The Last 10%!

Tonight is the night! We are meeting to finish up the last 10%. The sod is ready to be put in, there's a few touch up things inside the house, etc.


We are meeting at 5:30 at the house - 7004 Dale Street. The more people we have, the more we'll be able to get done! I really hope you'll be able to come out and help. We've already seen how many people's lives have been changed - the family, our vendors and of course, our volunteers, just by somehow being involved.

For those of you who are out of town - check back for updates and final pictures soon! =)

Update

While the 2009 Home Make Over is over...it's not quite over. There have been a few loose ends that needed to be tied up.


Let me tell you about our Septic System - we were told that we needed to update the septic lines - so we were able to get the cost of the Health Department's permit donated by a local non-profit organization. We then had the HD come out and tell us exactly what supplies we would need. And then we put it on the back burner for a week b/c we needed to really concentrate on getting the house finished out.


The other day, we had to call Ensley Septic who had already offered to donate the labor for updating the lines. They had been given a copy of the supply list and we lost our copy. We spoke with them on the phone, and asked them about the list of supplies. Their response? Don't worry about the supplies, we're going to provide those too.

What an amazing blessing! The septic system has now been updated to accomodate the number of people coming in and out of that house.

Now that the septic system has been taken care of, we need to lay the sod. We had planned for a work day this past Saturday, but with the weather we had to cancel it. Hopefully we'll be able to get out there soon and get that taken care of.

I haven't been out to the house in a couple of days, but we were also waiting on some plumbing aspects to be taken care of and the bathroom sinks to be put in. We would also like to do a few other little odds and ends to 'finish' completely.

Cat Country's video is up on our page and we are working on getting ours - we had a few technical difficulties so I'm patiently waiting. :) I'm also working on updating our list of vendors/donors so you will have all their names, phone numbers and websites at the click of a button. I'm praying that I can get it caught up this week. We truly cannot thank these businesses enough. If you have any work in your home that needs to be done, we hope and encourage you to call them. They have gone above and beyond, been honest, and given us great advice. Please make sure you visit them.

So again...while the 2009 Home Make Over is over...we are tieing up all the loose ends. Next month, in January, we will actually begin looking into our 2010 project. We have big plans in store - so please keep checking back. We will continue to update this site with all the information. If you'd like to get involved for next year, please email us at info@seven22.org. We would love to get you plugged in.

Best,
Jen
It has been an absolute blessing to be a part of this project.

Rain + cold = NO work day

Hey everyone... today, we were going to lay the sod at the Bitzer home. Due to the very cold temps and the rain, I felt like everyone's health would be better off until we wait for a dry day. We will get this rescheduled ASAP.

Love to you all...
Melissa

The Reveal Video

Check out the video from Cat Country. We'll have our video up in the next week or so - keep checking back =)

See Our Progress

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Thank you!!!

A BIG huge THANK YOU to everyone that volunteered... SEVEN22... This project doesn't happen without you. Thank you for the many hours of lost sleep, the many gallons of gas, the dedication that you brought to this job.

I love you all... See you tomorrow night! :)
Melissa

Today Is The Day!

In approximately 3 1/2 hours, we will welcome the Bitzer family back into their newly renovated home. What a transformation has taken place, not only within the house, but with all of those involved. We are all different for having taken a little time out of our lives to go and reach out to someone else.

Yesterday was absolutely crazy and while the pictures may not show it - we really got a lot done. Now it's crunch-time. All of the last minute details coming in at once. It looks like total chaos right now - but I promise - it will all be ready...in just a few hours.

We really do hope that you're coming out to join us. Since we are expecting such a great turn out - please try to park at Woodham High School. We'll be trying to shuttle everyone back and forth. just to make sure we have enough room.

7004 Dale Street

Even though the make over will be complete today, please keep checking back. We'll be updating our pictures, adding all the info about our donors and information on our NEXT project. That's right - even now we're beginning to look at our next make over. If you'd like to be involved, please send us an email - info@seven22.org. We would love to have you on board, no matter what your skills or talents, we have a place for you.

See you soon!