CommonBond Communities' 'Open Doors' Display Opens Eyes - and Hearts - to the Need...

CommonBond Communities' 'Open Doors' Display Opens Eyes - and Hearts - to the
Need for Affordable Housing at Friday's Fundraising Gala

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 27 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT: Five brightly colored doors representing the 4,000 homes CommonBond
Communities plans to build or preserve in the next five years make their way
to the Minneapolis Depot on Friday for CommonBond's 11th annual fundraising
gala.

The 'Open Doors' created for CommonBond by BBDO have been "touring" the Twin
Cities since last fall to raise awareness about the growing need for
affordable housing. CommonBond hopes the thousands of downtown professionals
who saw the doors in the Minneapolis skyway system at the AT&T, 5th Street and
Capella Towers and other locations will attend the gala and be motivated to
donate to this important cause.

WHEN: Friday, May 29, 20096 - 11 p.m.

VISUALS/INTERVIEWS:
5:00-6:00 cover shots of the silent auction, the five doors on display at The
Depot

6:00-7:00 interviews with Paul Fate, president of CommonBond Communities, Bibi
Abdalla, a former resident and current college graduate and John Berg, a
retired Wells Fargo executive. Fate, Abdalla and Berg will also be joined by
resident guests and award winners.

8:00-9:30John Berg Award, Bibi Abdalla Award. CommonBond resident kids present
a rap song they wrote themselves. Live auction and band ends the evening.

WHERE: THE DEPOT MINNEAPOLIS, 225 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612.375.1700

WEB SITES:
www.commonbondgrandegala.org
www.commonbond.org

ABOUT COMMONBOND COMMUNITIES: CommonBond Communities is the largest nonprofit
provider of affordable homes with on-site resident services in the Upper
Midwest. CommonBond's nearly 5,000 apartments and town homes are located in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. CommonBond Communities has earned a national
reputation for excellence in developing and managing quality affordable
housing while providing customized resident services administered through
Advantage Centers that promote resident success.

SOURCE CommonBond Communities

Deb Sakry Lande of CommonBond, +1-651-291-1750, cell, +1-612-916-1449,
lande@commonbond.org