MI Charitable Foundation builds playhouses for military families in Simi Valley | News Direct

MI Charitable Foundation builds playhouses for military families in Simi Valley

News release by MI Charitable Foundation

facebook icon linkedin icon twitter icon pinterest icon email icon Simi Valley, CA | July 14, 2022 07:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time

 

Just when children in Simi Valley, Calif., thought that their summer vacation couldn’t get any better, the MI Charitable Foundation gave them new playhouses.

The MI Foundation volunteers, who are all team members at the Milgard Windows and Doors facility in Simi Valley, built and donated four new playhouses to families of military veterans and active service members. The Milgard team members split into four groups, and each team made a different playhouse. The families arrived in the afternoon to see the unveiling.

Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County and the MI Foundation Simi Valley Outreach Committee coordinated the project.

“Our four teams had so much fun building the houses,” said Natasha Ramsey, Senior Regional Marketing Representative and MI Foundation committee member at the Simi Valley Milgard facility. “It was wonderful to see the kids’ excitement for their playhouses.”

Each playhouse had a unique theme and color design. One was built to look like a Pirate’s lair, while another had a blue-and-green color scheme with a painting of scuba-diving children on the roof.

“The teams and their captains showed such great creativity,” Ramsey said. “Coming up with the various designs and then watching them come to life was one of the highlights of the day.”

Once the playhouses were complete, the MI Foundation volunteers loaded them onto trucks and took them to the families’ homes.

“Our amazing delivery team was able to deliver the playhouses to the families directly so they would not have to reassemble them,” Ramsey said. “It was just a perfect day from start to finish.”

Learn more about the MI Charitable Foundation at: miwindows.com/foundation 

   

(Team Captain Brian Courtemarsh (not pictured). From left to right: Brenden Prunty, Brenda Servaes, James Ince, Vidal Morales, Bruce McKee, Charles Marion, James Urbina, Jennifer Rodriguez, Jennifer Farris)
(Team Captain Brian Courtemarsh (not pictured). From left to right: Brenden Prunty, Brenda Servaes, James Ince, Vidal Morales, Bruce McKee, Charles Marion, James Urbina, Jennifer Rodriguez, Jennifer Farris)

 

 

ABOUT THE MI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

In 2015, the MI Charitable Foundation was founded on the belief that we all have an obligation to help our fellow citizens. The charitable foundation has committees at each of our locations that raise and donate funds for their local communities, as well as three noteworthy causes – veterans’ affairs, children’s wellbeing, and cancer. The MI Charitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of MITER Brands.

 

ABOUT MITER BRANDS

MITER Brands™ is a residential window and door manufacturer that produces a leading portfolio of window and door brands for the new construction and replacement segments. Through MI Windows and Doors, Milgard Windows & Doors, and Sunrise Windows & Doors, MITER Brands is one of the largest suppliers of precision-built and energy-efficient windows and doors, with more than 10 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States servicing thousands of dealers. For more information visit: miterbrands.com, miwindows.com or milgard.com.

 

Contact Details

 

MI Windows and Doors

 

Joann Whetstine

 

+1 253-896-8010

 

JoannWhetstine@milgard.com

 

Company Website

 

https://miwindows.com/why-mi/mi-foundation