Rheem supplies residence heating, cooling and water heating methods together with firm volunteers for the 2026 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Challenge
Rheem®, an Atlanta-based main supplier of heating, cooling, water heating and refrigeration methods, partnered with Atlanta Habitat because the host affiliate of the 2026 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Challenge, a worldwide initiative with Habitat for Humanity Worldwide. The venture introduced collectively sponsors and greater than a thousand volunteers to assemble 24 properties.
Rheem staff volunteered every day throughout construct week and the corporate outfitted the 24 properties with energy-efficient Rheem Endeavor® Line heating and cooling methods and Rheem Gladiator™ electrical water heaters. To make sure every home-owner advantages from efficient vitality and utility price administration, the Rheem Endeavor heating and cooling methods will probably be managed by the brand new ecobee Good Thermostat Lite. Rheem’s help for the Carter Work Challenge is a part of its ongoing dedication to make a constructive influence within the communities the place its staff stay and work. This dedication is a key pillar of the corporate’s philanthropic arm, Coronary heart of Consolation™.
“House possession is highly effective and Rheem is grateful to play a small position in supporting 24 new owners right here in Atlanta,” stated Alex Housten, chief working officer at Rheem. “Rheem colleagues, along with our plumber, contractor, distribution and retail companions, profit from our work expertise throughout construct week. It’s thrilling to see a brand new group constructed earlier than our eyes so shortly, with the coordinated assist of so many proper right here inside Atlanta. We’re proud that Rheem merchandise will play a task serving this neighborhood for years to come back. This venture demonstrates the ability of partnerships and is an essential reminder that our influence is larger once we work collectively.”
Rheem volunteer groups helped construct, panorama and paint all through the week of Might 3-8 within the historic Sylvan Hills neighborhood in southwest Atlanta. The venture kicked off development for Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity’s latest deliberate group and introduces fashionable, sustainable townhome-style residing for the primary time within the affiliate’s historical past.
“Partnerships with organizations like Rheem assist us increase our influence so we are able to empower extra households to attain their dream of homeownership,” stated Rosalyn Merrick, president and CEO of Atlanta Habitat. “Collectively, we’re serving to households enhance their properties, their communities and their lives.”
The 2026 Carter Work Challenge is going down throughout Habitat for Humanity Worldwide’s 50th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, the worldwide nonprofit has launched “Let’s Open the Door,” a marketing campaign highlighting the necessity for increasing housing entry to unlock a world the place everybody has an honest place to stay.
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For extra info on the Carter Work Challenge, go to www.atlantahabitat.org/about/carter-work-project.