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Actor Rob Lowe Supports Building 50,000 Homes in Haiti

NEW YORK, USA (defend.ht) - Actor Rob Lowe joined Valspar and Habitat for Humanity in an initiative to build homes for 50,000 families in Haiti.

The initiative would work through an auction of handprints of celebrities and notable personalities to benefit Habitat for Humanity's relief efforts in Haiti.

"I am deeply honored to partner with Valspar Paint and Habitat for Humanity for this important initiative that will help Haitian families rebuild their lives," said Lowe. "Having access to adequate shelter is a basic human right that everyone deserves. Valspar and Habitat are bringing low-income families the help they so desperately need."

Rob Lowe

In addition to Rob Lowe, other notable personalities donating their handprints to the Valspar Hands for Habitat initiative include Andy Cohen, Angie Harmon, Ashley Greene, Calvin Klein, Cynthia Rowley, Donnie Wahlberg, Ellen DeGeneres, Ethan Hawke, James Earl Jones, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Sehorn, Jonathan Adler, Katie Couric, Kid Rock, Lauren Conrad, Naomi Watts, Nate Berkus, Paula Deen, Susan Sarandon, Teri Hatcher, Tori Spelling, Vanessa Williams, Zac Posen and many more.

The Valspar Hands for Habitat auction will go live on Monday, August 22nd at 8:30 a.m. For additional information and to find out how you too can "lend a hand", visit www.Facebook.com/ValsparPaint.


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