It’s time to give everyone a quick update on the Monarch House project. Thanks again for everyone who helped on Demo Day, it was fun & productive! They have made the name change from Sorority House to Monarch House:


Monarch House…

Where Transformation Begins

Monarch House exists to enrich and transform women’s lives through prayer, life coaching, crisis care referral, life skills classes, support groups, recreational activities, and community events. At Monarch House you will find HOME…a place where comfort, safety, love and laughter unfold…a place to discover sisters to share life’s journey with…and above all…a place to meet Him. That’s where transformation begins.

Monarch House will offer… Prayer Counselors Available for Walk-Ins, Community Resource Referral Center, Support Groups & Studies, Health Awareness Seminars, Life Skills Classes: Resumes, Budgeting, Organization, Mom and Me Classes/Parenting Seminars, High School/Young Adult Mentors, Art Classes, Scrapbooking, Cooking Groups/Classes, Book Clubs, Prayer Walks, Aerobics/Running, On-site Child Care.

Construction Days with Home Depot: March 3rd, 4th & 5th. We will be working side by side with volunteers from Home Depot to install kitchen & bath, lay flooring, replace windows, paint interior/exterior, repair stucco, build a patio and landscaping…. We will be providing breakfast and lunch on these days. It sounds like an amazing week lined up, so I hope you can join us. We will have schedules available on kiosk February 21st & 28th.

Right now we have approval for the project; we are waiting for the actual funding which should be Friday the 12th. This will give us the actual money to do some pre-construction work.

Pre-Construction Days:

Saturday, the 13th

Plumbing: Bogar Aguilar and Keith Stahl will be there to install the fresh water plumbing.

We will be putting together specific crews to accomplish the following tasks, please contact me for updates on the time and need:

Saturday the 20th

Floor prep: We need to remove the subfloor in the bathroom and prep for tile. We will prep the kitchen and Great room for tile & travertine: Lay hardy board or dry pack. We are still in need of a professional tile layer for advice.

Patio Footings: Pour concrete footings for the patio cover.

Saturday the 27th

Drywall: We are putting together a crew to do drywall repair and texture the walls. If you have experience, contact me.