Sponsor Spotlight
Siemens Building Technologies
Siemens has been sponsoring Rebuilding Together Oakland for four years. This year, they built a huge ramp for their homeowners, demolished and rebuilt the shed, reinforced the porch, painted, remodeled the bathroom, and did extensive interior and exterior work to make the home more accessible and comfortable for the homeowners. You can see pictures of their hard work here!
Lowell Nahe, who served as Siemens' House Captain this year, says that he feels this April was a success. "We accomplished everything that we wanted to," he says, "though we could always use more funding and time!" Since the team was doing so many big projects, it was challenging to figure out how to coordinate the movements of the volunteers, so that people carrying rotted timbers from the shed didn't step on the carpenters putting together the wheelchair ramp. The best part, he says, was getting to spend time with the homeowners and their family. One homeowner is wheelchair bound, and Siemens was able to make parts of the house accessible, such as the bathroom and the back yard, that he had not been able to use for twelve years.
Lowell says, "At the end of the day, seeing what you've accomplished in a short period of time and the faces of the homeowners and volunteers really makes it worthwhile. Working together on this project made us a lot closer as a team." Thank you to Siemens, Lowell, and all the volunteers for the incredible gift of a sponsorship!
Lowell Nahe, who served as Siemens' House Captain this year, says that he feels this April was a success. "We accomplished everything that we wanted to," he says, "though we could always use more funding and time!" Since the team was doing so many big projects, it was challenging to figure out how to coordinate the movements of the volunteers, so that people carrying rotted timbers from the shed didn't step on the carpenters putting together the wheelchair ramp. The best part, he says, was getting to spend time with the homeowners and their family. One homeowner is wheelchair bound, and Siemens was able to make parts of the house accessible, such as the bathroom and the back yard, that he had not been able to use for twelve years.
Lowell says, "At the end of the day, seeing what you've accomplished in a short period of time and the faces of the homeowners and volunteers really makes it worthwhile. Working together on this project made us a lot closer as a team." Thank you to Siemens, Lowell, and all the volunteers for the incredible gift of a sponsorship!
