HFH GLA NFLPA American Team Build Day, a set on Flickr.
Last Friday we were thrilled to welcome players from the
2013 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl American Team to help us work on a home in Lynwood
as part of the NFL Players Association’s One Team, One Community program day of
service.
The bus pulled up to the home and over 40 strong football
players walked off ready to tackle the work and make a difference. We kicked things off with an overview
of how HFH GLA is
rehabilitating foreclosed homes in partnership with cities
like Lynwood. We also explained
how homeowners work on their homes and help pay for their homes with “sweat
equity.” The players were so gracious and I could tell they were moved when
they heard from
partner homeowner Ana and her daughter who will live in a home
much like the one they were working on.
Our construction team prepared a great day for the
players. We tasked them to
complete a wooden fence around the perimeter of the back yard and demolish an
old chain link fence in the front of the home. We also had a rehab home next door, which needed its fence
sealed. We knew these guys would
complete all the work in no time and they did not disappoint!
When you have this kind of muscle, you definitely take
advantage, so we enlisted their help to move large items such as lumber, bags
of bark and scrap fencing, which they made look easy! In addition to their hard
work on the ground, they also did a great job “sharing the good” via
Twitter!