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May 24, 2007
Long Beach Family Moves Into Habitat For Humanity Home Thanks To Commitment By Former Mayor Beverly O'neill
Long Beach home dedication ceremony with Former Mayor O'Neill, Current Mayor Bob Foster & Habitat Partner Family, the Nunez Family takes place May 24th. The renovated home broke ground in May 2006 in honor of exiting Mayor Beverly O'Neill to commemorate her tenure and commitment to affordable housing in the city.
(PRWEB) May 22, 2007 -- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (www.habitatla.org), will dedicate its newest home to the Nunez family, in a ceremony on Thursday, May 24. The renovated home in Long Beach broke ground in May 2006 in honor of exiting Mayor Beverly O'Neill to commemorate her tenure and commitment to affordable housing in the city. The Nunez family home was built in partnership with The Long Beach Housing Development Company and several corporate supporters, and has been equipped with a personal elevator for their handicapped son who is in a wheelchair.
WHO: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles & the Nunez Family
WHAT: Home dedication celebration for the Nunez Family - Former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O'Neill and current Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, along with Erin Rank, President/CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater Los Angeles; Suja Lowenthal, 2nd District Councilmember; Richard Green, Chairperson of The Long Beach Housing Development Company; and Craig Watson, Vice President of Communications, Western Division, from Charter Communications will all be in attendance.
WHEN: Thursday, May 24, 2007
10:30am - 12:30pm
WHERE: 483 Gaviota Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
*Parking and event access is available from 5th Street
WHY: The single family home was sold to the city of Long Beach by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for $1 with the restriction that the home would later be sold to a qualifying low-income family. The Long Beach Housing Development Company later sold the home to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles and took the HUD restriction one step further by structuring an agreement that will restrict the future sale of the property to other low-income buyers, thereby providing essentially perpetual affordable homeownership. H.U.D. HOME funds were used, along with sponsor contributions, to completely rebuild the property from the ground up. The Nunez family home is the 32nd home that Habitat for Humanity and the City of Long Beach have built together.
Media Sponsor: Charter Communications
Lead Sponsor: Downtown Lion's Club of Long Beach
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); The City of Long Beach; The Long Beach Housing Development Company; Southern California Edison; Home Depot; Boeing Employee Community Fund; BP; Northrop Grumman; Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor, Don Knabe; Farmers and Merchants Bank; and Manufacturers Bank. In-kind sponsors include the Long Beach Firefighters Union - Local #372 and Seaside Printing.
About Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
HFH GLA (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 a three-year campaign to build or renovate over 250 homes in the greater Los Angeles community. Nearly 100 of these homes will be completed with the help of over 2000 volunteers from around the world during the Jimmy Carter Work Project, a five-day build project this fall.
Contacts:
Lydia Lujan
HFH GLA
T: 626-676-8218 (Cell/On-site)
Angela Moore
www.Starfish-PR.com
T: 310-429-8868 (Cell/On-site)
Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at May 24, 2007 10:58 PM