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!

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Welcome home Terry Family

Remember this bathroom?  It looks a little different now!

before
after

 What about the living room?
before

after

 Don't forget the kitchen. From this...
before

before
to this...
after
Katie's new bedroom...
...and bathroom
Thank you to all who worked so hard on this home!  The feeling in the air there all week was amazing.  Definately a labor of love for a very deserving family. We hope you enjoy your new home Katie!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Thursday Day 4

It's day 4 of makeover week!  It's getting close!  We have both the Terry Family & the Robert's Family home makeovers underway.  Both are in need of volunteers to come help paint, clean, you name it we would love to have the help.  The Terry home is at 180 e 825 n in American Fork.  The Roberts home is at 3372 W 10200 S in South Jordan.  We appreciate all the support we are being given from food, work, donations.  You have all made this possible.  Thank you so much!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Day 3

It's wednesday, May 25th!   We are in need of volunteers to come over to the project at 4pm to begin priming the walls. Tomorrow will be a full day of paint. If you are able to come on either of these day, please do!

The home is looking great. The floors are in, as are the cabinets. We would love to have you come and spend just one hour with us. Please email me at kroberts@titlewest.com if you would like to help. Thanks!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Day 1 Terry Family Makeover




Makeover week is now in full swing!  Volunteers have been working hard since 6am tearing out carpet, cabinets and walls in the Terry Home at 180 N 860 E in American Fork.  Thank you to all who are helping in every way from labor, feeding the volunteers and donating to the families.  This is going to be great and we will keep you updated as best as we can!  Here's a look at our progress up to noon on day 1! 

Please stay tuned and see this makeover unfold!  To volunteer please go to our website http://www.utahhomemakeover/ and sign up to volunteer. 
We are looking for a little help feeding our volunteers at the projects this week. If you have connections at restaurants that might be willing to donate, or if you would like to sponsor a meal, please call  Becky Lang at (801) 953-6021


Here is the tentative schedule and approximate number of volunteers that we need to feed:


Terry project in American Fork
Tuesday: 10-15 volunteers for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Wednesday: 10-15 volunteers for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Thursday: 10-15 volunteers for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Friday: 15-20 volunteers for lunch and dinner
Saturday: 15-20 volunteers for breakfast


Roberts project in South Jordan
Wednesday: 5-10 volunteers for dinner
Thursday: 10-15 volunteers for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Friday: 10-15 volunteers for breakfast

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Heart 2 Home is beginning a home remodel project next week. (May 23rd to May 28th). We are looking for volunteers to help out on the project in American Fork. The biggest need is for 6-8 volunteers bright and early Monday (May 23rd) morning at 6am. They will be involved in demolition! There are some walls that will need to come down and a kitchen from 1960 that will be removed from the home. If you have any interest to help, Monday morning, or throughout the week, please email me at  kroberts@titlewest.com.



We really appreciate the support and enthusiasm of the volunteers that help on the projects. This kind of work could not get done if it wasn't for you. Thank you very much!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Here we go again!

We are excited to announce 2 upcoming makeovers that will be done may 23rd through the 27th.  The Roberts makeover will be headed by Tiffany Berg and the Terry Makeover will be headed by Greg Adamson. 
Let's get to know these families!

    Corey and Leisha Roberts have 3 children, two boys and a girl. The boys both have Duchesne Muscular Dystrophy. It is the most severe strain of the brutal disease. It strikes young people deteriorating the muscle and most do not live to their twenties. The two boys are both in wheelchairs and have to be physically picked up to transfer them from their wheel chair to shower chair. The task has become more difficult as the boys have got older and bigger. Their dad Corey has had back problems and their mom is tiny. It is a two person job to move the kids anywhere. Heart 2 Home will install and track system in the home to help get the boys from their bed to the bathroom. The system will allow mobility and give the parents back a break from lifting.


Heart 2 Home also has a few other surprises for the family to help the family.

Tentative Construction Schedule:
May 23-24- Room Demo, Mike McDonald is the contractor who will oversee the install of the tracking system. Heart 2 Home will have volunteers for him.

24-27 Heart 2 Home will have access to the boy’s rooms and the yard of the home



Katie Terry is a single mother of two children, Carter is 9, and Kindra is 7. They currently live in American Fork, Utah.
Nine years ago, Katie was in an auto accident that left her paralyzed from the hips down...and they discovered she was pregnant with Kindra.  It took some time learning how to "re-live" again, one day at a time, but she did it.  It was then that she realized in the ability within her disability and that she could be an example of dedication, commitment, endurance, and hard work. And doing it with a fun and positive attitude.

We wanted to get involved with Katie for a couple reasons. First she is a giver and gets involved in every project she can. She works hard and never complains. She lives in an older style home and one that is not conducive to being in a wheel chair. Her bathroom is tiny and every time she gets in the shower it a twenty minute ordeal to transfer from wheel chair to shower chair.

The goal in her home is to make it more wheel chair accessible, by improving the shower area and expanding areas within her home to make it better fit her.
Tentative Construction Schedule:
May 23-27- Demolition and remodel

Please let us know if you would like to get involved in these projects. We need everyone and we need alot of things.  To volunteer please go to http://www.utahhomemakeover.com/ and click 'volunteer'

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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.