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INDUSTRY NEWS Pepco Sales helps rebuild Texas town
iRViNG, TexaS— This winter, a two- block section of Drummond Drive in arlington, Texas, was transformed, thanks to the non-profit group Re-
building Together, which teamed to- gether with the National Football league for the 16th year to renovate a neighborhood in the Super Bowl host city. Rebuilding Together selected 30
properties of low-income homeown- ers on Drummond Drive for the proj- ect. a dozen received major renovations like foundation and floor repair, drywall repair, roofing and painting, while 18 were weatherized and will benefit from some energy- saving improvements. in addition, a nearby elementary
school — where 98% of the students quality for federal meal programs —
received new playground equipment. among the volunteers were local
contractors and skilled construction workers, along with members of the Pepco Sales team, a manufacturers’ rep firm based in irving. a sur-
prise guest/volunteer was former Dal- las Cowboy and NFl Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett, who served as chairman of the volunteer outreach program of the Super Bowl Host Committee. Dorsett helped out with some painting, and also addressed the vol- unteers, noting that the first day of the project coincided with the Martin luther king Jr. holiday. “Martin luther king obviously
was a man who believed in people working together and trying to live together,” said Dorsett. “we see so many different people out here to- gether, working together trying to up-
lift this community.” according to Pepco’s liz Parham,
she learned about the project and their need for volunteers at a local NaRi meeting. “i knew that Pepco would be able
to help in some way, so i got the in- formation and we donated everything that we were able, including toilets, toilet seats and kitchen sinks,” she
has launched
a sister site and comprehensive series of products designed to meet the unique needs of two of its core constituencies: builders and wholesalers. Called Back- to-Basics, the collections are in stock and ready to ship at price points that are geared to the builder market. The Back-to-Basics series and
website includes kitchen, bath and shower collections that are broken into two categories: eight contempo-
•THE WHOLESALER® — MARCH 2011
said. “we at Pepco realize that not everyone is as lucky as us, so any chance we get to make someone’s day brighter, we are always willing to help. it always makes us feel good knowing that someone will be using our products every day that may not have had a chance otherwise. we support local high school sports teams, local charities and youth or- ganizations, so we are always willing to give and improve our community.” Visit
www.pepcosales.com.
GRAFF launches builder series, website Milwaukee— GRaFF®
rary collections and four traditional collections. The Back-to-Basics web-
site has dimension drawings available for download as well as images and parts lists — all designed to help builders get what they need as quickly as possible. Visit
www.graff-faucets.com.
See contact information on page 194 • Be sure to visit
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