Success at Florence's Comfort House!

It was a hot Father’s Day in Austin, Texas but that didn’t stop lots of dads (and moms and kids) from working in 90 plus degree temperatures to help local children in need.

Florence's Comfort House got a much needed hand from over 50 SCARE for a CURE volunteers who showed up with loads of supplies and tools to help Flo make her house and play yard safe and comfortable for the Montopolis kids who consider the Comfort House a second home. Here are just some of the projects SCARE volunteers wrapped up on Sunday:

• Repaired a ceiling that was falling down
• Built a platform for Flo’s washer and dryer
• Fixed broken doors and locks
• Fixed a damaged roof on Flo’s puppet theater
• Replaced damaged or missing window screens
• Repaired the gate leading into the play yard
• Painted bedrooms
• Scooped poop in the play yard
• Organized toys – and there were LOTS of toys
• And much more!

Volunteers showed up around 10 am and worked until 5 pm or so to get Flo’s house in ship shape, stopping midday for some very tasty lasagna and all the fixings brought by Eli from The Art Institute of Austin. Yummy!

The SCARE crew also did a lot of general cleanup work and trash pickup, in the end leaving Florence’s Comfort House much safer and cleaner than we found it. A big thank you also to the folks from Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas who came out to help, as well as non-SCARE volunteers from the general public. Thank you EVERYONE for a tremendous job!

If you missed the event, take a look at some of the awesome media coverage:

KEYE News: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWFhp7xOQSc

KVUE News: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b11jZnVktqs

KXAN News: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/kxan-austin-austin-police-team-up-to-fix-safe-house

Fox 7 News: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/top_stories/Good-Deed-for-One-who-Helps-those-in-Need-2010-06-20-ktbcw

News 8 Austin: http://www.news8austin.com/content/local_news/271945/volunteers-repair-comfort-home-for-children

Austin American-Statesman: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/comfort-house-for-kids-gets-a-fix-up-759354.html?srcTrk=RTR_504016