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Volunteers make free home repairs for vets

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Channel: LOCAL 12 · 2014 · News & Politics

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BELLEVUE, Ky. (Joe Webb) -- America's veterans honorably served their country and Thursday, July 24, a group of local volunteers returned the favor.

A small army of men and women from Home Depot stores partnered with "People Working Cooperatively" to work on veterans' homes.  Ray Muench, a 75-year-old Air Force veteran, lived in the same house in Bellevue since he was 4.  Parts of it were more than 100-years-old and showing its age.  

Muench was struggling to keep up, "I'm just on a fixed Social Security income. I spent as much money as I had and was able to spend it on things like getting the siding painted."
    
He reached out to the non-profit People Working Cooperatively and Muench wasn't alone.  Two years ago People Working Cooperatively noticed a growing number of veterans on their waiting list.

Ron Henlein from PWC said, "So we decided to start a campaign basically, called 'Ramp it up for veterans.'  These are individuals who are American heroes.  We don't believe any veteran should be on a waiting list."
    
The program served about 400 vets the first year, 700 last year.  Thursday, 75 volunteers were at nine different locations across the tri-state.  They worked on gutters, caulked to seal leaks and painted, lots of painting.  They weren't just volunteers

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