UPDATED: September 15, 7:45 AM Central Time

Thank you to the following individuals:

• Joe and Joni Dafflitto, Kevin and Linda Havlicek, Wayland Pirtle, John Dyall, John Schultz, Pete Abbott, Jeff James, Mark, Marie and Mike Klusman, Floyd Galloway, Woody Wilson, Randy and Fran Meyerpeter, Bev and John Martin and others
  for countless hours of labor and time away from their family as weekend warriors (including father's day for many of these dads!) from various locations in Missouri including West Plains, St. Louis, Cole Camp, Kansas City and Columbia; we would not have accomplished so much without each of you!

• Marine Corps League Jefferson City
  Steve Brown, Greg Craig, Floyd Miller, Steve Stoval for painting and carpentry

• Marine Corps League Columbia
  Gary Ledbetter, Greg Knox, Floyd Galloway, Bill Ridge, Steve Callis

• Richard Palmer, Columbia, MO
  for countless hours painting and painting and painting and painting

• Billy Enochs, Columbia, MO
  for labor to mud and tape drywall

• Lee Curtis with Stephens College, Columbia, MO
  for donating 20 drop-in flourescent light fixtures

• Richard Koch, Wyoming
  for donating 12 can lights and a doorbell, sconces, emergency lighting

• David Ray Jr., Columbia, MO
  wiring labor for the security system

• Bill Rajewski of Perry Legend Collision, Columbia, MO
  for help with re-thinking the floor plan

• Curtis Cunningham, Columbia, MO
  for measuring the rooms and answering my never-ending questions about what needs to be done to the interior

• Patrick Cunningham, Columbia, MO
  for tirelessly showing me the building over and over again

• Craig Van Matre, Columbia, MO
  for reduced rent on the new office

Thank you to the following unions:

• Ironworkers Local #396, Columbia, MO
  for installing floor joists on a Friday evening (Matt Story and Mike March)

• Insulators Local #1, Columbia, MO
  for labor of all mechanical insulation, for soliciting labor and materials donations from other companies, unions, and individuals (Mark Klusman)

• Plumbers and Pipefitters Local #562, Columbia, MO
  for labor to install all plumbing (Todd Alden)

Thank you to the following companies:

• A1 Glass, Beaumont, TX
  for donating $2500 toward glass windows (Greg and Kathy Green)

• Advanced Drywall, Columbia, MO
  for donating labor for mudding, taping, and sanding drywall (Billy Enochs)

• AirMasters, Columbia, MO
  for lending a lift for use while building office (Bob Wood)

• Broken Arrow Electric Supply, Inc, Warsaw, MO
  for donating electrical materials, exhaust fans, on-demand electric water heater (Ed Dority)

• Brauer Supply, Columbia, MO
  for donating HVAC and insulation materials (John Kallenbauch)

• CM Engineering, Columbia, MO
  for the engineering components of the architect's floor plans

• Columbia Orthopaedic Group, Columbia, MO
  for allowing us to store furniture in their warehouse next door while we wait for the office to be finished up

• Creative Building & Design, LLC, Columbia, MO
  for help with ordering materials, framing and labor (Ron Stuart, Justin Stuart, Aaron Orr)

• Crescent Electric, Columbia, MO
  for selling us electrical wiring at very low prices

• Dayton Freight, Columbia, MO
  for donating freight and hauling of materials, furniture and equipment (Shane Phillips)

• Dyall Electric, St. Louis, MO
  for electrical and phone wiring labor (John Dyall)

• Fly Construction, Lathrop, MO
  for cabinets and doors (Marine Dad Dwight Fly and IRR Marine Derek Fly)

• Goedecke Company, Columbia, MO
  for forklifting and storing materials for us while we are renovating

• Griggs Flooring America, Columbia, MO
  for donating flooring labor and materials (Dave Griggs)

• Heartland Stone, LLC, Columbia, MO
  for donating 3 granite counter tops and labor for installation (Richard Fike)

• Home Depot, Columbia, MO
  for loaning lumber carts to store materials while we are building

• Koonse Glass, Columbia, MO
  for greatly reduced pricing on glass front for the office (Tom Fiegel)

• La Crosse Lumber, Columbia, MO
  greatly reduced pricing on 3/4" plywood for mezzanine decking (Mark Oser)

• Little Dixie Construction, Columbia, MO
  advise and mentoring for building load bearing walls (Joe Gruender)

• Lowe's, Columbia, MO
  for 50% off ADA compliant bathroom handrails

• Mehaffy Door & Hardware Co, St. Louis, MO
  for interior fire-rated steel doors (Woody Wilson)

• Mid-City Lumber, Columbia, MO
  for selling interior solid core door and frame at cost (Kevin Pickett)

• Midway USA, Columbia, MO
  for palette racking and roller conveyor system for the warehouse (Larry and Brenda Potterfield)

• Missouri River Monument, Boonville, MO
  for engraving the Marine Parents logo into granite counter top (Kevin McClary)

• Nemow Insulation, Sturgeon, MO
  for donating insulation (Diane Heuer)

• Officer Mechanical Contractors, Columbia, MO
  for donating new kitchen sink and labor for plumbing (Jamey Johnson)

• Peckham & Wright Architects, Inc., Columbia, MO
  for space planning, floor plans and blueprints (Erik Miller, David O'Black)

• Peters Brunner Heating and Cooling, Columbia, MO
  for assistance with heating an cooling unit repair, ductwork installation (Gary Ledbetter)

• Quality Drywall, Columbia, MO
  for consultation on framing and floor joists (Bob Geotz)

• RSC Equipment Rental, Columbia, MO
  for donating rental of scissor lifts for two weekends in July (Steve Tuttle)

• Rew Materials, Columbia, MO
  for selling us metal studs, joists and drywall at very low prices (Clint Wright), and for donating materials for mudding and taping drywall

• Riback Supply, Columbia, MO
  for donating all bathroom fixtures

• Sherwin Williams, Columbia, MO
  for donating paint and greatly reduced pricing on primer (Kim Nodder)

• Showme Cabinets, Columbia, MO
  for donating cabinetry (Jay Stewart)

• Slate Flooring, Columbia, MO
  for installing tile, carpet and vinyl flooring (Mike Slate)

• Sims Welding and Machine Shop, Mexico, MO
  for donating materials and labor to construct warehouse racking system, and framing (Steve and Dixie Sims)

• Swift Companies, Columbia, MO
  for expertise and consultation (Dave Mincher)

• Wadlow Drywall, Inc., Columbia, MO
  for donating donating labor to mud and tape drywall

• Winnlectric, Wyoming
  for donating donating electrical material (Richard Koch)

Thank you to the following media and journalists:

• Tom Bradley of The Eagle 93.9 Radio, Columbia, MO
  for air time to share our need for volunteers, donations, and materials

• Gary Nolan of "The Drive" on The Eagle 93.9 Radio, Columbia, MO
  for air time to find new office space and for donating wiring, labor and equipment for the security system