Knoxville, TN (April 16, 2008) - Starting Monday, April 28 select cities across North America will be receiving a revitilization boost. The HGTV network started “Change the World, Start at Home” week as part of a community revitalization and environmental awareness program. And that means that several celebrity names will be working alongside community volunteers.
Three revitilization campaigns will begin in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Minn., Baltimore, Md., and New Orleans, La. Each city will have an educational facility, a community home, and a shared open space repaired. The sites were selected because they adhered to the campaign’s vision of promoting environmentally friendly building and lifestyle practices.
Through the collective effort of volunteers and HGTV partners, these renovation projects will help provide a much-needed sustainable change in these communities,” said Jim Samples, president of HGTV. “We encourage everyone to participate by volunteering in one of the selected cities or in their own communities.”
“Change the World, Start at Home” will be managed in partnership with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
For more information on this charity event, contact:
Lynne Davis, HGTV, (212) 549-8612, ldavis@hgtv.com
Vicki Hwang, Porter Novelli (212) 601-8237, vicki.hwang@porternovelli.com
Web site: http://hgtv.com/
http://www.hgtv.com/changetheworld
http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/
http://www.nationaltrust.org/
To see another example of HGTV’s charity work, watch the video below:
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