One Home, Many Hands

In the light of living the tragedy surrounding the February fire that claimed four Debuty children, organizers with the One Home Many Hands project, have secured a “day-away” for both Ross and Amanda Debuty.

The Bristol Motor Speedway has invited Ross Debuty to attend the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals from May 18-20 as a guest of the Speedway.

Belleza Salon and Spa has also confirmed that they will provide Amanda Debuty with a full-day salon and spa visit.

The One Home Many Hands project would like to thank officials with the Bristol Motor Speedway and Belleza Salon and Spa for their generous donations to the Debuty family.

A deluge of rain on Saturday, May 5 couldn’t stop progress for the One Home Many Hands project. Although the first Volunteer Day was officially postponed, construction workers and many volunteers refused to go home.

Volunteers worked on the home for more than six hours in the non-relenting rain and made significant progress by building and installing the flooring system for the home.

Officials for the One Home Many Hands project have announced that the Volunteer Day will be officially rescheduled for Saturday, May 12. All volunteers are asked to follow the same schedule. Gerry Eastman, president of Joseph Construction, the Knoxville-based company who is serving as construction manager for the project, said that on the 12th, volunteers will be framing interior and exterior walls and hopefully see progress on roof trusses being raised.

Project organizers estimate the project for completion in ten to 12 weeks.

Work to rebuild the foundation of the Debuty home is nearing completion as organizers prepare for the first Volunteer Day to be held this Saturday, May 5th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Miser Station Rd. site in Blount County, TN.

Construction officials hope to have the floor laid so that framing of the walls can take place on Saturday. More than 50 volunteers from across East Tennessee are expected to be on hand Saturday.

The One Home Many Hands project will hold its first of three Volunteer Days on Saturday, May 5. Volunteers will be asked to work either a 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. morning shift, or a 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. afternoon shift. Interested volunteers can find more information on how to register by calling the VOLunteer Hotline at 865.212.4500 or by emailing onehomemanyhands@rmtgroup.com

The culvert/bridge leading from Miser Station Rd. to the Debuty home has been rebuilt through a collaboration effort of Joseph Construction, McCall Construction and the Blount County Highway Department.

The culvert/bridge sustained damage during the fire and demolition process. The newly rebuilt bridge will allow construction traffic to continue on the job site.

Work has begun on the rebuilding of the foundation for the Debuty family home in Friendsville, TN. Project managers expect the foundation to be completed within two weeks. At that time, Joseph Construction will construct the floor and prepare the home for framing, which is to be completed the weekend of May 5th.

Blount County Kroger stores, to include the Maryville and Alcoa locations, presented a check to Amanda and Ross Debuty at the Maryville Kroger store on Monday, April 16. Upon completion of the rebuilding project One Home Many Hands, Kroger will again donate $500 toward the restocking of the homes kitchen.

The One Home Many Hands project would like to thank Kroger for their generous donation to the Debuty family.

Knoxville Moes Southwest Grill restaurants have committed to providing more than 300 meals for volunteers helping to rebuild the Debuty family home in Blount County.

Volunteers will have multiple chances to assist on the site and will play a key role in the rebuilding process. If you are interested in volunteering for the project, please call the VOLunteer Hotline at 865.212.4500 or email onehomemanyhands@rmtgroup.com

The One Home Many Hands project thanks Moes Southwest Grill for their support!

The One Home Many Hands project is seeking interested restaurants who can provide food to volunteers during the weekends that volunteers will be assisting with the rebuilding of the Debuty family home.

It is expected that the One Home Many Hands project will organize three to four Saturday’s when volunteers can assist and more than 125 meals will be needed for breakfast and lunch.

If you are interested in helping to fill this need or know a restaurant who would be, please contact the One Home Many Hands project at onehomemanyhands@rmtgroup.com

Representatives from RM Technologies and Citadel Broadcasting met this past week to discuss the coordination of the volunteer effort to rebuild the Debuty family home in Blount County.

Officials from Citadel Broadcasting will coordinate the effort and have created a dedicated VOLunteer Hotline. The phone line, 865-212-4500, will allow interested volunteers to leave a message with their contact information. Representatives from the One Home Many Hands project will follow-up with volunteers to schedule time that their assistance can be used on the job site.

Volunteers can also continue to email onehomemanyhands@rmtgroup.com