Ray Graham Association For People With Disabilities

Corporate Volunteers

Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago is one of 200 affiliates nationwide whose mission is "To improve the homes and neighborhoods of elderly, disabled and low income so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety and comfort." This Chicago-based team did a phenomenal job with three projects this past quarter for the Ray Graham Association.

Transportation of volunteers, breakfast, lunch, snacks and materials for the project are funded by the volunteer corporation and acquired and delivered by the “Rebuilding Together” team. The three projects include 80 volunteers from HSBC who painted in Homes 1, 2 and 5 at the Specialized Living Center in Addison and beautifully landscaped the circle drive with colorful mums, hostas and fresh mulch as part of their International Day of Service; 25

The Kellogg's Company volunteers in front of Hale
Community Integrated Living Arrangement.

volunteers from Cricket Communications painted Home 6 also at the Specialized Living Center, beautifully landscaped the front and rear entrances and donated countless items for the Home including boom boxes for the residents, a new microwave oven, toaster, lamps vacuum cleaners solar landscape lights and a 52-inch flat panel high definition LCD television to be installed in the activity room; and 35 volunteers from a Chicago-land based company who wishes to remain anonymous painted Rooms 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 at the Elmhurst Community Learning Center.

Rasmussen College’s Corporate Headquarters in Burr Ridge beautifully groomed the bridle path that runs along the 12-acre perimeter of Ray Graham Association’s Hanson Center. In addition, they cleaned up the flower gardens in the circle drive. All of their brand new garden tools that were used on the project were donated for future use.

United Parcel Service provided 11 volunteers to paint the Bloomingdale Community Integrated Living Arrangement.

Kellogg’s Company volunteered for three consecutive days to paint the complete interior of Hale Community Integrated Living Arrangement.

In addition to volunteering their time and energy, all of these corporations donated the supplies necessary for successful completion on each and every project.

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