St. Luke's helps Habitat for Humanity
St. Luke's and Habitat for Humanity are teaming up once again to complete work on homes in Cedar Rapids. This is part of the Build-A-Thon that was kicked off by Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals quarterback and Cedar Rapids native, at the end of June. Build-A-Thon is an effort to continue building affordable housing in Cedar Rapids after the floods of 2008.
As one of the largest employers in the community, St. Luke’s wants to give back to the community through our ‘We Care. We Build.’ project. It’s a continuation of We Care project started after 2008’s flood. That project raised over $800,000 and benefited 136 St. Luke’s employees that were directly impacted by the flood. The aim of this project is to continue to give back to the community.
Project facts:
- St. Luke's "build days" will be Tuesday, July 6 through Saturday, July 9 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- St. Luke’s employees are working at a job site 1 mile North of Boyson Rd. on Council St (S Mentzer Rd) near the intersection with Freeseway Drive.
- Over 300 volunteer slots have been filled, each shift is broken down into four hours – with some employees working eight hours, others scheduled for four hours shifts
- 205 St. Luke’s employees, auxilians, volunteers, relatives and friends have volunteered for ‘We Care. We Build.’ effort.
- One St. Luke’s employee signed up to work all five days.
