Community Relations Office
**MEDIA ALERT**
WHAT:
Project: R.A.K.E. involves over 45 Local Teens in Free Home Repairs for Seniors
WHEN:
This weekend, February 12th - 13th from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
WHERE:
| Marie Wilson West Grove, PA new bathroom floor |
Wallace & Pauline Oliphant Lincoln University, PA 30 foot wheel chair ramp |
Silvia Hicks Nottingham, PA new bathroom floor & plumbing repairs |
DETAILS:
PROJECT: R.A.K.E., an outreach of the Ground Zero Youth Ministry, through the generous donations of local businesses and individuals, will provide free labor to help over 30 low income families and senior citizens in our area with free home repairs. Teens will sleep at the church, shower at the Jennersville YMCA and contribute 16 hours of community service each to in-need families right in their own backyard.
One crew will spend the weekend in West Grove replacing a water damaged bathroom floor for a 82 year old heart attack survivor who now has a hard time getting around. Another team of teenagers will be constructing a 30 foot long wheel chair ramp for an 80 year old couple in Lincoln University who have found it difficult to get out of the house for doctors appointments. A third crew will replace a bathroom floor for 81 year old woman in Nottingham.
Eleven other crews will be traveling around Southern Chester County from Parkesburg to Kennett Square and Avondale to Kirkwood assisting two to four families each over the course of the weekend with free repairs to their homes. Projects include adding handrails to stairs, strengthening existing entrance steps and landings, replacing a water heater, patching drywall, painting, fixing a leaky roof vent and repairing leaky toilets.
Project: R.A.K.E. gets LOCAL TEENS involved in the needs of LOCAL FAMILIES their community to make a tangible difference in these families’ everyday lives. Youth groups wishing to volunteer & In-need families are invited to call 610-869-7332. Excellent photo opportunities!
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Please let us know if you plan to visit one of these sites. If you’d like to visit with one of our more mobile crews, please let us know. Drew can direct you to these other crews during the weekend via cell phone.
Our list of partners will be updated with new sponsors after the weekend on Monday, February 14th.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Drew Cope Tues-Fri, 10a-4p or via cell on the weekend 7a-7p.
Phone: (610) 869-7332
Fax: (610) 869-4733
Drew Cope Cell: (610) 563-xxxx (for use Feb 11th-13th)
Project: R.A.K.E.
Ground Zero Ministries
1986 Newark Road / P.O. Box 269
New London, PA 19360
Visit www.ProjectRake.com or Email us