Photo Album: Rebuild Day 2022 helps 5 homeowners repair their homes

Rebuilding Together board member George Greenwood works on staining a deck Saturday morning on Range Hill Road in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board members were joined by family members and several dozen volunteers Saturday morning to help five homeowners in Lewiston, Auburn and Poland make repairs and improvements to their homes. RTLA is a local chapter of a national organization dedicated to repairing homes of those who, due to financial hardship, age, and/or disability, cannot do the work themselves. For more information on receiving help or volunteering, visit rebuildingtogetherla.org.

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board members John Ouellette, left and Mike Grimmer install a door Saturday morning at a home on Louise Street in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn volunteer, Augusta Hahnel, right, hands a bundle of shingles Saturday morning to Bates College student Rachel Lowell at the home of Lorraine Clukey, middle with dress, on Connor Lane in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board members and volunteers get together Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Lewiston Armory for a group photo before heading out to their various projects. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board member George Greenwood, right, talks with Bates College students Saturday morning on a deck they were staining on Range Hill Road in Poland. Part of the experience for both board members and volunteers is to not only help others but share life experiences and skill sets. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board members Mike Grimmer, let, and John Ouellette carry a replacement door into a home Saturday morning on Louise Street in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board member David Trask works on fixing a window Saturday morning that would not close properly at a home on Louise Street in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board member Todd Gagne, right, and his children, Ellie, left, and Luke, middle, install a gutter Saturday morning at a home on Grove Street in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board member Todd Gagne, left, and his children, Ellie, middle and Luke, right, install a gutter Saturday morning at a home on Grove Street in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Bates College student Deven Thapaliya sweeps a ramp prior prior to painting. The ramp was build on Rebuilding Day several years ago at a home on Central Avenue in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn volunteer, Augusta Hahnel, right, hands a bundle of shingles to Bates College student Pia Schultz at the home of Lorraine Clukey, middle with dress, Saturday morning on Connor Lane in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board member, Alan Hahnel, left with white hat, removes shingles Saturday morning on a home on Connor Lane in Poland Saturday morning with the help of his children and a group of Bates College students. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Bates College students work Saturday morning to stain a deck on Range Hill Road in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board member Jim Dowling stains a deck Saturday morning at a home on Range Hill Road in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn volunteers and board members work on replacing a roof Saturday morning on Connor Lane in Poland. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebuilding Together Lewiston-Auburn board members Alina Burke, left and Linda Churchill, pose for a photo Saturday morning with volunteers Deven Thapaliya, and Betsy Ladd after they finished staining a ramp at a home in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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