Lifeworks HIC 2009

Here are a few "after" photos from this year's challenge. The event was a success and there wasn't a dry eye in the room during the reveal. Thank you all for your support and contribution this year. Team ACC was given the Challenge Champion Award, and we couldn't have done it without all of your help!

Thank you, Sherwin Williams, for adding "green" color to our walls

One of the goals of this home improvement challenge is to "Keep it green"- meaning to take the environment into consideration when making design choices. One of the best ways to reduce environmental impact is to specify low-VOC paint.

Thanks to our friends at Sherwin Williams, we will be using their Pro-Green line of paint which is low in VOC's and odor. Not only is this better for the environment, but it is also healthier for the occupants.

Thank you, Gymsource!!!

A very big thank you to Gym Source for your generous donation! Thank you for showing your support for this event; your generosity is much appreciated! Not only did Gymsource donate, but our sales representative and his wife personally dontated a hefty sum too! Thanks Ron.

Gymsource is America's largest commercial provider of fitness equipment and has become a leader in the industry. Their clients range from celebrities and presidents to fortune 500 companies and universities, etc. Gymsource offers a wide aray of services and always guarantees customer satisfaction on every level.

Thank you Ranch Road Printing for donating your services

A huge thanks goes out to Ranch Road Printing for donating their expert services to print 5 large beautiful photographs that will adorn Vaneesha's walls. The artwork will welcome Vaneesha home to a place of tranquility as she takes care of Branden after a long day of work.

Ranch Road Printing is a high-end digital printing company specializing in personalized campaigns and has been serving Austin for nearly 5 years. Ranch Road has an environmental commitment to earth and sky and future generations and recycles all of the paper from the printing process. By using a digital press there is less wasted paper - so their philosophy fits perfectly with our aim of GREEN DESIGN for Vaneesha. We will post photos of the artwork soon...

MORE PHOTOS! 2008 LifeWorks HIC Before and After

More Before and After Photos!

2008 LifeWorks HIC Before and After

Ruben, Jeana, and Laelene were very excited about their apartment overhaul! Their reaction was worth it all!

2008 LifeWorks HIC Clients

Last Year our client was a young couple with an infant daughter. Jeana's father was a drinker , and her mother battled depression and hardly ever had any food in the fridge. Ruben was homeless staying with Jeana's family most of the time. When they found out they were pregnant they left her parent's house and desperately wanted to find a place of their own away from the yelling, drinking, smoking, and people taking their food. Ruben and Jeana were referred to LifeWorks by their Teen Parent Councelor at San Marcus High School and applied for LifeWorks supportive housing and were accepted with no waiting period. Shortly thereafter their daughter, Laelene, was born. We met them when Laelene was 6 months old, and our job was to help provide them all the necessities they needed on a daily basis so they could concentrate on their education, jobs, and raising their beautiful daughter. Of course, through generous donations and a lot of hard work, we were able to give them a lot more!