GE Consumer & Industrial Donates Additional Funding to HomeAid
Additional Funding for HomeAid’s Homelessness Efforts Presented by GE Consumer & Industrial at the 2007 International Builders' Show on February 9, 2007
Orlando, FL, - February 9, 2007- Sending a card is a guaranteed way to cheer someone up or let them know you care. Or in the case of GE Consumer & Industrial and HomeAid, sometimes it's the size of the check inside the card that really makes someone smile. 
At the International Builders Show in Orlando today, GE Consumer & Industrial presented Jonathan Steele, Vice President of Development for HomeAid, with a big card signed by many of the builders attending the event. And along with the card was an additional $10,000 donation to HomeAid to help build housing for the temporary homeless. 
Last fall, GE Consumer & Industrial and HomeAid announced a partnership to support HomeAid's efforts to end homelessness across the U.S. A key part of GE Consumer & Industrial's support involved providing all of the appliances for HomeAid's New Orleans Family Center, a housing facility for single mothers and their children who are still homeless more than a year after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. "HomeAid's efforts to end homelessness across the country, especially in the New Orleans area, really captured our imagination and spirit of giving back to the various communities in which we live and work," said Mark Shirkness, general manager of contract sales for GE Consumer & Industrial. "We are proud to help the homeless families and individuals that HomeAid serves get a second chance at life." -- ### -- About GE Consumer & Industrial:
GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than 100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. General Electric (NYSE: GE) brings imagination to work, selling products under the Monogram®, ProfileTM, GE®, Hotpoint®, SmartWaterTM, and Reveal® consumer brands, and EntellisysTM industrial brand. For more information about GE Consumer & Industrial, consumers can visit the company's web site at www.ge.com. About HomeAid:
HomeAid is a leading national non-profit provider of housing for today's homeless. Founded in 1989, the organization has built housing for more than 60,000 men, women and children. Established by the Building Industry Association of Southern California, an affiliate of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). HomeAid has completed more than 135 multi-unit housing facilities nationwide with another 58 facilities currently in development. HomeAid includes a network of 19 chapters in 13 states and four office in Newport Beach, CA (headquarters); Washington, DC; Augusta, GA; and New Orleans, LA (for hurricane-rebuilding efforts). For more information about HomeAid, call 1-888-3HOMEAID or visit www.homeaid.org.
Contact: Megan Robison, GE Consumer & Industrial
502-452-5322 (office); 502-439-3599 (cell)
megan.robison@ge.com
Amy Hunter, HomeAid
949-248-0850 x240
ahunter@homeaid.org
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