Craftsmen Home Improvements, Inc.

Teresa and Dean have 14 children, ranging in age from 6-21, 13 of whom joined their family through the blessing of adoption and from the foster care system. Teresa and Dean are passionate about parenting children who so desperately need a family and home to call their own. They also realize the importance of keeping sibling groups together. They welcomed their first child by adoption when he was just 2 months old. They had a biological child a couple of years later. In 2001, they adopted a sibling group of 4 children who had been in foster care for 7 years. In 2003, they adopted a sibling group of 3 children who had been in foster care for 3 years. In 2005, they adopted another sibling group of 5 children. who had also been in foster care. While all of these sibling groups were in foster care, they were separated from each other. The family lives in an old farmhouse which desperately needs better windows and doors. money is pretty tight with so many children to provide for, so they have not been able to put in good windows and doors. I would like to nominate this family for the Windows for the Holidays program. The family lives in Mora, MN.

Craftsmen Home Improvements, Inc., a Minneapolis window replacement contractor, will award $10,000 worth of free windows and doors for the home of one family this holiday season. “Windows for the Holidays” hopes to bring added warmth – literally and figuratively – to one Twin Cities family in need.

Many families are struggling more than ever this holiday season. The economic downturn has left many unemployed. Even with a job, rising prices can make it difficult to raise a family. With food and other necessities first on the list of expenses, it’s easy for families to forgo much-needed home improvements. But families should be able to rest assured about their own homes. Having new and energy-efficient windows and doors will not only help a home to look better, it will also bring much needed energy savings.

The winning family will have Pella® windows and doors installed in their home. Pella has a great reputation in the window replacement industry. J. D. Power and Associates has awarded them with its “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Window and Door Manufacturers” award two years in a row.

Daniel Bydlon, owner of Craftsmen Home Improvements, Inc., said, “We want to do something that will alleviate the struggle for one deserving family. It’s our way of giving back to the community and providing one family with a brighter holiday season.”

For more than 15 years, Craftsmen Home Improvements, Inc. has provided award-winning service to homeowners throughout the Minneapolis metro area. Craftsmen combines excellent service with a strong commitment to detail. Whether it’s a new roof, new siding or window replacement, Craftsmen treats your project with the care and attention to detail from which their name derives.

Applications for “Windows for the Holidays” can be submitted through the Craftsmen website: www.craftsmenhomeimprovements.com. Simply complete a short form identifying why a nominee deserves to be awarded “Windows for the Holidays”. The deadline is December 15, 2009. The winning family will be announced on the website on December 22, 2009.