Countdown to Blitz-Build!
On this coming Wednesday, 150 volunteers and construction professionals will join youth to create the Sasha Bruce RE*Generation House by Virgin Unite, a service-enriched, transitional home for youth.
Please join us and celebrate this one-of-a-kind endeavor at the building site at 5032 D Street SE on May 16 from 9 am until 4 pm. RSVP to James Beck via e-mail.
Don’t miss the the luncheon at 11:45 to hear remarks from Mayor Gray, Councilwoman Yvette Alexander, Wendy Spencer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, SBY’s Executive Director Deborah Shore, as well as project sponsors AEC Cares, Reed Construction Data, Hanley Wood, Virgin Unite and others.
We still need to raise money for this project, so please contribute by clicking here
Here are the architectural drawings for the new home –
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