Rebuilding Together Aurora and Sears Heroes at Home to Repair Home of Local Army Veteran
Rebuilding Together and Sears Heroes at Home along with the help of local volunteers are participating in a community rebuilding event to help local Oak Lawn, Ill. resident and WHO: Army veteran Yuriy Zmysly and his wife Aimee. After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, Yuriy was injured during a standard medical procedure - leaving him unable to speak or move independently. Yuriy and his wife, Aimee, were married after Yuriy sustained his injuries, and have worked over the past few years to improve Yuriy's health, purchase a home, and build a life together in Oak Lawn, Ill. Rebuilding Together and Sears Heroes at Home will be putting the finishing touches on the much-needed repairs to the Zmysly home, completing a more than year-long effort initiated by Salute, Inc. to make the home safe, warm and WHAT: accessible for Yuriy and his family. -- In-person interview opportunity with the Zmysly family, Sears and Rebuilding Together representatives and volunteers WHERE: Home of Army Veteran Yuriy Zmysly 6200 West 93rd Oak Lawn, Ill. 60453 WHEN: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 -- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Rebuild Event -- 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Press Conference The Sears Heroes at Home program has helped hundreds of deserving military families by raising more than $21 million to support the rebuilding of more than 950 homes by the end of 2010. Heroes at Home addresses a critical need for an alarming number of veterans who are struggling to make ends meet and who live in substandard housing. Additional information is available at www.sears.com/ ABOUT heroesathome. HEROES AT HOME: PRESS Jenna Marder Becky Carter CONTACTS: Euro RSCG Worldwide PR: 212-367-6849 RT: 202-302-1139 Jenna.Marder@eurorscg.com bcarter@rebuildingtogether.org /PRNewswire -- July 7/
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