Barrett's home improvements.As a senior portfolio manager with Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey's asset services division, Bill Barrett William E. "Bill" Barrett (b. February 9, 1929) is a Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the congressman for Nebraska's third congressional district. , of Hillsborough, N.J., manages commercial projects for the firm's 7.5 million s/f Prudential Financial account. This spring, however, Barrett took on a different type of project management task as a skilled volunteer for Rebuilding Together Rebuilding Together is a non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing and rebuilding communities, buildings, and houses for low-income homeowners and neighborhoods through the use of volunteer labor. Newark, a community effort that repairs and rehabilitates homes of the area's needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. residents. Rebuilding Together Inc. is one of the nation's largest volunteer programs preserving and revitalizing re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. low-income houses. It serves homeowners who are elderly, disabled or have small children living at home. Each year, the organization sponsors National Rebuilding Day, when volunteers--both skilled and unskilled--in 770 communities nationwide come together and provide free home repairs. Prudential Financial has supported Rebuilding Together since its inception. This year, Mike Perrette, the firm's vice president of corporate real estate and a board member for Rebuilding Together Newark, recruited Barrett to serve as house captain on one of the House Leadership Teams. House captain acts as the project manager at individual homes, supervising the efforts of the volunteer coordinator who assists with managing volunteers, and the materials coordinator who oversees the purchase of building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create . These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for . and secures appropriate tools. Rebuilding Together volunteers perform a wide range of services, including carpentry carpentry, trade concerned with constructing wood buildings, the wooden portions of buildings, or the temporary timberwork used during the construction of buildings. , painting, plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum , electrical, roofing, weatherization, trash removal and cleaning. "It is such a good feeling to see the pleasure and quality-of-life improvements that our efforts bring to the people we serve," Barrett said. "Being part of Rebuilding Together Newark's involvement in National Rebuilding Day was extremely gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. , and I am looking forward to recruiting a larger team from Cushman & Wakefield for next year." "Volunteer leadership is what makes this program work," Perrette said. "Talented people like Bill, who volunteer their free time to serve on a house leadership team, oversee all elements of the home repairs, make sure the job is done right and ensure our volunteers have an enjoyable experience. Rebuilding Together volunteers operate in all 50 states and in more than 865 cities. In 2003, the program is expected to repair 8,000 houses and non-profit facilities nationwide with the help of 250,000 volunteers. |
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