Hope “Building” Update By Mark Gluck Re-Building Hope is an exciting project to benefit the club's sponsored charity, Hope, Inc. The Hope Shelter, as we more commonly know it, provides essential refuge and associated services to women and children who are victims of domestic violence and abuse. Presently housed in an old, inadequate structure, the Porsche community has undertaken to organize the development of a new building. A new structure will enable the Shelter to expand the wonderful work it is doing, and provide a much improved, safer and stress-free environment for the residents. It will also be a magnificent, and permanent, testament to the community spirit embodied by our club. It certainly is not the cars, its the people! A small committee has come together to spearhead the effort, and they have determined that the best course will be to build a new structure on land already owned by the Shelter. Justin Hiegel is working on the design, Bill Middleton on project management with others like John Lersch and Bob Lewis helping in areas like engineering, permitting, soil testing, etc. Lanean Hughes has long coordinated the club’s support of the Shelter and works closely with the Shelter director, Lisa Huffaker. Even with these dedicated people, we would benefit enormously from YOUR involvement! Anyone who has contacts, expertise or wishes to fund any of the typical early aspects of construction is welcome to participate! We need surveying, soil testing (for foundations) and shortly will need some of the initial construction activity, such as grading, utilities, foundation, fencing, etc. There are many opportunities to be a key part of this exciting project - for example organizing sponsorship or media coverage. Please let me know how you would like to become involved, and we will make it available for you. Yes! I want to help. Here’s How: Name: ______________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________ Please contact me about donating: ____ Construction services - type ________________________ ____ Construction materials - type ______________________ ____ Cash ____ My Personal Time ____ Other __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Send your information to: Mark Gluck, 1925 Maplewood Tr, Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone: 817-706-9061 • markgluck@yahoo.com 10
11