The nine-hour project was organized by Wadman Construction, an Ogden-based company, with the help of 10 other companies that donated everything from carpet to paint to light fixtures.
“It's simple,” said Wadman President Dave Hogan, who was on his knees taping and stretching carpet in one of the apartments at Your Community Connection. “Givers gain. When we give, we get back.”
His company's 95 employees were working alongside 20 subcontractors, such as painters and carpet-layers, who wanted to contribute.
The women who live in the apartments were mostly victims of domestic violence and lived in the YCC shelter before reaching the 30-day limit. They work and go to school, but YCC case manager Andi Watkins told them not to return until 5 p.m. Friday.
All day, the women, excited to finally have their 1980s-era carpet replaced, left messages for Watkins. “They're asking 'What does the carpet look like? Have you walked on it?' ” said Watkins. “They are just thrilled.”
Nine women and 17 children live in the apartments.
The institutional white wall paint was covered with a calmer beige, and some of the Wadman employees made quick trips to Home Depot to buy supplies on their own. That happened in one apartment, where the volunteers did not want to leave a cracked vanity countertop.
The crews also replaced the lighting fixtures in the YCC's clothing distribution center.
YCC is a nonprofit that has been helping Ogden area women and children since 1945.
