Many churches, businesses and individuals are coming together to bless Cindy and her family of eight by helping them achieve a safe, warm and dry home. The GDOP Organizing Team will be facilitating this project. Arlyne Acasio-Heinig is the Cindy Family Project Coordinator. She can be contacted @ 893-8248 or arlyneheinig@yahoo.com for all the current CFP information.
We are winding down but we're not finished yet! Thanks to the generous donations of time, money and materials we have been able to complete almost all of the 27 items identified as needing attention and a few others that were discovered along the way. Would you please consider how you may help this project finish well? Contact Arlyne at 893-8248 and let her know when you'd be able to come and help out with the projects that remain.
Alert! Notice!
If you have any bills associated with work on the Cindy Family Project that need to be paid/reimbursed, please contact Arlyne ASAP. We want to start closing the account book.
Projects planned for the week of September 27- October 2:
Finish the new downstairs bathroom, replace a kitchen entrance storm door, a cabinet over the kitchen sink, and painting.
Volunteers needed this week:
Curly Broehm can use help finishing the bathroom renovation.
Painters: touch up exterior window trim. There are 7 windows left, all 2nd floor windows are done. Stain and a finish coat on upper and lower kitchen sink cabinets (2).
Electrical Work: KW Electric is working on a schedule to finish the electrical work.
Proceeds from the Kohler Benefit will be used towards the above projects.
We aim to complete the project by October 1st if possible.
Projects completed the week of September 20 - 25th:
Upstairs bathroom. Big thank you to Curly Broehm, construction/plumbing; Jim & Kelly Bambenek, drywalling; Chuck Adkins, floor ceramic tiles; Freis Tile & Design, Plymouth for donation of the tiles; and Gerry Kresbach, KW Electric, Plymouth, electrical work.
Large upstairs closet: Big thank you to Curly Broehm, construction; Jim & Kelly Bambenek, drywalling; John Loehrke, laminated wooden floors, donated by Service One Transportation, Plymouth; and painters Claire Peitsch, Pam Rauwerdink, Cindy and her children.
Larry McBain, drywalling front entrance and some patch work.
Allen Hau and Pastor Jim Parker: Painted garage doors & trim.
Gutters: Oostburg Seamless Gutters.
The Brat Fry, Bake Sale, 50/50 Raffle and Silent Auction held Monday, September 20, at Kohler Company, hosted by Kohler Supply Chain Associates, Kim DeSombre-Long Coordinator, has deposited $4,228.21 to the Cindy Family Fund from its proceeds! In behalf of Cindy's family and our Team, we want to send a very special thank you to all involved! It will enable us to finish a couple of very important projects.
What was planned for the week of September 12-18?
- Start work on the new downstairs bathroom.
- Install over the sink cabinet in kitchen.
- Touch up exterior painting around the new installed storm windows. Saturday, Sept.18 and/or Saturday, Sept.25
Starting at 9:30 a.m.
Or flexible hours during the week. You let Arlyne know what will work for you.
Please call Arlyne @ 893-8248 if you are able to help with painting or any other part of the project. - Gutters installed sometime in September.
Kohler Company K&BA Supply Chain Department will host a benefit for the Cindy Family Project on Monday, September 20 at Kohler Co. It will include a Brat Fry, Bake Sale, Raffle/Silent Auction, and 50/50 Cash Raffle. Only Kohler Co. employees will be able to attend. However, please consider a donation for the Bake Sale and/or Silent Auction. This is a great opprotunity for all of us to help raise needed money for the Cindy Family Project.
If you are interested in donating baked goods, the preference is that they be assembled in packages that are about a $1.00 worth if possible. Drop off of baked goods on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. All drop offs will be at Arlyne's home, 414 Smith St., Plymouth.
We are also in need of silent auction donationa from local business, services, and individuals. (For example, Arlyne will be donating a collection of Sheboygan County Native Artifacts.) Please label your donation with your name or business name and an approximate value. If you are interested in making a donation for the Silent Auction, please call Arlyne as soon as possible (893-8248). Please do not wait until Sept.19! All drop offs will be at Arlyne's home, 414 Smith St., Plymouth.
A very special thank you to the Kohler workers for doing this benefit!
What happened the week of September 5-11?
- The new windows are in!
- Working on ceramic tiling the new bathroom floors.
- Upstairs hallway and closet laminated floors and completed drywall.
- Drywall diningroom support beam.
- Painting the garage doors.
- School started this week so we gave Cindy's family and the volunteers a much needed break between September 1 and 7.
- The siding is complete!
- The high bid on the quilt silent auction was $100.
- The windows will be delivered and installed mid-September. Some exterior touch up will be needed after this install.
- The upstairs bathroom floor and vanity need to be installed.
- The downstairs bathroom needs to be renovated.
- Some new flooring will be installed.
- The electrical and plumbing continue to be updated throughout the house.
- Drywall projects are in process and we are ready for some interior painting of walls and ceilings.
- Gutters will be installed outside.
- Exterior doors will be replaced.
- The furnace will be replaced if funds allow.
What happened the week of August 15-21?
- We need to complete the siding on the second story. This is the highest priority job right now.
- We need help installing new flooring.
- We need help with interior painting.
- A beautiful hand sewn quilt has been donated as a silent auction item to benefit the Cindy Family Project. It is on display at the National Exchange Bank, 52 S. Lake Street, Elkhart Lake. You may place your bid and contact information there or send it in the mail. The silent auction will close at 5 pm August 30 and the high bidder will be notified on August 31.
What happened the week of August 8-14?
- Work continued: painting, siding, electrical. Help still needed to complete projects.
What happented the week of August 2-7?
- Porch Roof - Aug. 2, General Contractor John Sauermilch and his men, Brian Dehne and Tyler Kober renovating and reroofrf the front porch roof. .
- Volunteers began siding on Saturday, August 7. Home Depot, Kohler Deer Trace Mall, generously donated beige-color siding. We only had to pay $879.21 for siding accessories. $2,000 to Nyhof Insulation for all materials, tax and labor to insulate the home. We thank God for being able to insulate and side Cindy's two-story home for only $2,879.21!
- Nyhof Insulation, Oostburg - installed insulation on Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 2,3). They did the work at a reduced price including all materials, tax and labor @ $2,000. We want to thank Nyhof Insulation for all the help they are able to do. Through many donations, we have the money to cover this expense.
- Painters - Allen Hau painted on Wed., at 3:30 p.m.
- New Driveway Entrance (apron) - by Curly Broehm, John Loekrke, Beth Turnage and her son Caleb, Paul Engel and Luke Schmalz Custom Landscaping, Appleton, and Tri-County Ready Mix, New Holstein.
August 2 Update on The Family Fund
We have been blessed and are thankful to all who have donated money. We have been able to pay for some of the projects and have put down a deposit of $2,000 to Howards Grove Exteriors for all new windows. We also have just enough money to cover the total bill of $5,555.
August 2 balance is $13,677.71. Every single project that we have done so far is paid for except the plumbing and electrical materials. We still have other projects that need to be done: gutter, additional electrical and plumbing, floors, and interior painting. Please consider a donation. Thank you to all who have already donated and also to those who will. Scroll down to The Family Fund for donation information.
What's happened the week of July 26-31?
- Ben Gasper boarded up the area where a window was taken out with clapboards.
- Ronnie Wick will caulked areas in preparation for Saturday's painting.
- Jacqui Basler and Arlyne painted the porch ceiling.
- Continuation of renovations on the house.
- Saturday, painting. Thanks again to Allen Rudnick for the donation of the paint. Saturday, July 31, Paint Day Starting at 9:00 a.m. (Do not show up earlier, Arlyne will be bringing in the paints.) Join our paint crew at Cindy's , 141 Gottfried St., Elkhart. It is located across the street from the Feed Mill Market. Please bring your own lunch if you are staying passed 12 p.m. Please bring your own paint brush and if you are able to, a step ladder and/or extension ladder.
- A brat fry/bake sale to benefit the CFP will be held at the Plymouth Pick-N-Save on Saturday, July 31, serving between 10am and 2pm.
- It was a wet week!!! General Contractor John Sauermilch and his men were not able to start on the new porch roof. (Tentative plan: Start sometime next week.)
- Inspection on the new bathroom's electrical work and plumbing was passed by the Village Inspector.
- As noted on Bob Turicik's HomeReview Inspection to evaluate "main supports". Main supports have been shored up with added beams throughout the home. Thank you to the following with this project: Curly Broehm, Mark Feldmann, Cindy's oldest son, and especially to Beth and Caleb Turnage. This project took many days to accomplish.
- Thank you also to the following volunteers: Drywallers: Pastor Aaron, Kelly & Jim Bambeneck; New bathroom, upstairs hallway & wardrobe renovations: Curly Broehm, Dean Dekker, Beth & Caleb Turnage. Beth and her son have volunteered on many of the renovations.
- Thank you to Gerry Kresbach KW Electric with his continuation of electrical work throughout the home.
- General Contractor John Sauermilch and his men, Brian Dehne and Tyler Kober will return to work on the new porch roof.
- Tentative: Village inspector to check on new bathroom electrical work. If OK, drywall can be put up.
- John Bashaw, Kohler Co., and Curly assessing new bathroom to get ready for installation of new donated Kohler bathroom fixtures.
- Tentative: Ben Gasper putting up clapboards on a window that was taken out.
- Ronnie Wick finishing the exterior priming.
- Kelly and Jim Bambenek continue drywalling.
- Gerry Kresback and Mike Woller continue electrical work.
What happened on the Cindy Family Project the week of July 12-17, 2010?
- Continued soffits, facias, and exterior trim priming by Allen Hau, Dean Dekker, his daughter Keeli Dekker, Colin Weber, and Pastor Jim Wilson. Cindy's boys helped also in areas they can reach.
- Curly Broehm and Jesse Kanas (Paul Faris Plumbing LLC) worked on the new upstairs bathroom plumbing.
- Jim and Kelly Bambenek started drywalling with several projects around the house.
- Curly Broehm and Allen Hau worked on shoring up structural support with beams in basement.
- Curly Broehm and Roger Larson working on a new upstairs hallway and a large wardrobe closet.
- Mike Wollner and Gerry Kresbach (KW Electric) continuing electrical work around the house. This is a huge task, as they are planning on new electrical work throughout the house and garage. If you know of any electricians that want to help, please call Arlyne @ 893-8248.
- Paul Engel, landscaper/hardscaper (with a back hoe and skid steer from Luke Schmalz Custom Landscaping) and Mark Feldmann worked and finished the driveway; adding a driveway entrance (the family is sharing one with a neighbor). We need to cement the driveway entrance. Anyone able to donate cement and/or familiar with cement work? Call Arlyne @ 893-8248.
- Ken Klemme Masonry and his men: Dan Lindow, Dan Klemme and Kyle Klemme took out all the old basement windows and replaced them with cement blocks and glass block windows. The block glass windows are beautiful with the sunlight shining through.
- Curly Broehm and John Butzen replaced the wooden steps going down the basement steps.
Many are needed to help meet the needs identified; individuals, teams, businesses and organizations will find many and varied opportunities to serve Cindy's family this summer. If you have a connection that you think may fit well with this project, please let them know about it, or give their name to Arlyne Heinig, or both!
Sorry, children under the age of 18 are not allowed to work on the project due to liabilty limitations.
If you are able to commit a couple of hours sometime this week toward the completion of these projects, please contact Arlyne @ 893-8248.
The Family Fund
Here is a list of items/cost: Richardson Bros., porch materials: $2,100; Nyhof Insulation $2,000; Ken Klemme Masonary, basement windows materials, $1,200. These expenses were approved and will be paid from The Family Fund.
Other items on our list to be paid, but are on hold with the businesses' approval: electrical materials, $3,000 KW Electric and plumbing materials $3,000 Curly Broehm.
All windows should be replaced on the house, estimated at $6,000.
There are more needs, the above are priorities.
Any donation to The Family Fund is greatly appreciated.
You can write a check to:
The Family Fund, (memo: Cindy Family Project), and send it to:
National Exchange Bank, 54 S. Lake St., Elkhart Lake, WI 53020.
Atty. Sue Schleisner of Elkhart Lake is The Family Fund executor.
Would you or your group/organization consider a fundraiser to benefit the CFP?
A big thank you to all who have already donated!
Special Thank You!
- To all our weekly volunteers! What special people you all are!
- Carl Serwe Roofing LLC, Chilton, for removing of the old chimney and replacement of a new one.
- Dad's Excavating Inc., Elkhart Lake, for donations of driveway gravel.
- Curly Broehm working very hard behind the scenes getting business to come on board.
- Bob Turicik, Home Review Inspection Services, LLC for the home inspection report.
- Allen Rudnick, Elkhart Lake Village Board President, who was instrumental in recruiting the Elkhart Lake Fire Department for a clean out the basement/garage day and acquiring dumpsters from Larry's Hauling.
- Chief John Reiss and the Elkhart Lake Fire Department for help with clean-out day.
- Larry's Hauling, of Sheboygan for donating the dumpsters.
- Jim Hanlon and Hanlon Design LLC. for consultation and design work.
- Mark Feldmann for coordinating maintenance and work on exterior doors and windows.
- Gerry Kresbach and KW Electric for electrical work.
- Arch Electric for electrical work.
- John Sauermilch and John Sauermilch Construction Company for the new front porch and porch roof.
- Allen Hau for coordinating the extrior priming and painting of soffits, trim, etc.
- Kelly and Jim Bambenek, Clancy Hilbelink, and John Loehrke for drywall work.
- Ken Klemme and Ken Klemme Masonry for removal of old basement windows and replacement with cement blocks and glass block windows.
- Luke Schmalz Custom Landscaping and Paul Engle for use of a back hoe, skid steer and work on driveway and trenching for drainage and electrical.
- Joann Wieland, United Way Planning and Allocations Director, for helping us acquire a Kohler Company grant to help with the bathrooms/kitchen plumbing needs for the Cindy Family Project.
- Kohler Company and John Bashaw, Kohler Project Coordinator, for donation and installation of fixtures.
- Home Depot, Kohler Deer Trace Mall, generously donated beige-color siding.
- Wieser Cabinetry and Supplies, Plymouth, for a donation of a beautiful under-the-sink cabinet.
- Jesse Kanas and Paul J. Faris Plumbing LLC, Campbellsport, for plumbing work on the new bathroom.
- Diane Slabe for donating bottles of water and ice.
- St.Peters, Kiel, and Cindy for serving hot dogs, and to the someone who dropped off cookies for the Saturday volunteers.
- Tri-County Ready Mix, New Holstein, cement for the driveway apron at a reduced rate.
If you've been missed on this list, please forgive us. There is a complete "Donor Chart" posted on the front porch at Cindy's home, 141 Gottfried Street, Elkhart Lake. Help has come in from Plymouth, Sheboygan, Elkhart Lake, Kiel, Appleton, Chilton, Fond du Lac, Kohler, Glenbeulah, New Holstein, and Campbellsport.
General Project Background Information:
Cindy Carlson is a single mother with eight dependants. She works full time as a family therapist. Cindy worked two jobs until March 30, 2010 when she required open heart surgery. She is now back to work with only one job as she continues to recover and manages her health.
Cindy is the sole provider for her children. There is enough to meet their immediate day to day needs but there is not enough to make needed repairs to their home.
State Farm Insurance Company
On April 9, 2010, Cindy received a letter that her homeowners insurance would not be renewed as of July 23, 2010, because of the deficiencies in the physical condition of the property. They later communicated that they would continue coverage as long as work is being done to rectify the issues they have identified. As a result of the work done on the Cindy Family Project, the first week of July, Cindy was notified that State Farm has decided to continue coverage of her home! Glory to God!
Cost Estimation
Our Cindy Family Project six member Tradesmen Team did cost estimation for the materials needed to repair Cindy's home. The goal is to make it safe, warm and dry. It is around $30,000.
Tradesmen Team: Curly Broehm (a.k.a. "Expiditer")-Team Leader-Plumber, Jim Hanlon-Hanlon Design LLC., Mark Feldmann-Maintenance, Gerry Kresbach-KW Electric, John Sauermilch-John Sauermilch Construction Company and Paul Engle-Landscaper/Hardscaper.
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do." Eph. 2:10 NIV
