Thanks from Carol M. Neumann, WSSNC Volunteer

Dear Tom and all of the crew at TJB Homes,

Thanks so much for all of your help and support of our Gateway Project, the extension of the work done on homes surrounding the area of the newly beautifully built Extreme Makeover Home Edition home at 226 East Prescott Street on St. Paul's West Side. West Side Safe Neighborhood Council hopes were surpassed when you graciously gave your time and volunteers to our efforts of doing much needed home repair within the targeted area.

Through the coordination of work to be done by Martha Varela, (the Director of West Side Safe Neighborhood Council, our block club organization), and myself, at least 10 service projects were done in four days. Much needed roof replacement, house and porch painting and yard work was done, as well as fixing a sagging garage roof of one of our senior citizens. There was also a community garden clean-up, 500 bulbs planted, two neighborhood parks cleaned up, and work done on LaPlacita.

Without your help, these would just have been unrealized dreams.

We also want to say thanks for the positive can-do attitude you all had through the rain and cold. Never a cross word. Always rising to the challenges in what became an hour by hour plan to be executed. And always with a smile.

We are indebted to you and all of the TJB Homes folks, and just wanted to say a huge thank you from us and all of the West Side.

Martha Varela, West Side Safe Neighborhood Council Executive Director

Carol M. Neumann, WSSNC Volunteer