20th A NNIVERSARY
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H E L P I N G
DREAMS COME TRUE
The Bluebird House Residents
When you visit a BATC Foundation “Dream Home,” you help dreams come true. That’s because the BATC Foundation combines your $5 with the contributions of other Dream Home visitors to provide needed repairs, remodeling or even new construction for families and organizations in the Twin Cities area. The BATC Foundation, the charitable arm of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, is celebrating 20 years of help and hope in 2015! And we continue to provide help and hope to people in need across the Twin Cities—partnering with area organizations to turn the natural generosity of our builders, remodelers and suppliers into dreams come true. This fall, the BATC Foundation is bringing two dreams to fruition. Army SPC Marco Solt is a Brooklyn Center native whose vehicle encountered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on his first deployment in Afghanistan. Marco lost both of his legs in the explosion and now uses prosthetics and his wheelchair to get around. The BATC Foundation is proud to be partnering with Homes for Our Troops to bring Marco and his wife Gena a brand new, specially adapted new home. Each home built by Homes for Our Troops is equipped with over 40 special adaptations including widened doorways, lowered countertops, roll-under cook tops and sinks, all designed to give veterans like Marco full wheelchair accessibility. We are grateful to our Build Partner Accent Homes who has managed the construction of Marco
Bluebird House Groundbreaking
and Gena’s home, which will be completed in October. You are also helping make dreams come true for the residents and staff of Bluebird House, a group home operated by Homeward Bound. Homeward Bound was formed by a group of parents who needed a high level of medical care for their children, but wanted a more home-like atmosphere than a nursing home could provide. Today, Homeward Bound operates three Intermediate Care Facilities and 14 group homes in the Twin Cities area for disabled children and adults. The four young men who live at Bluebird House needed more space so Homeward Bound contacted the BATC Foundation to see if we could help. A typical 1960’s rambler, none of the rooms in Bluebird are large enough to accommodate the residents along with their medical equipment. Through our Build Partner, Vujovich Design Build, we are adding a bedroom, family room and additional storage space to Bluebird House. Soon, the residents of Bluebird House will be able to enjoy a meal together or watch a movie with each other and visiting family members These are just two of several projects that the financial support of your Dream Home donation helps to make a reality. Building heart in housing means that we are able to make a difference for families like Marco and the residents of Bluebird House.
Marco & Gena Solt
The BATC Foundation thanks these BATC members who have taken the lead on these two very special projects