Designer/Renderist: Johanna Star
Designer Shelley Amato Adorn Design Group
Designer Gale Puccinelli Creative Window Design
Designer Peggy Horvath Chartreuse Designs
Closet Designer Denise Butcho
Interior Design Dir Carol Way Cisco, Allied ASID
On-site Pjt Manager Lt Colonel USAF Steve Bush, Ret
Architect: Thomas Buckley Architect & Associates
Lead Designer Sherri Vest, Allied ASID
Design Assistant Paul Ramoie, Student Rep ASID
Design Assistant Kyle Burkhart
Hafele of Americas
Keith Clayton Furniture, Inc
Christian Brothers General Contractors
MBL Recycling
Hank's Handyman Services
Builder's Lighting and Design
Tepper Electric - John Miller
Tom Leonard Electrical Services (veteran)
Norbar
Thomas Buckley Architect & Associates
Sherwin Williams
Brimar Drapery Hardware
Kohler - Ferguson
Lt Colonel USAF Stephen J Bush (Ret)
American Airlines
Home Depot Foundation
Team Depot Palatine
Sleep Number
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters
IBEW Local 134
Ragsdale Inc
Lutron Electronics
Premiere Systems
Rich Irsay Plumbing
Creative Window Design
Adorn Design Group
Imagine surviving two tours in Iraq, returning home with no visible wounds of war, only to find yourself shortly thereafter confined to a wheelchair, living in your parent’s dining room in a hospital bed and showering in a temporary plywood shower in their garage. This has been the quality of life for 27-year-old Marine Sgt. Daniel Tsutsumi, an Iraq veteran living in Arlington Heights, Illinois, who awoke from a freak accident he does not remember to find he had sustained a cervical spine injury that left him in a paralyzed state. Read Daniel's story here.
"It's just beyond what we could ever have imagined ... It's absolutely a healing
environment." Marine Sgt Dan Tsutsumi's mother, Barbara Tsutsumi
There are many ways that our mission has been supported. Without the generous discounts in services and products we never could have completed our mission. They too play an integral part in the success of our projects by providing quality products and service.
Construction and Trades:
General Contractor:
GM Builders-Dean & Tony Malicki
Keith Clayton Furniture, Inc
Black Diamond HVAC
JD Concrete
Northwood Contracting
TS Masonary, Inc
Chase Upholstery
Marblecast Granite & Marble
Mrofcza Installations Product Manufacturers and Companies:
C.A.I. Designs
Lazy Boy Furniture Galleries
Heller Lumber
Floor & Decor
Owl Lumber
Alside Supply
Menards
Pottery Barn
Ferguson
Support comes in many ways!
- The exterior environment is an extension of the interior: therapy gardens and a “handicap” ramp you would never know is one.
- A bed that functions like a hospital bed but doesn't look like one.
- Quality interior design creates a sense of value and worth in a veteran.
- Ownership by the veteran aids in their recovery.
- And accessorizing with their most valued possessions is key to accomplishing that goal.
It's all in the details.
Barn style door weighted for occupational therapy exercise. Pull designed for easy grasp.
- Humans sense much more of the interior than just sight, sound, touch and smell.
Therapeutic massaging shower system designed to stimulate nerve endings.
Every endeavor worth doing is seldom accomplished by one individual. The hallmark of success comes from a team of individuals joined together working toward a common purpose. The success of our mission has been made possible by the generous 100% volunteer work or products of the following professionals, trades, and manufacturers.
Teamwork is what defines the success of a mission!
"The entire premise of the work we do is to design an environment that will aid in the recovery of our veterans and not be a constant reminder of their disability." Carol Way Cisco, Allied ASID
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