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Crate & Barrel Pitches for Hurricane Sandy Victims

July 22, 2013  by in Community / Charitable Support, Industry   

In conjunction with Rebuilding Together, a safe and healthy housing organization, the project marked Rebuilding Together’s 200th revitalization, which includes both homes and community centers, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

The Moonachie families whose homes were ravaged by Hurricane Sandy include parents and their two young children, who had seven feet of water push its way into their home and damage all their belongings; a widow who is in need of a new bathroom as well as flooring and sheetrock on her entire first floor; and a daughter who lives with her 92-year-old mother, who both had to be rescued from their second floor and also have not been able to return to their home.

During the workday on Bruno Street, Crate and Barrel volunteers along with Rebuilding Together and its Bergen County affiliate replaced flooring and sheetrock, installed insulation, repaired and replaced kitchens and bathrooms, paint, landscape, and complete many other renovations .

“Crate and Barrel is a terrific partner to Rebuilding Together, especially as we continue to rebuild many of the neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Sandy,” said John L. Fiegel , interim president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. “We appreciate their financial and physical commitment to rebuilding the lives and the communities of these Bergen County families.”

Crate and Barrel has pledged a minimum of $1.5 million over the next three years to Rebuilding Together. Throughout the partnership, Crate and Barrel and Rebuilding Together will join forces to support--with both financial contributions and volunteers--national “build” projects that will provide critical repairs, accessibility modifications and energy-efficient upgrades for low-income homeowners and community centers at no cost to recipients.