Poughkeepsie, NY – When temperatures are in the 90s, winter seems a long way off.  But freezing weather will arrive soon enough and homes need to be prepared.

Thanks to Rebuilding Together Dutchess County and a $5000 grant from Sears’ Heroes at Home program, the homes of local veterans and their families will be warm, safe and dry before the first snow falls.

“We are happy to partner with Sears Holding Company again for our October 16 Fall Project Day” said RTDC Executive Director Christina Boryk. “The end result is a real grass-roots effort involving volunteers from our community, representatives from local Sears’ stores and our local veterans and their families.”

Boryk added, “The Heroes at Home program allows our community an opportunity to give back to the individuals who have served our country.”

This past spring RTDC and community volunteers completed seven “Heroes” projects. The home of a disabled veteran in Beacon received a new back porch, the widow of a well-decorated WWII veteran in Hopewell Junction received much needed home safety repairs, and the Hyde Park home of a veteran, who served in Vietnam and the Philippines, got a new roof. 

To date RTDC has completed 21 Heroes at Home projects and the organization is planning to complete three more projects this fall.

Sears' "Heroes at Home program provides support to Military service people, veterans, and their families through a joint effort with Rebuilding Together.