BEGIN- Business Entities Getting Involved in our Neighborhood.

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01/22/2015

We completed BEGIN project #7/8, Wednesday January 21 ,2015.
BEGIN #7/8 Recipient: Arnie and Cari Fonseca - N. Phoenix, AZ.

The lives of Arnie and Cari Fonseca’s and their son, Brandon, were turned upside down 14 years ago when Brandon, 16 years old at the time, and his best friend got into a horrific car accident. Brandon had made a terrible decision to drink and drive. Brandon suffered a traumatic brain injury and his best friend was killed. To this day, Brandon is wheelchair bound and dependent on his mother for 24 hour care.

This summer their air conditioner quit cooling. The technician that repaired it said that at 27 years old, it was way past its life expectancy and could die again any day. They struggle financially to make ends meet and had no clue how they would come up with the funds to replace the system. Then they were chosen by the BEGIN project.

Yesterday, the BEGIN program gifted Arnie, Carie and Brandon with a new air conditioning system compliments of Johnstone Supply and a new evaporative cooler compliments of Hercules Industries. They were in awe at the attention and help that they were receiving. Arnie said “I’m completely humbled and so very grateful for this.” Brandon was a champ and was the center of attraction for all that were present.
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Besides the new heating and cooling system and the new evaporative cooler that the Fonseca’s received, they will also receive some additional gifts of kindness.

- RENCO Roofing replaced the roof in the area around the air conditioner and evaporative cooler that was badly damaged at the same time as the air conditioning replacement.

- Air Quality Specialists provided a complete duct cleaning of their air conditioning ductwork system.

- Evelyn’s Cleaning Service has arranged to have a team come out and clean their home.

- Servpro will provide a cleaning of their furniture or flooring.

- Precise Pest Control is going to spray their home for pests.

This was a great project and we had a lot of activity going on. TV channels 3 and 5 camera crews were on site. The channel 5 crew was also covering for 2 other channels, I think 10 and 15.

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Here’s a link to pictures from today’s project:

https://plus.google.com/photos/114568949919274126488/albums/6106875821406415553?authkey=CLaGmKnE5YD62AE

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Donating companies directly responsible for BEGIN project #7/8’s success:
Air Quality Specialists
Empire Metal Products
Evelyn’s Cleaning Service
Emerson Climate Technologies
Hercules Industries
Hobaica Services
Johnstone Supply
KG Group
Precise Pest Solutions
RENCO Roofing
Servpro of Central Glendale/Thunderbird & Litchfield/West Phoenix
Smiley Crane

Thank you to all those that helped us on this project. And thank you to those that have helped with previous projects.

Paul

01/21/2015

Be sure and watch your local news (Channel 3 and Channel 5) today for coverage on our latest BEGIN Recipients Arnie and Cari Fonseca.

01/19/2015

Martin Luther King Day -
A Day Of Service

01/08/2015

01/06/2015

We completed BEGIN project #6 on Friday, January 2nd.
BEGIN #6 Recipient: Mary Zinke, Phoenix, AZ

Mary Zinke is a single mom with 2 sons at home. Her 23 year old son had autism and her 17 year old son will be leaving for the Navy on July 14th. Mary is a recent kidney transplant recipient. Her husband became addicted to drugs and the husband abandoned the family. Mary returned to work after being a homemaker for 15 years and worked while on dialysis up until she received her transplant. Her income was not sufficient to maintain upkeep on the home. Mary has an evaporative cooler and heater on the home. The cooler is fairly new, but the heater hasn’t worked for the past 15 years.

On Friday, the BEGIN program gifted Mary with a new Lennox electric furnace compliments of Lennox. Mary was delighted to finally be getting heat into the whole house after all these years.

Besides the new heating and cooling system that Mary received, she will also receive some additional gifts of kindness.
- Air Quality Specialists provided a complete duct cleaning of his air conditioning ductwork system.
- Evelyn’s Cleaning Service has arranged to have a team come out and clean his home.
- Servpro will provide a cleaning of his furniture.
- Precise Pest Control is going to spray his house for pests.

Here’s a link to pictures from Fridays project:

https://plus.google.com/photos/114568949919274126488/albums/6101018161597553009?authkey=CILCtcuyluVz

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Donating companies directly responsible for BEGIN project #6’s success:
Air Quality Specialists
Empire Metal Products
Evelyn’s Cleaning Service
Emerson Climate Technologies
Hobaica Services
Lennox Industries
KG Group
Precise Pest Solutions
Servpro of Central Glendale/Thunderbird & Litchfield/West Phoenix

Thank you to all those that helped us on this project. And thank you to those that have helped previously or are on standby, waiting for my call.

12/26/2014

We just completed BEGIN project #5 on Christmas Eve.
Recipient: Elayne Stamos, Phoenix, AZ

Elayne Stamos is an elderly home owner. She struggles to get by on Social Security and to make ends meet. Last year she couldn’t afford her property taxes, so a family member took out a loan and paid it for her. She has been without heat since last winter and was dreading the idea of going through another winter without heat.

Christmas Eve, the BEGIN program gifted Elayne with a new Goodman package heat pump compliments of Daikin and a new Emerson programmable thermostat, as well as revised ductwork in the attic and a new return grill. Elayne was very appreciative. She couldn’t thank everyone involved enough. To show her appreciation, she made a thank you sign that was posted out front. She also had bagels, donuts, and coffee out for everyone that came by and she made a lunch for the installation crew.

Besides the new heating and cooling system that Elayne received, she will also receive some additional gifts of kindness.

- Air Quality Specialists provided a complete duct cleaning of his air conditioning ductwork system.
- Evelyn’s Cleaning Service has arranged to have a team come out and clean her home.
- Servpro will provide a cleaning of his furniture.
- Precise Pest Control is going to spray his house for pests.
- Insulate upgrade in your home courtesy of Advanced Insulation.

Here’s a link to pictures from this project:

https://plus.google.com/photos/114568949919274126488/albums/6096484995928228641?authkey=CLq5-8GW0Zie1AE

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Donating companies directly responsible for BEGIN project #5’s success:

Air Quality Specialists
Daikin Air Conditioning
Empire Metal Products
Evelyn’s Cleaning Service
Emerson Climate Technologies
Hercules Supply
Hobaica Services
KG Group
Precise Pest Solutions
Servpro of Central Glendale/Thunderbird & Litchfield/West Phoenix
Smiley Crane Service

Thank you to all those that helped us on this project. And thank you to those that have helped previously or are on standby, waiting for my call.

12/19/2014

Channel 3 covered the story of our BEGIN #3 Recepient and it should be on their new cast from 4pm on tonight.

BEGIN #3 Recipient - Rebecca Adams Phoenix, AZ

Rebecca Adams is a stay at home mom. 6 years ago she lost her mom, her job, her home, her car, and her marriage all in one year. Then she was diagnosed with lymphedema and found out that she was pregnant with twins. Once they were born and started to develop she felt that they were not developing like other babies their age, or as her daughter had. After many tests both boys were diagnosed with Autism. 2 ½ years ago, her family got together and purchased a home for her to raise these twins and her daughter in. She gradually is making repairs as she can afford to. Her air conditioner quit this past summer and she barely could scrape up the funds to get it repaired. She was told at that time that it was running on borrowed time.
In an attempt to provide one less thing to worry about, Rebecca will be receiving a new Lennox package heat pump installed on her roof. With revised ductwork in the attic. We are also having the insulation in her attic upgraded.

Vendors directly involved in this system installation:
Lennox Industries
Empire Metal Products
Smiley Crane Service
KG Group
Emerson Climate Controls
Air Quality Specialists
Precise Pest Solutions
Evelyn’s Cleaning Services
Servpro of Central Glendale/Thunderbird and Litchfield/West Phoenix

Thank you to all those that helped us on this project. And thank you to those that have helped previously or are on standby, waiting for my call.

12/18/2014

BEGIN #4 Recipient:
Lois and Jessica Avalos of Phoenix, AZ

Lois and Jessica Avalos are first time home owners. They have a 5 year old and a new born baby. Jessica works at a Veterans care center and Lois served in Afghanistan and the National Guard for 8 years. They are struggling financially to make ends meet.

After purchasing their home they found out that the heater did not work and was not repairable. They don’t have the funds to replace their system, so they have been getting by with a portable heater in the winter. They are especially worried about their new born and the safety issues of using portable heaters.

Lois and Jessica will be receiving a Trane gas pack air conditioner to provide the family with heat for this winter and dependable cooling next summer.

Thank you to all those that helped us on this project -

Empire Metal Products
Smiley Crane Service
KG Group
Emerson Climate Controls
Air Quality Specialists
Precise Pest Solutions
Evelyn’s Cleaning Services
Servpro of Central Glendale/Thunderbird and Litchfield/West Phoenix
Trane Corporation

And thank you to those that have helped previously or are on standby, waiting for my call.

12/09/2014

There is still time to nominate a deserving family. Go to Hobaica's website at http://hobaica.com/beginb.php today.

12/03/2014

We just completed BEGIN project #2 Tuesday morning on December 2nd.

Rowdy Duncan (Phoenix) moved into his home in 2007 with his wife. Soon after they separated, which left him with a home with a higher mortgage than he could handle. Soon after the market took a turn for the worst. Rowdy works at Paradise Valley Community College and says his job title is Student Life and Leadership. As he explains it, his job is to train kids to become advocates for themselves and for the community. Rowdy helps kids find a place to belong. He is active in the community and serves on several boards including the ASU Board for Healing Racism and the City of Phoenix Healing Racism Board. He is also going back to college to get his masters in Community Studies for Advocacy. With his mortgage and house hold expenses, Rowdy can barely make ends meet. He has a roommate to help get by. But when his heat went out last winter, he couldn’t afford the cost of the component needed to get it repaired and went through the winter with no heat except from a plug in bathroom heater and the oven.

Tuesday, the BEGIN program gifted Rowdy with a new American Standard roof top heat pump, a new programmable thermostat and an upgraded return grill. Rowdy said that he teaches his students to give back to the community by volunteering at shelters and non-profit organizations and by helping when you find someone in need. But, he said that now he knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end and he is very grateful.

Besides the new heating and cooling system that Rowdy received, we surprised him even more with additional gifts of kindness.

- Air Quality Specialists provided a complete duct cleaning of his air conditioning ductwork system.
- Evelyn’s Cleaning Service has arranged to have a team come out and clean his home.
- Servpro will provide a cleaning of his furniture.
- Precise Pest Control is going to spray his house for pests.

Here’s a link to more pictures from Tuesday's project:

https://plus.google.com/photos/114568949919274126488/albums/6088361991188530833?authkey=CM230Zm1gdmEIg

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Donating companies directly responsible for BEGIN project #2’s success:

Air Quality Specialists
Bud Carey, West USA Realty
Empire Metal Products
Evelyn’s Cleaning Service
Emerson Climate Technologies
Hobaica Services
KG Group
American Refrigeration Supply
Precise Pest Solutions
Servpro of Central Glendale/Thunderbird & Litchfield/West Phoenix
Smiley Crane Service

Thank you to all those that helped us on this project. And thank you to those that have helped previously or are on standby, waiting for my call.

11/28/2014

We could not do the BEGIN campaign alone. Thank you to all the Organizations that help:
Air Quality Specialists (duct cleaning), American Refrigeration Supply, Bud Carey Realtors, Daikin North America, Emerson Climate Technologies, Empire Metal Products, Evelyn’s Cleaning Service, Hercules Industries, Hurley Electric, Johnstone Supply, KG Group Marketing, KTVK-3TV, Lennox Industries, Precise Pest Solutions, RENCO Roofing, SERVPRO of Central Glendale/Thunderbird and Litchfield/West Phoenix, Smiley Crane Service, and The Market Builder