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Woodworking students need a steady supply of wood to work with.  So, when Philip Dephtereos emailed me with an offer to donate hardwood cut offs from the workshop of Jay Edward Woodworking, I jumped on it.  Jay had called SMHS and Alisha at the front desk referred him to the Warrior Village Project.  Over the course of a few weeks, Jay loaded my pickup with four loads of hardwood cutoffs, as well as some reclaimed 2” x 6” lumber and some steel.  Students at San Pasqual HS, Rancho Buena Vista HS and Poway HS made projects from the cutoffs, San Marcos [...]

Simpson Strong-Tie is a great supporter of the building trades and has been a long time Sponsor of the Warrior Village Project.  Simpson Strong-Tie has donated thousands of fasteners and hardware pieces for our houses.  I asked Angel Leon, Senior Training Specialist/Outreach Coordinator, if he could donate screws to attach the lap siding to our houses.  Before long, four boxes filled with Quik Drive® collated screws and Quik Drive® Project ProTM Screw Driving Tools were delivered to my house.  It was like Christmas in February.  Thanks to Simpson Strong-Tie, our students will get experience using state-of-the-art tools that they could use [...]

Sherwin-Williams (SW) was one of the first Sponsors of the Warrior Village Project.  Sherwin-Williams donated all of the paint for the first house we built at San Marcos High School and installed as an ADU for Wounded Warrior Homes.  When we needed paint for our tiny houses, I was confident that Sherwin-Williams would help us again.  But, I had trouble connecting with the right person at Sherwin-Williams to request a donation.  On our behalf, Jeff Mullin of Pacific M Painting, Inc. reached out to his Sherwin-Williams Paint Rep, John Horne.  John agreed that the  Warrior Village Project was a worthy cause [...]

Pacific M Painting, Inc. is a residential and commercial painting contractor operating in San Diego and the Inland Empire.  In 2021 Jeff Mullin, Pacific M’s President, heard about the Warrior Village Project from the Building Industry Association. He was impressed to find a program so mutually beneficial to veterans and students who otherwise may not have been exposed to careers in lucrative building trades.  Jeff became a Sponsor of the Warrior Village Project. Recently, when we needed help connecting with Sherwin-Williams (SW), Jeff offered to reach out to his SW Paint Rep, John Horne, to seek the donation of paint. Thanks [...]

The Miter Foundation donated 6 Milgard V250 Style Line® Series vinyl windows for the first two Moveable Tiny Houses we started building in January 2024 at San Marcos High School (SMHS) and San Pasqual High School.  Then in September we started building two more tiny houses at SMHS and Rancho Buena Vista High School.  We needed two more sets of windows. I reached out to Tammy Bartlett at Milgard’s factory in Temecula to request the donation of 6 more windows.  Tammy presented my request to MITER Foundation Outreach Team Members in Temecula.  Three weeks later Tammy informed me that the Outreach [...]

Unified Steel (a Division of Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions TM) donated Stone Coated Roofing panels for the first two ouses we built at San Marcos High School (SMHS) and the first two Tiny Houses we are building at SMHS and San Pasqual High School.  I asked Tim Brown, Unified’s Territory Sales Manager, if he could donate roofing materials for the two more tiny houses we are now building at SMHS and Rancho Buena Vista High School. Tim and Unified came through for us again!  Our houses will have beautiful, durable, long-lasting steel roofs. Thanks Tim and Unified Steel!     

Craig Dawson of Pellco Windows & Doors arranged the donation of entry doors and bathroom doors from T.M. Cobb for the first houses we built at San Marcos High School (SMHS).  Then I asked Craig if he could provide T.M. Cobb doors for our first two Moveable Tiny Houses to be built at SMHS and San Pasqual High School.  Craig again said “Yes”.  So when I went back to Craig once again to ask for two more sets of doors for SMHS’s second tiny house and Rancho Buena Vista’s first tiny house, I was not surprised when Craig and T.M. Cobb [...]

The mission of Legacy Endowment Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in our communities by empowering individuals, families, businesses and charitable partners to realize their philanthropic dreams now and for future generations. During the San Diego Gives 2023 Campaign Legacy Endowment’s Board of Directors granted Warrior Village Project $500 to purchase building materials.  More recently, Legacy Endowment’s 2024 Grants Committee awarded us $500 from the Ansell Family Endowment Fund which funds projects to support Veteran’s support organizations. Thank You Legacy Endowment.  Mission Accomplished!  

Unified Steel (formerly known as Boral Steel) donated Stone Coated Roofing panels for the first two stick-built houses we built at San Marcos High School (SMHS).  I reached out to Unified Steel’s Territory Sales Manager, Tim Brown and asked if he could arrange the donation of  Stone Coated Roofing panels for the two tiny houses we are building at SMHS and San Pasqual High School. Tim was eager to help us again and he arranged for us to pick up the panels at Unified’s factory in Oceanside.  Our tiny houses will have beautiful, premium quality, durable, long-lasting steel roofs. Thanks Tim!      [...]