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Partnership constructs Fortified Homes with IBHS
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV):
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WHAT:
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News conference announcing a joint initiative of the Travelers
Foundation, the charitable arm of The Travelers Companies, Inc.,
the Insurance
Institute for Business & Home Safety and Habitat
for Humanity International to build affordable, wind-resistant
homes.
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WHEN:
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Monday, Dec. 10, 2012
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8:30 a.m.
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B-roll opportunities as construction begins
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10:30 a.m.
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Remarks and house tour to review FORTIFIED features and their
contributions to the house’s ability to withstand severe wind
storms. Experts below will be available for comment during
this time.
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WHERE:
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667 Seal Boulevard, Bay St. Louis, MS
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WHO:
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Wendy McDonald, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity Bay-Waveland
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Eric M. Nelson, Vice President of Enterprise Catastrophe and Analysis,
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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Marlene Ibsen, CEO and President of the Travelers Foundation, The
Travelers Companies, Inc.
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Remington “Rem” Brown, Senior Engineering Manager, IBHS
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Doug Harper, Corporate Development Director, Habitat for Humanity
International
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Russ Griffith, Senior Construction Specialist, Habitat for Humanity
International
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IN MORE DETAIL:
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As part of $500,000 in grants provided to Habitat for Humanity by
the Travelers Foundation in 2012, Travelers funded eight pilot
Habitat builds, which are now underway in Alabama and Mississippi.
The homes will be built in accordance with IBHS’ FORTIFIED
construction standards, which provide practical, meaningful
structural upgrades to strengthen new, as well as existing, homes.
Travelers also is funding the development of IBHS training programs
and materials to support Habitat affiliates’ efforts to build safer,
wind-resistant homes in partnership with low-income families.
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About Travelers
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV)
is a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto,
home
and business.
A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Travelers has more than
30,000 employees and generated revenues of approximately $25 billion in
2011. The company provides support for charitable organizations in the
community through the Travelers Foundation and with corporate funding.
The company’s community giving is focused on education, community
development and the arts. Travelers employees are consistently active in
community initiatives and perform thousands of hours in volunteer time
each year. For more information, visit www.travelers.com.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for
Humanity International is a global nonprofit Christian housing
organization that seeks to put God’s love into action by bringing people
together to build homes, communities and hope. Since 1976, Habitat has
served more than 500,000 families by welcoming people of all races,
religions and nationalities to construct, rehabilitate or preserve
homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by
providing training and access to resources to help families improve
their shelter conditions. For more information, to donate or to
volunteer, please visit www.Habitat.org,
follow us at www.facebook.com/habitat
or at www.twitter.com/habitat_org
or join Habitat’s blog community at www.habitat.org/blog.
About the IBHS
IBHS is an independent, nonprofit, scientific
research and communications organization supported by the property
insurance industry. The organization works to reduce the social and
economic effects of natural disasters and other risks on residential and
commercial property by conducting building science research and
advocating improved construction, maintenance and preparedness
practices. Visit www.DisasterSafety.org
for more information about how to make your buildings more resistant to
a variety of disasters, large and small. Follow IBHS on Twitter at
@DisasterSafety and on Facebook.
Source: The Travelers Companies, Inc.
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Ashley M. Maagero,
860-277-2954
amaagero@travelers.com
or
IBHS
Joseph
King, 813-675-1045
Media Relations Manager
813-442-2845
(c)
jking@ibhs.org
or
Habitat
for Humanity International
Tami Griffin, 404-420-6789
tagriffin@habitat.org
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