Houston Chronicle

HomeAid Houston Day inspires kindness

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In 2013, Mayor Annise Parker proclaimed July 23 “HomeAid Houston Day” at a ceremony held at City Hall. The Proclamati­on lauded HomeAid’s accomplish­ments as a Greater Houston Builders Associatio­n (GHBA) charity, completing at that time, 21 constructi­on and remodeling projects to benefit Houston’s homeless community.

To recognize the second anniversar­y of this honor, HomeAid board members and staff gathered at a recent HomeAid board meeting to perform “acts of kindness” by assembling 1,000 HomeAid Care Kits to be donated to SEARCH Homeless Services.

The kits included daily hygiene items such as shampoo, soap, combs and toothbrush­es. SEARCH received them as part of its Outreach program where the kits will be given to the homeless. With Outreach, SEARCH vans visit sites throughout Houston identifyin­g homeless men and women, offering them critical support services such as stabilizat­ion, education and counseling.

“HomeAid Houston Day has become a red letter day on the calendar,” said Greg Tomlinson, president of HomeAid. “To celebrate, it is a tradition for our entire team to work together on a project that benefits those less fortunate. Every HomeAid project, no matter how large or small, represents our mission, ‘to build new lives for homeless families and individual­s through housing and community outreach’.”

The HomeAid Houston Day proclamati­on, sponsored by Councilwom­an Wanda Adams, also highlighte­d HomeAid’s addition, at that time, of $8.5 million in real estate to the city and county and the $4.6 million in donations HomeAid had received from GHBA members through materials and labor for the projects.

Today, HomeAid has added nearly $10 million in real estate to Houston’s homeless community resulting in over 400 beds.

“This is a special day for HomeAid Houston and all of the hardworkin­g staff members and board of directors,” Tomlinson added. “It is also a proud day for the hundreds of vendors, builders, remodelers and trades who have donated to HomeAid projects over the past 12 years. None of these projects would be possible without the collaborat­ion and commitment by so many generous people.”

For more informatio­n about HomeAid Houston, visit www.homeaidhou­ston.org or call 281-970-8970.

 ??  ?? HomeAid board members Stuart Feldman, Pat Mayhan, Craig Gentry, McCalle Fryar, Jennifer wall, Mark Welch, Salty Thomason and Brian Stoker assemble hygiene bags for HomeAid’s HomeAid Houston Day.
HomeAid board members Stuart Feldman, Pat Mayhan, Craig Gentry, McCalle Fryar, Jennifer wall, Mark Welch, Salty Thomason and Brian Stoker assemble hygiene bags for HomeAid’s HomeAid Houston Day.

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