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| TAPARCHITECTURE Partners with Rebuilding Together OKC give Local Woman in Need a Home Makeover 11/02/05 TAParchitecture and Rebuilding Together OKC partnered to give an Oklahoma City woman’s fire damaged residence a home “TAPover” On Nov. 4 and 5, 2005. TAP employees and friends will work on repairing and renovating the home from dawn to dusk both days.Eighty-four-year-old Clara Myers lived in her house, located on OKC’s Northeast side, for nearly 60 years. She and her recently deceased husband, Eddie, raised three of their own children, helped raise 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren and cared for more than 3,000 foster children out of their home. On July 14, her home was severely damaged by fire when a burning rag was left in a bucket on the front porch to repel mosquitoes. Clara woke up to the sound of the fire alarm and immediately got her great-grandchildren out of the house. Firefighters had to rescue 92-year-old Eddie, who had crawled under a bed to escape the flames. He later died due to complications of smoke-inhalation. Firefighters were able to put out the fire before it engulfed the entire house, but there was still severe damage to the front of the house and many personal items were lost, leaving Clara both physically and financially unable to repair the damages without help. Rebuilding Together OKC, a local non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding safe homes, connected Clara with TAParchitecture, whose staff was seeking to donate their time and money to help a family in need for the holiday season. As a result, the firm’s first ever home “TAPover” was born.
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