Rebuilding Together Yellowstone County and the Montana Petroleum
Association continue commitment to increase energy efficiency in homes
nationwide, help enrich homeowners' lives
BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Volunteers from
Rebuilding Together Yellowstone County, the local affiliate of the nation's
largest nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable
homeownership, and the Montana Petroleum Association gathered today to help
improve a local homeowner's quality of life, as well as reduce her energy
use and save money as part of an energy-efficient rebuild of her home.
The rebuild is part of the Energy Efficient Homes Initiative, a
national partnership between Rebuilding Together and America's oil and
natural gas industry, which incorporates energy efficiency into home
renovations for low-income homeowners nationwide, many of whom are elderly,
disabled or have young children. The energy-efficient modifications, which
include new windows, insulation in the attic and exterior siding, will help
reduce the homeowner's heating and cooling bills, and ultimately help
preserve her homeownership.
"Our combined efforts have an ongoing, positive impact on homeowners in
our neighborhood and across the country," said Mary Lou Affleck, executive
director of Rebuilding Together Yellowstone County. "The Montana Petroleum
Association's support enables us to help improve the quality of life for
many deserving homeowners who can now live more comfortably, safely and use
less energy."
"America's oil and natural gas industry practices energy efficiency
every day within our operations, so we know the significant value of such a
commitment," said Dave Galt, executive director of the Montana Petroleum
Association. "We are delighted to partner with Rebuilding Together
Yellowstone County in this outstanding initiative. Our efforts will help
provide the homeowner with the dual benefit of saving energy and money."
Today, Rebuilding Together Yellowstone County is renovating Jody
Becker's home with energy-saving renovations. Ms. Becker, a recently
widowed mother, is currently raising four children, all under the age of
nine, on a limited income.
"I now want to volunteer for the program [Rebuilding Together] and help
someone else," said Becker. "I can't necessarily pay in money but I can
help with my time."
"This program is setting a good example for my kids," she added.
Since 2005, the Initiative has expanded its reach, doubling the number
of rebuilds conducted nationwide and affording homeowners the ability to
save as much as 30 percent on monthly energy bills, thanks to a variety of
energy-efficient techniques incorporated into their homes. The Initiative
is an additional component of Rebuilding Together, which is celebrating 20
years having revitalized more than 100,000 homes and nonprofit facilities
with the help of millions of volunteers in communities across America.
In addition to making homes more energy efficient, the Initiative also
provides homeowners, volunteers and others with materials and information
with recommendations on how to preserve energy now and in the future.
Rebuilding Together is the nation's largest nonprofit organization
working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods
by providing free home repair and modification services to those in need.
With the help of everyday citizen volunteers, skilled trades people, the
support of local business and major corporate partners, Rebuilding Together
affiliates in America's largest cities and smallest towns make life
considerably better for thousands of low-income homeowners. In addition to
its core home repair work, Rebuilding Together rehabilitates community
centers and conducts home modification and repair programs that focus on
aging in place, energy efficiency, veteran's housing, and disaster recovery
and reconstruction. Rebuilding Together is currently celebrating 20 years
as a national organization and the completion of over 100,000 homes thanks
to the efforts of more than 200 affiliates nationwide. For more
information, visit http://www.RebuildingTogether.org.
API, the American Petroleum Institute, is the primary trade association
for the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. Representing one
of the most technologically advanced industries in the world, API's
membership includes nearly 400 companies engaged in all aspects of the oil
and natural gas industry, including the exploration, production, refining,
transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and related consumer
products. For more information on API, please visit its website:
http://www.api.org.
SOURCE Rebuilding Together
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Related links:
http://www.api.org.
http://www.RebuildingTogether.org
CONTACT:
Charlotte Runco, +1-352-494-2934, for
Rebuilding Together; or Mary Lou Affleck of Rebuilding Together
Yellowstone County, +1-406-534-2606
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