Developer helps the community
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On Stairs: Jon Friesen, CEO, Mission Group Luke Turri, Executive Vice President – Clayton Calder, Superintendent On Ground: Tom Smithwick, Freedom’s Door Director Peter Lees, Executive Director
The Kelowna Mission Group helped renovate a home owned by Freedom’s Door, a local recreation program.
The organization recently reached out to Freedom’s Door to see if there was a project they needed help with.
“We told them we had a house with a basement suite that was built in 1965. The men we care live in this house while they receive our recovery program. There is an urgent need for internal and external upgrading, ”said Peter Lees, CEO of Freedom’s Door.
The mission group did not hesitate to offer its services.
Mission Group, its employees and sub-trades carried out the entire project. The renovation included the renewal of all surfaces in the upstairs and downstairs suites, new floors, plaster, paint, cabinets, sinks and showers, and lighting fixtures. The act of kindness was very much appreciated by Freedom’s Door.
“Mission Group has shown us philanthropic generosity, human kindness, and caring. From all of us at Freedom’s Door, we’d like to say a big thank you and well done, ”Freedom’s Door said in a statement.
Freedom’s Door is a charity that has operated in Kelowna for 19 years. They house 64 men each day and provide for their needs while they relax and return to the community. Freedom’s Door Volunteer Director Tom Smithwick said their work would not be possible without the help of the community.
“We need the generosity of the community to survive and grow in our work.”
