Our current project involves assisting a widowed mother with five children. I am working with the Military Police Regimental Association (MPRA) and organizing the logistics to restore the family’s home. This restoration includes replacing the collapsed kitchen drain line, burying the existing temporary drain pipe, repairing/painting the sideyard fence, painting the home’s exterior, repairing the kitchen countertop, replacing the sink cabinet and installing a new sink basin, resurfacing the kitchen cabinets, replacing warped kitchen wood flooring with tile, replacing inoperative electrical sockets, replacing kitchen lights, and finally painting the interior of the home. Refurbishing the Aguirre family home would not be possible without your support and that of our community sponsors listed in the gallery!!! Thank You!!!
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Service B4 Self
Military Support Fondation
Military Support Foundation
Military Police Regimental Association
Orion, Halley, & Thomas Building Hope Foundation
Citywide Plumbing
Operation Enduring Gratitude
Home Depot
State 48 Roofing
The Aguirre Family
Drain pipe above the ground
Temporary drain installed above the ground
Kitchen Plumbing
Vent tube
Kitchen sink plumbing
Damaged floor
Wood flooring has water damage
This will need to be repalced
Wind damage to roof
Wind damage to roof
Wind damge to roof
Wind damage to roof
Temperature for the day
Darryl Hawkins cutting the cement
And it begins
First cut into the cement
Ricardo Aguirre trying out the jackhammer
MPRA Members, Mike Dennison and Ken Sakakibara
Working too hard to stop for a picture...
Channel 15 camera crew
Ricardo Aguirre
Carlos Aguirre getting in there to help out his family
Jeff Moore, founder of the nonprofit, "Orion, Halley, & Thomas Building Hope Foundation"
Jeff Moore in the trench
Mike Dennison working the shovel
Hand digging the hard spots
Jeff Turney on the jackhammer
Making progress
Another hot one...
Another hot day, but getting the job done anyway...
Ditch digger to loosen the soil
Mike Dennison handling the ditchdigger
One of many loads of removed cement
Jeff Turney's turn to use the ditchdigger
The trench is getting dug...
Another load of soil removed
Jeff Working the ditchdigger
Almost done loosening the soil
Delicate work around the water pipes
Almost to the corner...
Mike Dennison cutting out the cement
Precision concrete cuts
MPRA member Mark Owens moving the dirt
Mike Dennison in the trench
Action shot of Mike
Working by spotlight...
Trench is dug
A view at ground level
Waterlines leading to the laundry room
Ready for the plumbers
Too big to lift
A breaking bar will fix hat
More manageable
Dumpster is starting to fill up
Plenty of room for the old roof shingles
Mike and Jeff served in the Air Force together in the early 90's.
Waiting to receive more trash...
The back ditch is finished
Morning commute to the jobsite in Tempe
Citywide Plumbing team
Citywide Plumbing volunteered to help with the plumbing issues
Bill Harden and his team from CityWide Plumbing
Fixing the plumbing
New drain pipe going in
Citywide Plumbing getting it done...
Citywide Plumbing moving dirt
Citywide Plumbing repairing a broken line
Home Depot, Another one of our awesome sponsors
Citywide temporarily fixing the inside plumbing
Just another day in the Valley of the Sun...
New plumbing is in
Refilling the ditch
Getting ready for new cement
Cleaning up and settling the new dirt
Cement has been delivered. Not looking forward to hand mixing all of this...
Setting the cement forms....
Measure once, cut twice... ;0)
And the mixing begins...
One load at a time
Tools of the cement trade
First pour is down
Ready to level the delivery
MPRA cement pouring crew
Back area is poured
Front area is poured, as well
Measuring tools
My view on the way home after long day... Tired but worth it....
Old utility/kitchen sink is out
Old countertop needs refurbished yet
Finding the proper heighth
Countertop all cleaned up
Cutting out the new sink
Just a few nails to get through
Almost ready for the sink
Laying out the plan
Getting the supply lines ready
New Drain lines
Ready to reinstall the new sink
Old Temporary Sink
Finally having an operational sink after over six years
Carlos learning how to resurface cabinets
Mike and Carlos working hard
Expert advice being provided
Replaced old non-working undercabinet lights with new LEDs
Old Kitchen Light
Second Old Kitchen Light
Newly repalced kitchen lights
Jeff Moore's crew getting ready to paint the outside
Painting Materials
Paint Options
Prepping house for new paint
Showing where to paint
Completing the paint trim work
Painting the Breezeway
Painting the Front of the house
Painting the eves
New paint in the carport area
Roof looks great with new colors
New paint job
New Paint job
The front wall is getting painted as well
Changing the neighborhood
Electrical issues traced back to faulty breakers
Repalcing bad breakers
New Breaker
Two new breakers installed
This could have been disasterous... So glad we were able to make this family's home safer......
Melted outlet
Removing the old and replacing with new
Repairing overloaded socket
Making the house safe
Restored Electrical Outlet
Refurbishing the side gate
Cleaning and repainting the frame
Finishing touch-ups
Replacing broken slats
New wooden slats going back in
Refurbished Side Gate
Refurbished Side Gate backside
Breezeway gate refurbished, as well
Heading through the downtown Phoenix tunnel on another trip to the jobsite
Reyness Price-Military Support Foundation / Major General Kerry Muehlenbeck- Adjutant General AZ Dept of Emergency and Military Affairs / "Me" / MSF Representative
Vicki, Marie, and Jeff at the CH 15/Sanderson Ford Veterans Award ceremony. The $1000 award went towards this project.
Group photo at the Military Support Foundation Food Bank
Receipients of the Channel 15/Sanderson Ford Honoring Veterans In the Community Awards
Accompanying the MPRA and MSF as we welcome back our National Guard troops from the Middle East
Saluting All of Our Heroes
Service B4 Self Logo
Kitchen cabinets are getting a facelift
Damaged kitchen floor needs to be removed
Removing boards one at a time
Future enhancement coming