Jack-Hammers and Day-Cares

Meet the Duggan Family: Nila and Austine who are parents to 2 yr. old energetic little man Ethan, and 6 month old Owen. 

In December of 2012, Nila was 7 months pregnant with Owen and diagnosed with pre-eclampsia. When the situation became too severe, Nila’s physician ordered a C-section and steroids for the baby’s lungs. Owen was born at 2 pounds 2 ounces, and screaming! Despite being stable, he and mother spent quite a bit of time in the Hospital. Own was in the NICU for 2 months before he came home.

Today, Own is a happy healthy perfect size baby. The medical bills from his birth, however, are looming. Emergency rooms, recovery rooms, and NICUs are very expensive. Although Austine works fulltime and Nila sells “Sentsy,” the bills aren’t going down.  In order to pay down medical bills, Nila has decided to use her home to open a day-care! This has been a dream of theirs for years, but the condition of their half acre backyard has been the show-stopper for the past 4yrs. The backyard of their home,  is over grown with weeds, crumbled brick, and uneven concrete where a tennis court existed in the 50’s [a few Images of the backyard]

Here’s where we come in! The Duggans could pay a crew to come in and turn over their backyard, but that money would be better going toward medical bills of course. So Plentiful few is stepping in to spend a few Saturdays breaking down the backyard, seeking donations from Home Depot, and creating a beautiful backyard with the following amenities: A reliable fence around the property line, play area complete with play structure for kids, a vegetable garden and chicken coup to reduce grocery costs and increase healthy lifestyles while providing education to the Duggan children and potential daycare children.

This last Saturday a team of 25 Workers arrived at the Duggans at 8am, numerous tools in tow, to begin work. [Visit our Facebook page for more photos and updates about this project.] We made a good dent in the demolition; I even got to use a Jack Hammer for the first time! There is still so much to be done.

If you would like to help the Duggans in any way, here are some ways you can get involved: Donate to the project! See our list of needs if you would like to donate any items or funds. You can also Volunteer at the Duggan home on any of the Saturdays listed on the Events page. And, lastly, please spread the word about our cause and this family on your Facebook and Twitter pages.

So much work to do, 

--Jillian.

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