Congratulations
to everyone and all the teams, vendors and subcontractors that participated in
the rework of six rooms at The Phoenix Dream Center!!! Our room was revealed
yesterday for the first time to two special young ladies who will now call this
their home. I want to give a special thanks to my Project Manager, Peter Ekama, who spearheaded the architecture for our Team.
Last September Candelaria Design Associates was
invited to take part in the phase II renovation of the Phoenix Dream Center’s
Hope Wing by Mark and Chrissy Donnelly who spearheaded this entire project.
Candelaria Design Associates was joined by Lynda Martin and Rebecca Arteaga of
Camelback Interiors and John Gurley of RJ Gurley Construction and given one
former Embassy Suites to transform from its worn and dated state into a home
for two women and their newborns. 
Candelaria Design Associates jumped at the opportunity to use our design capabilities to enhance the lives of two women we have yet to meet. Our room, #409, will help expand the capabilities of the PDC’s fourth floor Hope Wing, which is already operating at capacity.
Since 2009, PDC has implemented an amazing
outreach program called The Rescue Project (http://www.rescueprojectphx.org/) to
bring women to the Hope Wing, and through their efforts, more than 161 women
have taken part in the program with 100% retention. The Phoenix Dream Center
provides rescue, housing, education, counseling, legal, and medical services,
and much needed love and support for women to rebuild their lives shattered by
commercial sexual exploitation.
Our room, among the others, plays a key role in
providing the safe and loving environment for the women and their children to
heal, dream, and ultimately thrive. A beautiful and safe well-design space goes
a long way in fostering Hope. CDA thanks all those who have helped to bring our
labor of love to fruition. Please come see what we believe is just the
beginning of transformations, with many more transformations to come in the
lives of the women and children that now make the Hope Wing their home.
If you were unable to make the Open House the
September Issue of Arizona Foothills Magazine will feature the Phase II Dream
Rooms as well as many of the people and companies that contributed to making
the rooms possible. Arizona Foothills will also hold a voting similar to
Arizona Ranking (http://azbigmedia.com/vote-ranking-arizona) for
the public to vote on their favorite Dream Room.
If you would like to join the efforts of the
Phoenix Dream Center through either physical or monetary donations please
contact Kathie Gadberry the Dream Center’s Chief Development Officer at kathie@pdcfoundation.org phone:
602.346.8778. We will be gearing up for next year’s makeover so please join us
in making a difference. All donated materials and labor are tax
deductible.
Thanks to the following Vendors and Subs - your generosity is so appreciated! Many if not all of you are good friends and companies we have had the pleasure of working with over the last 30 years. Thanks for stepping up and making us all look good!!!:
Alexander Sinclair, Banker Insulation, Breinholt Demolition, Ceramica, Chisel Marble & Granite, Clyde Hardware, CopperStone Construction, Creative Designs in Lighting, Creative Metals, Currey Plumbing, Dennis Sage Home Entertainment, Distinctive Custom Cabinetry, Ed Nolte Quality Painting, F1 Cabinets & Furniture, Foreman Furniture, Horizon Art, J Squared, Kravet Fabric, La Galleria of Scottsdale, MAS Framing, MCC - James Morrissey, Norcon Industries, One Way Electric, Premiere Wood Floors, Roardrunner Glass, Saguaro Drywall, Sexton, Sierra Pacific, Superior Stucco, Surface Refinements, Today's Window Automation Systems & Design, & Younger Brothers!