Rose Geneus
More than 70 leading CEOs and senior-level business leaders left their offices to pick up hammers and help build a home for a local mom during Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County’s annual CEO Build fundraising event presented by CP Group and Rack Electric.
Recruited by the event’s co-chairs, Angelo Bianco, managing partner at CP Group and Jesse Rack, vice president at Rack Electric, the leaders rallied together for the two-day event in October to demonstrate “Corporate Leadership in Action” by raising funds and awareness for the need of affordable housing and literally putting a roof on a Habitat house.
The house will eventually be purchased by Rose Geneus, a mother of one who works as a healthcare facility supervisor and is excited to partner with Habitat to build stability for her daughter. The mother-daughter duo live in a small studio apartment and, for the last five years, had to move every year due to continuous increases in rent. After completing a minimum of 300 hours of sweat equity, financial education courses and home maintenance workshops, Geneus will purchase the house from Habitat with an affordable 30-year, zero-interest mortgage.
“It is truly a life-changing opportunity that otherwise would not be possible without the generosity of the CEO Builders, and from the top to the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful,” said Geneus
“We hope by bringing together high-profile corporate leadership, government officials, and the communities we serve through events like CEO Build, we can shine a light on the critical need for affordable housing and collaboratively work together to address it,” shared Habitat’s President & CEO, Jennifer C. Thomason.
For more information, call 561-819-6070 or visit habitatsouthpalmbeach.org.