Nearly 600 volunteers worked through the weekend to complete home repairs at 23 homes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was part of Revitalize Milwaukee's annual Block Build MKE event. The organization provided $300,000 worth of renovations with donated time, money and supplies."We have porches, we have bathrooms, we have kitchens all being taken apart and put back together today," said Lynnea Katz-Petted, CEO of Revitalize Milwaukee. For many, the upgrades are a welcomed breath of fresh air. But for one, the transformations are life-changing."I basically was a house dweller; I didn't come outside much," said Shannon Jackson.Jackson has partial disabilities, which require him to use a mobility scooter. His home did not have a ramp, leaving him unable to leave his own house without help.That all changed Saturday when volunteers from Revitalize Milwaukee and Berghammer Construction built Jackson a ramp."It gives me accessibility to the outside world, which I really haven't had lately," Jackson told 12 News. "It is exciting to be able to move around and not have to rely on other people's help just to get in and out ... now I'm able to enter and exit at-will." The project was special for Matt Iwanski of Berghammer Construction."It's a very good giving, it's a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do," he said. "We should probably do more of it in our community."Watch the video above for the full story.
Nearly 600 volunteers worked through the weekend to complete home repairs at 23 homes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
It was part of Revitalize Milwaukee's annual Block Build MKE event. The organization provided $300,000 worth of renovations with donated time, money and supplies.
"We have porches, we have bathrooms, we have kitchens all being taken apart and put back together today," said Lynnea Katz-Petted, CEO of Revitalize Milwaukee.
For many, the upgrades are a welcomed breath of fresh air.
But for one, the transformations are life-changing.
"I basically was a house dweller; I didn't come outside much," said Shannon Jackson.
Jackson has partial disabilities, which require him to use a mobility scooter. His home did not have a ramp, leaving him unable to leave his own house without help.
That all changed Saturday when volunteers from Revitalize Milwaukee and Berghammer Construction built Jackson a ramp.
"It gives me accessibility to the outside world, which I really haven't had lately," Jackson told 12 News. "It is exciting to be able to move around and not have to rely on other people's help just to get in and out ... now I'm able to enter and exit at-will."
The project was special for Matt Iwanski of Berghammer Construction.
"It's a very good giving, it's a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do," he said. "We should probably do more of it in our community."
Watch the video above for the full story.
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