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The Pelletier Company is co-owned by Pete Pelletier and Craig Dawson.  Mike McSweeney has known Craig Dawson as his door and window supplier for his contracting business for over 20 years.  So, when we needed doors for our cottages, Mike asked Craig for help.  Craig went to work contacting his door suppliers on our behalf.  Craig coordinated the donation and delivery of two entry doors and two interior doors from T.M. Cobb.  We really appreciate the assist from The Pelletier Company! If you need new doors or windows, visit The Pelletier Company’s showroom and let their knowledgeable staff make recommendations that [...]

A lot of work goes into building a home that often goes unnoticed, including the survey work required to obtain a building permit.  This ‘behind the scenes work’ is expensive.  So, we were very happy when Hunsaker & Associates San Diego offered to do the site survey for our Wounded Warrior Homes cottage for free. Hunsaker’s services include land planning, civil engineering, survey and mapping, and support services such as GIS and visual simulation.  Hunsaker’s 80 employees, including their surveying and mapping team, are experienced in handling projects of various sizes and complexities.  Thank You Hunsaker!

I have shopped at two of Fan Diego’s four stores, so I know what a great selection of fans and lights they carry.  I have also experienced the great service that Fan Diego associates provide their clients.  So, I just knew that she would say yes when I asked Jessica Cooper, Manager of the Fan Diego store in San Marcos, to donate ceiling fan/lights for our cottages.  And, my instincts were spot on! Jennifer Ruder and Melvin Hardy, our Interior Designers from Palomar College, will be getting Jessica’s help to select the right Fan Diego fans for our cottages.  When you [...]

Classy Closets of San Diego has been serving the San Diego area for many years, organizing and perfecting customers’ current homes, their future homes, and even their businesses.  Our veterans will have beautiful, efficient, custom closets thanks to the generosity of Classy Closets owners Kate Monaghan and Gary Pavitt.  Kate is working with our Palomar College Interior Design students, Melvin Hardy and Jennifer Ruder, to maximize the functionality and appearance of our custom closets.  So long ugly GI foot lockers! Life. Organized. That is what Classy Closets of San Diego promises you.  Stop by Classy Closets’ showroom in San Marcos at [...]

As we reported in our January Newsletter, Rick Hoehn came off of the retirement bench to help us with our plumbing.  Prior to retirement, Rick H. was a plumbing contractor who worked closely with Rick Millwee, now the owner of RM Plumbing Inc.  They ’got the band back together again’ to help us with the installation of our plumbing.  Rick M. donated plumbing materials and tools for our project, and the two of them, working together like a synchronized machine, installed the Drain-Waste-Vent (DWV) system in the cottage we are building for Wounded Warrior Homes.   They also taught a couple of [...]

The de Jong family is well known in San Diego County.  Their story is a classic tale of immigrants pursuing the American Dream, arriving from the Netherlands in the aftermath of World War II with little more than a strong work ethic and boundless faith in their adopted country.  The de Jongs have been instrumental in the development of North County.  Virtually every child in San Diego grew up drinking milk from the family’s Hollandia Dairy.  The de Longs are equally well known for their community spirit and generosity.  This generosity was on display on 25 February when Arie De Jong [...]

When I go into a business to ask for help for the Warrior Village Project, I never know what kind of response I will receive.  Businesses are inundated with requests for donations, and they can’t possibly accommodate every request, no matter how worthy the cause.  So, it is always nice when an Owner or Store Manager responds enthusiastically to my request.  That was the reception I received from Tony Sparrow, Branch Manager of Arizona Tile in San Marcos.  I had contacted him by email in advance, and he was anticipating my ‘elevator pitch’.  He was quick to donate tile products to [...]

Ferguson donated 2 beautiful vanities for our cottages.  However, one of them, with a granite top, was too big for our compact bathroom.  We could use the granite top on the other vanity if we could get it cut  to size and polished.  Project volunteer Bill Bradford talked to Juan Pacheco, owner of JPR Stone Surfaces.  When Bill explained to Juan that the granite was for the Warrior Village Project, Juan quickly volunteered to cut and polish the granite for free.  If you have ever paid for granite work, you know what a generous offer this was.  As a result, we [...]

Most of the calls I receive are ’robocalls’, so I usually do not answer my phone if I do not recognize the caller.  But, for some reason, when Greg Dettwiler called, I picked up the phone.  I was glad that I did.  Greg’s company, G.J. Gardner, had just completed the construction of a new home in Fallbrook.  They had 38 sheets of exterior OSB sheathing left over. Our friend, Jason Harper of Pine Tree Lumber in Fallbrook, suggested that G.J. Gardner donate the sheathing to the Warrior Village Project. We are grateful to Greg Dettwiler and the G.J. Gardner for their [...]

Stephanie Graham, Manager of the Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery in Vista, was quick to say “Yes” when we asked her to support the Warrior Village Project and San Marcos High School by donating plumbing fixtures for our cottages.  She donated kitchen sinks and bathroom vanities.  The sinks are top-of-the line, and the vanities are pretty fancy for our humble cottages.  But, I have confidence that our Interior Design student partners at Palomar College will be able to  make the rest of our cottages look as good as the plumbing fixtures! The next time you are shopping for top-of-the line [...]