Delphi Partners With Habitat for Humanity

Global Outreach Expands to 17 locations on June 21st

TROY, Mich., June 18 -- Delphi's efforts for Habitat for Humanity International will take on both a national and an international scope when 17 locations around the world help build 20 Habitat for Humanity homes on June 21st.

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Thanks to Delphi Corporation's employees across the United States, Mexico, India, United Kingdom, and Australia, Habitat for Humanity affiliates will have 20 families calling a new house "home sweet home" in the near future.

Projects take place on Saturday, June 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 17 cities where Delphi has operations. Homes are in various stages of completion with Delphi volunteers assisting in a variety of tasks, including hanging dry wall, rough and trim carpentry, painting, landscaping and siding.

This is Delphi's third consecutive year volunteering for Habitat for Humanity International, and the first year to include building sites outside of the United States.

This year's participating teams are building or landscaping homes in the following areas:

-- Anderson, Ind. - 1003 W. 4th Street: Volunteers will be doing a variety of different jobs at this site.

-- Costa Mesa, Calif. - 1925 Pomona Avenue: Volunteers from the Delphi Anaheim facility will be doing a number of different jobs at this site.

-- Dayton, Ohio - 1116 Ames Avenue: Volunteers will be landscaping, cleaning up and installing woodwork trim at this site.

-- Grand Rapids, Mich. - 618 and 622 Grandville Avenue: Volunteers from the Delphi Coopersville and Grand Rapids sites will be doing a number of different jobs at the sites.

-- Hattiesburg, Miss. - 501 Carson: Volunteers from the Delphi Laurel facility will be landscaping at this site.

-- Kansas City, Kan. - 2055 North Third Street: Volunteers from the Delphi Olathe facility will be setting the roof at this site.

-- Plainfield, N.J. - 653 S. Second Street: Volunteers from the Delphi New Brunswick facility will be working on basic house framing at this site.

-- Pontiac, Mich. - 203 Rockwell and 278 North Cass: Delphi volunteers from Southeastern Michigan, including Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems, Delphi World Headquarters and several other Delphi Divisions, will be building deck porches and roofs at the sites.

-- Rochester, N.Y. - Fulton Avenue between Emerson and Phelps: Volunteers will be insulating, painting, and hanging drywall at three sites.

-- Saginaw, Mich. - 1023 Federal: Volunteers will be installing siding, painting, framing, and landscaping at this site.

-- Sandusky, Ohio - 3601 and 3602 Beatty Ave.: Volunteers will be applying roof shingles and attaching vinyl siding at the sites.

-- Tulsa, Okla. - 2522 E. 29th Place North: Volunteers will be setting trusses, attaching decking and fascia board at this site.

-- Wichita Falls, Texas - 821 Woods: Volunteers will be installing roofing, siding, and insulating at this site.

Delphi volunteers will also be working in Chihuahua, Mexico; Rewari, India; Gillingham, United Kingdom; and Melbourne, Australia in conjunction with the local Habitat for Humanity International affiliates.

"Owners of Habitat homes demonstrate their commitment in many ways," said Guy C. Hachey, vice president, Delphi Corporation and president, Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems. "They invest many hours in helping build the homes of others as well as their own. Additionally, they pay for their homes using no- profit, zero-interest mortgages. Habitat for Humanity demonstrates a value we believe in at Delphi: Individuals can and do make a difference," he said.

"By building homes in partnership with local people, Delphi employees are demonstrating their commitment to the areas where they live and work," said Cheryl A. Kilborn, director of public affairs & communications, Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems. "Our employees are enthusiastic about volunteering to help Habitat for Humanity. They value the opportunity to make a difference in their community. Delphi and its employees are proud to support Habitat for Humanity."

Delphi employees are also active in numerous charitable programs around the world. For example, Delphi employees have donated millions of dollars to United Way in the United States, and sponsored For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (F.I.R.S.T.), a program geared toward encouraging students to pursue science-related professions.

Delphi employees also are active in their communities volunteering in sports groups, chambers of commerce, church groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, minority organizations, humane societies, advisory boards, public school district boards, blood donation centers, YMCA and YWCA, among others.

Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. Founded by Millard Fuller, along with his wife, Linda, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates in more than 3,000 communities in 89 nations have built and sold more than 125,000 homes to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. For more information on Habitat for Humanity, please visit www.habitat.org .

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