Spread the Spirit 2009

Rebuilding Together holds the Spread the Spirit contest each year among the affiliates. This year, affiliates submitted photographs that they felt best epitomized any of five categories. We won first place in the "Homeowner" category. Here is the winning photo!

Sears Holdings sponsors the Heroes at Home program through the national office of Rebuilding Together. The Dayton affiliate has been awarded grants to complete several home repair and modification projects for area military veterans and their families. Grants are awarded on a quarterly cycle. The next funding round will be determined in February for work to take place this spring.

Wheelchair ramp on Walden Farm Road, Union

Wheelchair ramp on Lexington Ave. in Dayton

Dayton Business Journal selects winners of 40 Under 40 awards

Amy Radachi, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Dayton was selected as one of the winners of the Dayton Business Journal's annual 40 Under 40 awards.

A panel of judges reviewed nominations from members of the business community and selected the 40 winners based on three main criteria -- business leadership, community leadership and career path.

The winners were honored at an awards banquet April 24, 2008 at the Dayton Convention Center in downtown Dayton. A special report in the April 25 issue of the DBJ featured each of the winners.

Spread the Spirit Award 2006

Rebuilding Together Dayton received the Grand Prize for our latest video at Rebuilding Together's national conference held recently in Washington D.C. "100,000 Stories: Rebuilding Together" united over 300 representatives from affiliates across the country to share stories and ideas. Mike Kurtz of University of Dayton‛s Media Production Group did an outstanding job of producing the video. The video is available via CD-Rom in our brochure or on our website.

Spread the Spirit Award 2005

Rebuilding Together Dayton is the recipient of the national "Spread the Spirit" Award in the category: Outstanding Video/Website for our website at the national Rebuilding Together conference in Chicago September 14-18. This is the fourth year Rebuilding Together Dayton has received an award for public relations tools.

"We are very pleased to receive this award. We are so proud of our marketing tools and are thrilled to receive recognition on a national level," states Amy Radachi, Executive Director of the Dayton affiliate. Dennis Hamilton of Dennis Hamilton.NET designed the site.

Spread the Spirit Award 2004

Rebuilding Together Dayton is the recipient of the national "Spread the Spirit" Award in the category: Outstanding Special Communications Tool for our brochure and cd-rom. The award was presented at the national Rebuilding Together conference in Seattle October 6-10, 2004. Brian Wilson of Wilson Advertising and Design designed and produced the brochure and cd. View our Flash presentation on the web

The Spread the Spirit award was endowed in 1994 through the generosity of John and Susan McMeel, founders of Christmas in April*Kansas City. The goal of the award is to raise national awareness of Rebuilding Together affiliates for outstanding achievements in public relations.