Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s Team Up for Official NFL Event – Kickoff to Rebuild

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rebuilding Together, the
nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, is
officially kicking off the annual NFL-sanctioned event, Kickoff to Rebuild, with
a playground pre-build. With the help of local volunteers, sponsors and the NFL
community, Kickoff to Rebuild occurs in the host city of the Super Bowl and
improves the surrounding community through extensive home rehabilitations.

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Kickoff to Rebuild’s pre-build will take place in the Indianapolis neighborhood
of Near Eastside, and will help dozens of homeowners-in-need with critical home
repairs needed for the winter months. Lowe’s, Kickoff to Rebuild’s title
sponsor, will recruit local volunteers to renovate and prepare the homes for
winter.

For the past 17 years, Rebuilding Together has worked with the NFL community to
engage volunteers, sponsors and NFL players to revitalize communities.

In addition, HGTV television host Carter Oosterhouse and his foundation,
Carter’s Kids, will work with Lowe’s employees to build a new playground for the
children of Near Eastside during the months of Kickoff to Rebuild. Carter’s Kids
and Lowe’s have committed to build six playgrounds promoting the health and
welfare of children in low-income communities.

“Kickoff to Rebuild is a hallmark event of Rebuilding Together’s work,” said
Gary A. Officer, president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. “It engages
volunteers, sponsors and neighbors to collaborate and create a lasting impact
through home renovations, a new recreational facility for the community, which
develops sustainable effects for the community.”

During the pre-build, Lowe’s volunteers will work together with Carter’s Kids
and Rebuilding Together to install the new playground in the Near Eastside
neighborhood of Indianapolis, during the week of the Super Bowl. Lowe’s
volunteers will complete extensive renovations including: painting the
exteriors, replacing appliances, installing new flooring, upgrading electrical
and HVAC systems, landscaping, and other repairs and improvements geared towards
making the homes safer and more energy efficient.

“Lowe’s is committed to helping build strong foundations for the children who
will be tomorrow’s employees, homeowners and community leaders,” said Marshall
Croom, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. “Providing
volunteers and funding will help improve and preserve affordable homeownership,
as well as, revitalize communities. This is both an investment in our future
leaders and in the communities Lowe’s calls home.”

To learn more about Kickoff to Rebuild, visit www.RebuildingTogether.org

ABOUT REBUILDING TOGETHER

Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization working to
preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing
extensive rehabilitation and modification services to those in need at no cost
to those served. 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 and the communities
in which they live by completing 10,000 projects per year. Rebuilding Together
has programs dedicated to, energy efficiency, veteran’s housing, aging in place
and gulf coast reconstruction. For more information, visit
www.RebuildingTogether.org. You can also follow Rebuilding Together on Twitter
@rebldgtogthr or become a fan on Facebook at Facebook.com/RebuildingTogether.

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12
public education and community improvement projects. The company’s signature
education grant program, Lowe’s Toolbox for Education, has donated nearly $5
million in grants to K-12 public schools every year since its inception in 2006.
Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers support local community projects and our
national nonprofit partners such as Habitat for Humanity and the American Red
Cross. In 2010, Lowe’s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
together contributed more than $30 million to support communities in the United
States, Canada and Mexico. To learn more, visit Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility.

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