2006 Donors...


HomeGauge, Foundation team up for delivery

     The staff at the Foundation for Safer Housing would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to HomeGauge Software and their President, Russell Buchanan. 

    Kim Marten-Engel a teacher for Bell Elementary School in Asheville, NC was very greatful when she received special smoke detectors for her hearing impaired students. "We have four students who are hearing impaired and these smoke detectors will help everyone sleep safer" said Kim. Thank you for thinking of them. Russell Buchanan pictured with Kim delivered the smoke detectors on behalf of the Foundation for Safer Housing. Russell is president of HomeGauge Inspection Software and Web services and is also a participating sponsor for the Foundation for Safer Housing.

     "It was a pleasure to deliver these smoke detectors and I was surprised to see the amount of appreciation I received from the school staff" said Russell. I left feeling satisfied that I was a part of the process to provide safer housing for children.

From Kim Martin-Engel,

     "The Deaf Education Program at Charles C. Bell Elementary serves a wide range of children with varying degrees of hearing loss. Our students include children with mild hearing loss or cochlear implants to profoundly Deaf and hard of hearing children. We teach using an individualized approach that best suits the child's needs and goals utilizing our many resources both in the community and within our program. Our services include, but are not limited to; speech therapy, auditory/verbal training, use and development of sign language, full time interpreters, and a Deaf education teacher. We welcome anyone interested in our program to come visit, take a tour, or contact us via phone at 298-3789."

For those of you in the Asheville, NC area. 

Charles C Bell Elementary School

90 Maple Springs Rd.

Asheville, NC 28805
828-298-3789