Thanks to the encouragement to give back to the community, last week I had the opportunity to volunteer with Rebuilding Together of the Triangle for Citrix’s Global Day of Impact. Rebuilding Together is a nonprofit organization that provides free repairs to low-income homeowners, many of whom are disabled, elderly, or veterans. Each year, Rebuilding Together hosts National Rebuilding Day. On this day, 275,000 volunteers in towns and cities all over America tackle the sagging roofs, leaky pipes, shaky railings, peeling paint and rotting steps that plague low-income homeowners who don’t have the means to fix these problems. Volunteers revamp neighborhoods across the country by using supplies donated by national corporate sponsors and local businesses.

My fellow coworkers and I arrived at the home of Mr. Bell, a 91-year-old WWII veteran. Mr. Bell was very gracious to have volunteers help with him home maintenance. We each found a section of the house to start working on and began painting. We painted all day while listening to Elvis Presley Christmas music (with the exception of a short lunch break where Mr. Bell delivered ice cream sandwiches to each of us).

It was a great way to spend the day helping out in our local community. Just 10 employees were able to make an impact in an elderly gentleman’s life by simply dedicating time to help with some exterior maintenance. We all left covered in a little bit of paint, but enjoyed the day. If you are ever interested in helping out with Rebuilding Together,you can volunteer here.

Take a look at some of the pictures below.

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