Project Flo 2021 – June 24, 2021 – June 29, 2021
This year we would like to share comments made on the Impact Survey we send to our homeowners upon work completion. Friends, if you ever wondered if your contribution makes a difference, let us allow this homeowner to speak to that:
“Project Flo has changed our lives. We now have quality of life for the remaining years in the home we love. The stress of the big jobs that needed finished is gone and a constant weight that colored every aspect of our lives has been lifted. They now made it possible for us to use our home in the way we have always intended and create the memories with our grandchildren.
Besides all the work project flo did for us. The money spent, the time given to jobs that desperately needed doing, each person restored not just our homes, but us. Gave us back to ourselves. Dusted us off and stood us up. There was no judgement, only love. There was a complete an utter respect we haven’t felt in years. incredibly, not just by one but by each person that walked into our property and set their hands and hearts to jobs that would take crushing weight off of our shoulders. Covid made you feel disconnected from people, being disabled makes you question your own worth. Sometimes you feel as if you have been left behind and that there are chasms between you and other people. They closed that gap. The eyes gave us the gift of helping us to help ourselves again.”
That’s powerful! You gave them “the gift of helping us to help ourselves again”. We hear this often and how your works and gifts restore their faith in humanity. Your continued commitment helps us plan and execute these life-changing projects.
Our mission has helped more families take control of their homes and restore their faith in humanity. Your generosity has helped Project Flo cultivate that excitement and we are forever grateful.
This year Project Flo volunteers completed the following projects (see www.projectflo.net for more details):
1. Project 1 – Senior couple in Nashua
- Shingle one side of roof (shingles donated by Owens Corning)
- Primed and painted soffit (paint provided by Sherwin Williams at a reduced cost)
- Sided two sections of house—Stated again below
- Install fence panels
- General Clean Up
- Cleared brush / removed debris
- Organized wood / moved metal piles
- Removed a number of logs and stumps
- Sided back of house and outbuilding—Stated above
- Cleared and organized garage and several outbuildings
- Cleared and organized deck
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Saturday, June 26, 2021 (Rain Day)
2. Project 2 – Couple in Nashua with children
- Painted the entire exterior of house. (paint provided by Sherwin Williams at a reduced cost)
- Prepped, primed and painted attached and detached garage. (paint provided by Sherwin Williams at a reduced cost)
- Painted metal shed (paint provided by Sherwin Williams at a reduced cost)
- Replaced 15 windows
- Removed window and finished with siding
- Stained front and back decks
- Replaced wood siding outside of garage
- Cleaned/repaired gutters
- Dirt to fill holes in yard
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Saturday, June 26, 2021 (Rain Day)
3. Project 3 – Young single mother in New Hampton
- Remove bushes around house.
- Replaced stone steps and replaced with wooden steps and handrail.
- Low maintenance landscaping planted.
- Replace 11 windows
- Cleaned and repaired gutters
- Patched holes in foundation
- Brought in dirt to fill holes in yard and landscaping area
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Saturday, June 26, 2021 (Rain Day)
4. Project 4 – Wheelchair dependent senior – Lawler
- Carried large items from basement to 1st floor
- Organized basement
- Pressure washed house and garage
- Install two transition strips between rooms
- Replace burnt / unsafe electrical outlets
- Made bathroom vanity wheelchair accessible
- Replace shelf under kitchen cabinet
- Install an anchor for a door to basement
- Replaced/repaired sliding glass door screen
- Secure handrail leading to basement
- Installed wider steps and handrail off back deck
- Hauled and disposed of unwanted items
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5. Project 5 – Senior in poor health – Alta Vista
- Installed 13 windows
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6. Project 6 –Disabled male – Alta Vista
- Replaced back steps
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7. Project 7 – Parish Center
- Removed old and installed new cement caulk in the sidewalk