Our goal as the Heart 2 Home Foundation is organize community and corporate donations and volunteers to encourage and enhance the lives of Utah families in need. Those volunteer efforts and donations are utilized in fundraising and home renovations that meet special needs in dire circumstances.We have also created alliances with major networks, radio stations and major Utah newspapers and magazines to cover our events and bring visibility to our projects.We are a non-profit 100% volunteer organization with no paid staff. Donations are received through our 501c3 status and go directly to the families and projects to which those funds are gifted.

Dream Big!

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Good Morning Heart 2 Homers! We are all ready to go!   Its going to be a fun and tight schedule. As of now we have a few needs left.
- Plumber and Materials

- Roofers and materials

- 3 windows

- Paint and Painters

- Finish Trim and Trim Installers

As far as the kick off on Monday please be there by 8 am if you want to see some destruction, Sean is ready to get going on this!

Friday, September 24, 2010

We have had so much support for the Gleason Makeover that we have decided to make this even bigger since we have the resources and the volunteers now!  So, we made a call to Now I Can which is a therapy clinic which we were in competition with all summer in the APX gives back contest, and have decided to makeover a therapy room in their clinic.  In addition, Now I Can has given us some names of 5 other children, like Pressley Gleason, who need help.  We are so excited to announce that we will be doing 5 other projects along with the Gleason home!  We are so excited to get the opportunity to help more children!  If you are interested in helping please go to our webiste and sign up to volunteer!  We would love to have you!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

We need to move the Make Over date back for the Gleason's Project to October 4th. It will be a one week change. Our great builder Sean has had some health concerns with his heart. He will still oversee the build on the Gleason project but we want to make sure his results are where they should be before he takes on this project. Please keep him in your prayers the next few days!

Thursday, September 2, 2010

We are happy to announce our next family home makeover! Meet the Gleason family from Orem Utah! Mike and Mindy have struggled to care for their little 2 year old, Presley, who has an unidentified neuromuscular disease which because of RSV she contracted in February has left her in a wheelchair. Because of her medical condition, Presley's body shut down under pressure. She now requires the aid of half a dozen different medical machines, including a feeding pump and a ventilator to survive. Attached to machines and confined to a 200 pound wheelchair, it is nearly impossible for Presley to move around her parents' two story home.









Mark your calendars for September 27th. That's when we would like to start this makeover. We will be doing an addition to the house with a new family room, bedroom and bathroom. We will need all the help we can get! If you would like to help please go to our website www.heart2homefoundation.org and sign up to help!



Wednesday, September 1, 2010

2 Year Old Girl Can't Wait Another Day
Heart 2 Home Steps In To Help Family In Dire Need
For Immediate Release: August 31, 2010
Contact: Tiffany Berg 801-380-0543 or Greg Adamson 801-722-5202
As the evenings grow colder the Gleason family becomes more anxious. Cold weather means exposure to more germs. And more germs could hinder an already sick little girl.
Two-year old Presley Gleason became very ill from RSV last winter. The respiratory illness, combined with a neuromuscular condition have caused paralysis of her vocal cords, diaphram and degeneration of her muscles. Presley now has a gtube to feed her through her tummy, a trach and a ventilator attached at all times to breath for her 24/7. She has had back surgery, and is now also in a wheelchair. Her parents Mike and Mindy Gleason do breathing treatments 3-4 times a day, suctioning Presley with a machine to help her cough, as well as monitor her heart and oxygen levels at all times. But through it all little Presley smiles non-stop, blows bubbles, giggling and smiling all day long.
Because of their split-level home, the Gleasons must carry Presley and her ventilator, humidifier, oxygen, monitor, cough assist machine, suction machine, food pump and bag up and down based on the activities needed and space available.
Due to the dire needs of this precious little girl, Heart 2 Home will announce a very special time-sensitive home addition makeover to help this family through the cold months ahead. Our goal will to be add on to the existing home, creating a room on the main level that can accommodate a very special little girl.
We invite the media to join our team on Wednesday September 1st at 2:00 pm at the Gleason home as we surprise them with the announcement of a special addition makeover!

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Our goal as the Heart 2 Home Foundation is organize community and corporate donations and volunteers to encourage and enhance the lives of Utah families in need. Those volunteer efforts and donations are utilized in fundraising and home renovations that meet special needs in dire circumstances. We have also created alliances with major networks, radio stations and major Utah newspapers and magazines to cover our events and bring visibility to our projects. We are a non-profit 100% volunteer organization with no paid staff. Donations are received through our 501c3 status and go directly to the families and projects to which those funds are gifted.