Sears Heroes at Home Volunteers to Help Complete Volunteer Work at the Home

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rebuilding Together and the Rebuilding Together Green Bay affiliate will host a Heroes at Home project, today, May 1 in Green Bay as part of their veterans housing program. The rebuild coincides with the start of Sears' fifth annual Heroes at Home campaign, supporting Rebuilding Together, which aims to improve military families' lives by making necessary repairs, improvements or modifications to their homes.

Rebuilding Together Greater Green Bay and local Sears volunteers will complete renovations on a home that was donated by KI and KI CEO Dick Resch. The KI Hope House will serve as a place for a returning military service member and his or her family.

The home has received extensive renovations to ensure that it is a safe and healthy home for veterans in-need. Renovations include: new windows, electrical and plumbing upgrades, a new roof, and other critical upgrades to bring the home to a healthy standard of living.

"KI proudly supports our nation's military and remains committed to extending every opportunity we can as employers to make sure these heroes have a home when they return from deployment," said Dick Resch, CEO, KI. "The KI Hope House will provide a warm, welcoming and safe transitional living space to a service member who works to successfully move forward within our community."

The Heroes at Home campaign is rooted in Rebuilding Together and Sears' service to the nation's veterans and American military families.

"Sears has continually dedicated their resources and corporate philanthropy to our nation's servicemen and women," said Gary A. Officer, president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. "As we enter into our fifth spring campaign, we continue to further develop our relationship with the nation's veterans, in order to to assist those in-need with incredible and life-saving renovations and services."

To date, Sears Holdings has raised nearly $16 million for Heroes at Home through a nationwide in-store fund-raising campaign. This is one of the hundreds of projects made possible by these donations.  Rebuilding Together has completed more than 1,100 projects for veteran homeowners across America.  The success of this program is only expected to rise as more projects are completed.  Customers can donate to the Heroes at Home Campaign from April 29 to July 28, 2012 at any Sears stores or online at via a link at Sears.com/heroesathome (100 percent of donations go toward Rebuilding Together). 

ABOUT REBUILDING TOGETHER Rebuilding Together believes in a safe and healthy home for every person. Rebuilding Together provides critical repairs to an existing home, addressing both structural issues and those that affect the health of the homeowners. House by house, block by block, we work with our nearly 200 affiliates, 200,000 volunteers, who are skilled tradespersons, corporate partners and everyday citizens, to repair homes, to stabilize and revitalize communities. For nearly 25 years, we have seen the benefits when people remain in their homes: lives are improved and communities are revived. See the difference we make at www.RebuildingTogether.org. You can also follow Rebuilding Together on Twitter @rebldgtogthr or become a fan on Facebook at Facebook.com/RebuildingTogether.

About Sears Holdings Corporation: Sears Holdings Corporation is one of the nation's  largest broadline retailers with over 4,000 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, consumer electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Sears Holdings is the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands" End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered by Sears and Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 11 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at www.searsholdings.com. | Twitter: @searsholdings | Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SHCCareers

SOURCE Rebuilding Together Greater Green Bay

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