These 5 photos, all captured by West Aurora High School students on May 7, were selected as a series that beautifully represented the Rebuilding Together Aurora experience. These photos will be printed large-scale, courtesy of Aurora Fast Print, and used extensively in our upcoming outreach campaigns.
These students also received gift certificates to Pockets, and will have their shots submitted for publication in local and national media.
On May 7, 19 West Aurora High School students partnered with 7 professional photographers to roam the city streets and capture RTA's April Rebuilding Event volunteer crews in action. Each crew spent the afternoon working through challenges pros face in the field and getting a taste of the richness of Aurora's inner neighborhoods. Students submitted their favorites [check them out here: Flickr Group Pool] and a jury selected 5 photos that best illustrated the Rebuilding Together Aurora experience.
The student works are all fantastic, and it was extremely difficult to select the "final 5"--- below are the very close runners up. Thank you to EVERYONE for participating. We here at RTA have been nothing but astounded by the sheer quantity of mind-blowingly good work!
A huge thanks to Fred Harms at Extraordinary Demos for building this video that highlights Rebuilding Together Aurora's passionate volunteers, extensive scopes, homeowners, and generous community partners!
Highlighted people and partners include:
Julie and Tia - Midwestern University Occupational Therapy Graduate program
Juan Abrego- House Captain
Denise Anderson - RTA board advisor
Marcie Rogers - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church volunteer
Henry and Phyllis Cowherd - homeowners
Nancy McCall - Aurora Noon Rotary
Bethteague Fairbank - homeowner
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Rebuilding Together Aurora is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to helping low-income homeowners through home renovation and repair. Our mission is to make a significant and lasting contribution to those we help in Aurora, Illinois.
We rebuild together, one house, one family at a time.
An affiliate of the national grass-roots movement, our mission is to provide a safe and healthy home for every person.
