TAP Architecture

This may have been the first year [TAPARCHITECTURE] participated in the March of Dimes Walk America fundraising campaign, but the TAPteam raised funds like a pro.

At the recent award party, the TAP team received several honors, including Best New Team Overall (Division III), Team with Highest Walker Dollar Average (First Place, Division III), New Team Raising Most Money Overall (Second Place), Team with Highest Walker Dollars (Second Place, Division III), and Team Raising Most Money (Third Place, Division III).TAP Team Raises Top Dollars for March of Dimes

Overall, the Central Oklahoma area Walk America raised close to $400,000 for the March of Dimes. The money goes to benefit reseach, programs and treatment for premature babies.

[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.

Over that November weekend, TAP employees gutted the inside of the house, hung sheet rock, paint walls, install cabinets and more, with plans to help Clara furnish her home as well.

The plan is to have Clara ready to celebrate the holidays with her children, grand children and great-grandchildren in her newly-renovated home.