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Christmas in October was founded in 1984 by Dick Miller and John McMeel. Along with about 100 volunteers- friends, family and students from Rockhurst High School- they completed work on 20 houses in October the first year. Since then, the program has grown to include thousands of volunteers from hundreds of different organizations from throughout the Kansas City area working on over 500 houses each year. Christmas in October is one of the largest volunteer programs of its kind in the United States. Our objective is to bring volunteers together from throughout the metro area in order to provide crucial home repair assistance to homeowners-primarily the elderly, disabled, and low-income families with children- who lack the skills and resources necessary to do the repairs themselves. We are mainly concerned about problems associated with safety and warmth, but we also try to improve the basic living conditions of the occupants by preventing further deterioration of the home and improving the overall aesthetics of the neighborhood. Staff We have two full-time staff who organize and administer the program. John Summers is the Managing Director and Jeremy Davis is the Program Manager.
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