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Pictures and Videos
National Rebuilding Day 2009
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By Michael Valkys • Poughkeepsie Journal • April 25,
2009
From
the backyard of their City of Poughkeepsie home, Jim and Dorothy Antunano
watched today as a swarm of volunteer workers gave their 77-year-old house some
needed upgrades.
There
were workers on the roof with nail guns. Others poured concrete near the back
door. Still more workers filled a large Dumpster in the driveway.
“This
is going to help out tremendously,” said Dorothy Antunano, a 39-year-old mother
who suffers from spinal and breathing problems that force her to use a
wheelchair or walker.
Volunteers
spent the day at the Antunano’s home off Douglas Street — fixing the roof,
painting bedrooms and making preparations so a wheelchair lift for Antunano can
be installed.
The
effort by volunteers from the Hudson Valley Cowboys semi-pro football team was
part of the 21st Annual National Rebuilding Day. The Cowboys contingent was
also part of Heroes at Home, a program which helps veterans and their families.
Jim Antunano, 45, is an Army veteran who works as an athletic equipment
repairman at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
