This document summarizes a home renovation project carried out by the Dominican Starfish Foundation for a family in need. Elvis and Julia were living in dire conditions with their son and Julia's two brothers. Toni ZoBell donated money from the sale of her property to fully fund the construction of a new home for the family after their existing home had collapsed. The foundation oversaw the building of the new home over the course of a year, which included laying the foundation, erecting walls, and adding a kitchen, living area, bedroom, and bathroom. When complete, the high-quality new home brought the family great joy and will change their lives forever.

1. A Dominican Starfish
Foundation Home
Make-over Project
A NEW HOME FOR
ELVIS, JULIA AND
FAMILY
March 2014-January 2015

2. Dominican Starfish Foundation Director, Louise ZoBell met
Elvis and Julia in March of 2014. She was walking through
the communities with Dominican Director, Amarilis Urena
taking pictures of families with great need. Elvis and Julia
certainly met that description.
Elvis is a carpenter. He builds the doors and windows for
homes in our foundation. This way he ekes out an
existence for his wife, two brothers-in-law and his small
son.

3. The very look on the faces reflects their dire need.

4. Julia is pictured here with her brother
Roberto who lost
his site in a construction accident.

5. The roof and the walls of the home

6. Inside the home

7. The outside of the home

8. In January 2014, Toni ZoBell visited the Dominican Republic
and participated in many humanitarian activities. Here she
is picture sorting clothes for the distribution center. After her
experience she went back to Lethbridge, Alberta. She then
went to Nicaragua and sold her retirement property and
donated the money to build a home for a family in the
Dominican Republic. Elvis and Julia were chosen to be
recipients of this wonderful blessing in their lives.

9. They were overcome with emotion
when they heard that they had a
sponsor so that they would have a
new home.

10. October, 2014
the home
came tumbling
down.

12. The
foundation
is poured.

13. The walls
start to
go up.

15. How the home looked October 31st when
Louise and Sandra returned to the
Dominican

16. Happy to find Elvis working
on his own home

17. The kitchen while waiting

18. The Living Area

19. Bedroom for 5
Doubles as
storage shed

20. Three weeks later when Louise
left to return to Canada

21. The very joyful meeting—Toni
meets Julie, January 13, 2015

22. And Elvis

23. And wins the
heart of Alviery

24. And sees for the first time, the
beautiful home she donated to this
family who needed it so much.

25. Through the translation of our director,
Amarilis Urena, Toni hears a heartfelt,
touching thank you from Elvis.

26. A large suitcase of gifts, blesses
the lives of the family even more.

27. The bed Elvis made for Alviery

28. A friend donated ceramic tile for
the bathroom

29. Elvis is making his own chairs.

30. Thank you Toni ZoBell for your
amazing gift of love for this family,
that will change their lives forever