Donations and Contributions

CONTRACTORS, CARPENTERS, DIY BUILDERS, do you have left over materials or appliances from a job that you don't need anymore? Please consider donating items for the rebuild.

WE WILL BE ASKING FOR DONATIONS THROUGH THE BUILDING PROCESS AS WE ASSESS OUR NEEDS.

PHASE ONE-  Property Cleanup and leveling. On April 22 many 

                        volunteers came to help with the clean-up. Although we 

                        accomplished a significant amount of clean-up on the        

                        property, the big trash dumpster was not delivered and 

                        we were not able to satisfactory clean up the property. It 

                        is an enormous task and cannot be completed in one 

                       day, so we are continuing to clean up the debris by        

                       making trailer dump runs. This is an ongoing process!

PHASE TWO- Foundation

                        So far, we are looking for donations of concrete and       

                        rebar.

PHASE THREE- Framing

                         We need lumber, nails, screws and building materials

PHASE FOUR- Electrical and Plumbing

                         All materials for plumbing and electrical needed. Sinks, 

                         toilet, shower/tub and cabinet for bathroom. Sink, 

                         stove and refrigerator/freezer for the kitchen.

PHASE FIVE- Rooflng, Flooring, Insulation, Walls, Siding, Windows, 

                        Doors, Lighting, etc. are needed.

PHASE SEVEN- Flooring, Tiling, Cabinetry, Installations, etc.

NOTE- On July 6, 2021 The Bootleg fire started just north of us, and 2 days later the fire destroyed 145 acres of Bowen property (2 houses and 80+ acres of Ponderosa Pine and Lodge-pole Pine) The 2 houses included a beautiful Tiny Home that we just finished building and a large studio full of antiques, these along with a camper and other storage buildings belonged to Ayesha and my grandchildren, Benjamin and Alizsha. With that being said, we are now left with thousands and thousands of dead (burned) trees. It's really a sad situation, but we have the lumber here to rebuild. The trees need to be felled and milled. We have a small band-saw mill that can do the job. We need volunteers to come and help with milling the lumber. In return, you would be allowed to take down lots of trees for your own personal use (firewood, posts, mill, etc.) 

Please let me know if this is something you would be interested in. Although we don-t have to worry about this area burning again, it would be best to get the trees down before the hot summer months arrive. Thank you!

 Valerie Bowen

valabowen@yahoo.com

(458) 232-6748

*Terry for raffling off a ton of hay towards the Bowen family recovery.

*Jim Elliott for raffling a weekend stay at The Getaway at HyTyme

  Drum Horse Ranch Airbnb. Tickets are available on facebook or 

  hytymedrumhorseranch.com

*Josh and Jake for moving all the debris and metal from the burn area.

*Shawn for donating the plywood for the foundation in Phase two of the   

  building process.

*Valerie has donated a complete set of kitchen cabinets.  

*Thank you Kirby at Lithia Motors for being the first to display our red 

  donation jar. 

*Thank you to all our friends, family, and neighbors who came and 

  helped with and are still helping with the property clean-up!!!