DULLES, Va., Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) is donating $100,000 and providing employee volunteers to
Habitat for Humanity of Washington,
D.C. to build a home for a veteran in the southeast
neighborhood of the District.
"Raytheon is dedicated to making a difference in the communities
where our employees live, work and serve," said Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon's
Intelligence, Information and Services business. "Our company
provides solutions to help our service men and women complete their
missions and return home safely. So it's especially fitting that
we're helping build a new home for one of our veterans."
"We offer a hand up, not a hand out," said Susanne Slater, President and CEO of DC Habitat.
"DC Habitat builds affordable homes in partnership with qualified
buyers in need of safe, decent housing. Homeownership is an
important path from poverty to the middle class. Our studies, among
many others, have shown that a clean, decent, affordable house
provides better health, improvements in educational performance and
job prospects, and a sense of dignity and pride for families with
enhanced financial stability over the long term. With the financial
and hands-on support of incredible sponsors, like Raytheon, we're
able to sell our volunteer-built homes at no profit."
DC Habitat will identify the future homeowners of the home built
with the Raytheon gift.
About Habitat of Humanity of Washington, D.C.
Habitat for Humanity of Washington,
D.C. believes that everyone deserves a house they want to
call home. That's why we work to eliminate poverty housing and
homelessness in the nation's capital by building affordable,
energy- and resource-efficient homes for people in need. DC
Habitat builds and rehabilitates homes in order to sell them to
families who are ineligible for conventional financing. Visit
us at www.dchabitat.org for more information.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration, C5I™ products and services,
sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80
countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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Media Contacts
Raytheon
Jennifer Griffith
571.250.2813
iispr@raytheon.com
DC Habitat
Maria
Mastorakos
202.882.4600; Ext. 233
maria.mastorakos@dchabitat.org
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