitat, and hundreds of volunteers from across the country will participate in the community build in Atlanta.
2009 Whirlpool Building Blocks fast facts:
Atlanta is the 4th city to be chosen through a competitive process for the Whirlpool Building Blocks blitz build. Previous host cities include Nashville, Phoenix and Dallas. Volunteers from as far away as California applied to participate. Some of the 250 volunteers engaged this year have been part of all four Whirlpool Building Blocks blitz builds. Volunteers, along with members of the eight Whirlpool Building Blocks partner families, will be led by eight professional Habitat houseleaders in installing roof trusses, shingling roofs, installing windows and doors, insulating walls, painting interior and exterior, placing cabinets and countertops, landscaping, and more during the fast-paced, 5-day blitz build. Whirlpool brand is investing more than $1 million in this signature event. Whirlpool Corporation is Habitat for Humanity International’s largest corporate partner. Whirlpool donates a range and a refrigerator to every Habitat home built in the United States. In 2007, Georgia Tech reported that metro Atlanta has an affordable housing deficit of 85,000 homes. 67% of new residents in Clayton County, site of the blitz build, live in rental housing. The Whirlpool Building Blocks community build will have a significant, positive impact on affordable new homes in the Atlanta metro area.
To learn who will be the volunteers in the 2009 Whirlpool® Building Blocks visit www.whirlpool.com/buildingblocks.
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View Whirlpool Building Blocks Program Volunteer Application press release.
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