Chuck Bayne from Urban Connection, a community worker/instigator associated with West End Hope in Action; Fernando Trujillo, owner of My Brother’s Keeper Construction; Anya Bartay, President of Studiox9;Dee Dee Sedgwick, Executive Director of Blue Print Ministries; Ralph and Debbie Gibson, owners of Debsteel, Inc., a steel erection business; Bud Abbott, owner of Abbott Consulting; Ignacio Perez, a community developer; Reinette King, a contract writer; and Pastor Joe E. Barber, Senior Pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church, where Katie has been a member all her 72 years.
In order to protect the safety of the neighborhood, the city had to declare Katie’s home dangerous premises. The city would have demolished Katie’s home and charged her over $7,000, which she doesn’t have. However, Alamo 1 stepped up to the plate and will demolish her home and clear the site for free! Later, we want Katie to have a new home rebuilt onsite with stately columns and a picture window to give her back her window on the world. A footprint and design of a new home have been developed. We are contributing our time and skills, but materials cost money.
