NEWS RELEASE
BUILDERS FOR CHANGE
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Builders For Change returned to Ontario last week, 50 delegates strong after an intense four-day build in the Dominican Republic. The delegates worked tirelessly fundraising for the build and left their blood, sweat and tears behind.
In the end, three family homes were built ensuring a better quality of life for the recipients and their families.
Nuevo Renacer is an impoverished barrio of Puerto Plata where people are living in abject poverty. Many live in questionable dwellings leaving them vulnerable to high winds, rain, floods, violence and vermin.
Many homes are without running water and proper sanitation, which impacts the community at large.
Local leaders work tirelessly with another Canadian non-profit, LiveDifferent, who are well known in the area and have feet on the ground in order to facilitate a group such as Builders For Change.
“This is our fourth build in Puerto Plata as a group and something we are very proud of,” says Matt Pryce, chair of Builders for Change.
The local leaders and builders are contingent on the group's success. The local leaders identify who qualifies to receive a home based on a long list of criteria.
The local builders need gainful employment and coordinate their trades and supplies in order to make it happen in such a tight time line.
“The Melissa Bazely Legacy build was very special for all of us and marks our 10th anniversary as Builders For Change,” says Phil Kelly, vice-chair of Builders for Change.
Builders For Change is a grassroots charity founded by Melissa Bazely of Barrie. The group is dedicated to nurturing, educating and empowering youth in the developing world to become tomorrow’s mentors and leaders, one person at a time.
Builders For Change, a group of dedicated volunteers based in Barrie, continues to fulfill Melissa’s dream.
For additional information, go to www.buildersforchange.com
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