{"id":56079,"date":"2022-11-09T18:42:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T23:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=56079"},"modified":"2022-11-09T18:42:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T23:42:13","slug":"lehigh-acres-veteran-living-without-air-conditioning-surprised-with-new-hvac-system-ahead-of-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/11\/lehigh-acres-veteran-living-without-air-conditioning-surprised-with-new-hvac-system-ahead-of-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Acres Veteran living without air conditioning surprised with\u00a0new HVAC system\u00a0ahead of Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lee BIA Builders Care and community partners recently came together to surprise a Lehigh Acres veteran with the gift of a new air conditioning system for Veterans Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-Homeowner-Dolores-Armstrong-with-new-AC-system-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-Homeowner-Dolores-Armstrong-with-new-AC-system-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-Homeowner-Dolores-Armstrong-with-new-AC-system-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-Homeowner-Dolores-Armstrong-with-new-AC-system-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-Homeowner-Dolores-Armstrong-with-new-AC-system-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2-Homeowner-Dolores-Armstrong-with-new-AC-system-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A working HVAC system makes all the difference in being able to live comfortably in the Florida heat. Dolores Armstrong is a 67-year-old U.S. Army veteran who cares for her brother, who has an intellectual disability. Her previous A\/C unit was destroyed more than five years ago following Hurricane Irma and had yet to be replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe went without it for so long, and I can\u2019t afford to buy a new one, so it was just going to stay like this,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cI still can\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s like a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>To help the Armstrongs live more comfortably, Lee BIA Builders Care rallied the community to help replace the air conditioning unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince Hurricane Ian, many homeowners can understand the challenge of living without A\/C \u2013 the Armstrongs have been facing this challenge since Hurricane Irma in 2017,\u201d said Crystal Stouten, executive director of Lee BIA Builders Care. \u201cA working air conditioning system makes all the difference in being able to live comfortably in the Florida heat, and we\u2019re grateful for the generosity of Haines Air Conditioning &amp; Refrigeration and Lennox Air Conditioners to provide Dolores and her brother with a gift that will significantly impact their daily life and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was completed in just one day so that Armstrong and her brother can spend Veterans Day in the cool A\/C. Labor and materials to install the new central air system were provided at no cost to the homeowner thanks to Haines Air Conditioning &amp; Refrigeration and Lennox Air Conditioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe try to take care of the community,\u201d said Dan Squire, a sales representative for Haines Air Conditioning &amp; Refrigeration. \u201cIt\u2019s the community we live in and we just want to take care of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, Lee BIA Builders Care has helped nearly 500 individuals and families by providing A\/C repairs, wheelchair ramps, roof replacements, remodeling projects and other critical repairs that allow deserving elderly and\/or disabled homeowners, and their families, to live safely and comfortably in their own homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee BIA Builders Care and community partners recently came together to surprise a Lehigh Acres veteran with the gift of a new air conditioning system for Veterans Day. 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