Whirlpool Corporation Employees from Twin Cities Travel to Los Angeles for Habitat for Humanity's Jimmy Carter Work Project
October 29 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whirlpool
Corporation employees from the Twin Cities will travel to Los
Angeles, Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, to work alongside former U.S. President
and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.
Andy Sinclair, Angela Nepper, Angie Seger, Brian Maynard, Cliff
Green, David Zubik Irene Hudson, Jeff Papaleo, Kate Davidson, Katie
Hamilton, Linda Gouge, Monica Teague, Raymond Borkowski, Ted Dosch,
and Tony Chang, will join thousands of volunteers to complete and
repair 100 homes as part of the 24th annual Jimmy Carter Work
Project hosted by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.
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The Habitat homes will be built in partnership with low-income
families in Greater Los Angeles including new neighborhoods in
South Los Angeles and the San Pedro section of the city near the
port. Families will pay a no-profit mortgage for the homes.
Mortgage payments will be recycled to build even more simple,
decent and affordable housing in the Los Angeles area. Seventy
homes in those two neighborhoods, already owned by low-income
families, will be repaired though Habitat's "A Brush With Kindness"
program. To help even more low-income families in one of the most
expensive and overcrowded metropolitan areas in the United States,
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles will build and repair
250 additional homes throughout the area over the next three years.
The "Building A Greater Los Angeles" campaign is designed to
address the affordable housing crisis, improve neighborhoods and
unify people from all walks of life. "Whirlpool Corporation and our
employees are proud to support the 2007 Jimmy Carter Work Project,
which will help 100 deserving families in Los Angeles," said Jeff
M. Fettig, Whirlpool's chairman and CEO. "The people of Whirlpool
share Habitat's dedication to making decent, affordable housing
available to people around the world." In addition to sending
employees to work on the houses, Whirlpool Corporation will support
Habitat's Jimmy Carter Work Project with $250,000 in cash and
appliances for the build. In addition to supporting the Jimmy
Carter Work Project for five consecutive years, Whirlpool
Corporation has donated a refrigerator and range -- more than
73,000 appliances -- to every Habitat for Humanity home built in
North America since 1999. In 2005, the company announced plans to
support every Habitat home built globally by 2011, either through
product donations, cash, or volunteer support. The company's global
commitment to Habitat for Humanity has exceeded $34 million
to-date. The Carters are Habitat's most famous volunteers. Each
year since 1984, the Carters have given one week of their time to
build homes and raise awareness about the need for simple, decent
and affordable housing. Previous JCWP events have been held in New
York City, Georgia, Michigan, the Philippines, Hungary, South Korea
and South Africa. Habitat's project with the Carters in 2008 will
be held along the U.S. Gulf Coast. About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and
marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of
approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more
than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the
world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air,
Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht and other major brand names to consumers
in nearly every country around the world. Additional information
about the company can be found at http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/.
About Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles HFH GLA
(http://www.habitatla.org/) strives to eliminate poverty housing
through advocacy, education and partnership with families in need
to build simple, decent affordable housing. Since 1990, HFH GLA has
built more than 190 homes, transforming the lives of hundreds of
individuals. In the spring of 2007, HFH GLA kicked off its
three-year Building a Greater Los Angeles campaign to build or
renovate over 250 homes in Los Angeles County. About Habitat for
Humanity International Habitat for Humanity International is an
ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people
dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its
founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 225,000 houses
worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more
than 1 million people. For more information, visit
http://www.habitat.org/.
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CONTACT: Monica Teague of Whirlpool Corporation, +1-269-923-7405,
Web site: http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/ http://www.habitatla.org/
http://www.habitat.org/
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