A home makeover for a disabled Colorado Springs woman is complete.
On Saturday, Dorothea Briers' saw her house for the first time since the project began in early December.
Family, friends and some of the people who helped out on the project were present to greet Briers' as she got of a limousine blindfolded.
Once everyone gathered around, the blindfold came off and her face lit up. Briers' smile stretched from ear to ear as she yelled with joy.
"That ain't my house," said Briers.
As the realty of her new home sunk in, Briers began to cry and thanked Jesus.
Steve Caldwell, owner of Stonegate homes, was the contractor who headed up the project. His office received thousands of phone calls of people wanting to help. In all, around 100 people chipped in to finish Briers' home in just 30 days.
"It turned out a lot better than I ever dreamed it would," said Caldwell.
Briers' home was completely remodeled. Everything from the drywall and flooring to the handicap accessible stairs and bathroom. Briers' said it's like nothing she ever imagined.
"Thank you for everything. You made my dreams come true," said Briers.
Caldwell has dedicated this home to his son, Shawn, who passed away last year.
The list below contains the names of the companies, organizations and people who helped with the Dorothea Briers' Home Makeover project:
Stonegate Homes |
Structures Unlimited |
Anginita Hilton |
Yolanda Solorzano |
Ardinia Harold |
Newman McAllister, Attorney at Law |
Airport Value Inn and Suites |
AJ Cleaning |
Allen’s Cleaning |
All Things New Roofing |
American Furniture Warehouse |
Atlantic Heating |
Axess Construction |
Big O Tires |
Bill Keigher’s Flooring |
Bill’s Tool Rental |
C&C Sand |
Carlson Systems |
Carpet Clearance Warehouse |
Cascade Investment Group |
Circle Drive Self Storage |
City Glass |
Colorado Custom Decks |
Colorado East Bank & Trust |
Colorado Hi-Tech |
Colorado Lighthouse |
Community Church of the Rockies |
Critters of Avenue B |
Dan Meylan |
Daniel’s Taco Shop |
Denali Stone |
El Paso Drywall |
Elite Landscaping |
Ferguson |
Foxworth-Galbraith |
Fringe Benefits Custom Interiors |
Gold Rush Construction |
Harding Nursery |
Homebuilder Services |
Independence Center |
Integrity Bank & Trust |
Intrawest Seamless |
JJ Construction & Roofing JJ Johnson |
Johnson Plumbing |
Keller Homes |
Legends Granite |
LeSet Waterproofing |
Lighthouse Flooring |
Lowe’s |
LP Building Products |
Michael’s Arts & Crafts |
Morning Star Elevator |
Oscar’s Oyster Bar |
On the Border |
Overhead Door |
Pizza Hut (Star Ranch Rd) |
Powers Insulation |
Precious Source |
ProBuild |
Pryor Floor Company |
PTL Concrete |
Ramon’s Painting |
Reardon Partners |
Rebuilding Together |
RJ Gleeson |
RMG Engineers Group |
Rocky Mountain Electric Rocky Mountain Materials |
S&B Porta-bowl Restrooms |
Sandy’s Restaurant |
So. Colo. Roofing |
Springs Church |
Springs Security |
Stair Shop |
Sullivan Roofing |
The Blind Connection |
The Preferred Vacuum |
TLC Construction |
Total Tree Service |
Transit Mix |
Tri-Lakes Disposal |
Uptown Limousine |
Woodley’s |
WW Masonry |
Yellow Cab |
Yo-Ko |
A special thank you for donations:
Vicki Weber
Anginita Hilton
The Elk's Club
Denny's Restaurant and Customers Donations
YAS
Darrell
Old School Bar and Tavern
Gracies Lounge
Nadine Noriega
Novack Family
Jeanora D Hilton
Donovan Hiton
AnneMarie Rossi
Georgina Cochran
Donette Bisbee
Deneen Johnson
Feelin a Little Philly Restaurant & Friends
Michaela Elam
Margaret Padilla Grayer, Jessica Lopez, & Eddie Zapps)
Richie(Bump) Heaning LI NY
Since the story aired, the community support has been even greater. Colorado Custom Decks has further donated to get additional items still needed, but never asked for, for Dorothea's house.
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