MONROE, La., Aug. 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Please join representatives of Rays of Sonshine on Thursday, September 1, 2011, as the organization commemorates the start of construction on its 10th and final site of the Sonshine Community of Hope project.
Rays of Sonshine is constructing 12 new homes, located on 10 sites in Monroe, Louisiana, for very low-income residents. The homes will provide permanent and permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless, as well as very low-income individuals and families.
The project received a $120,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant in 2010 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Community Trust Bank (an FHLB Dallas member institution).
Representatives of each of the organizations will be available for interviews before and after the event. A van-facilitated tour of the sites will follow the ceremony.
| WHEN: | 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 1, 2011 | |
| WHO: | Mayor Jamie Mayo, Mayor of Monroe | |
| Lynn Daniel, Executive Director, Rays of Sonshine | ||
| Kim Golden, Neighborhood Project Facilitator, Rays of Sonshine | ||
| Greg Hettrick, VP & Director of Community Investment, FHLB Dallas | ||
| Mike Lambert, Government & Industry Liaison, FHLB Dallas | ||
| Sheila Grayson, VP, Community Reinvestment Officer, Community Trust Bank | ||
| WHERE: | 406 Jack McEnery Street | |
| Monroe, Louisiana | ||
| Additional parking is available at Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church | ||
| (2930 Jackson Street, Monroe, Louisiana) |
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