Pinnacle helps deployed families around the house Published Aug. 10, 2010 By Connie Hempel 17th Training Wing Public Affairs GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Not only are you stuck at home worrying about your spouse's welfare during a deployment, but the stress of seeing that honey-do list continue to grow while waiting for your spouse to return takes its toll, too. Families living in base housing here can rest a little easier during their spouse's deployment with The Landings at Goodfellow Deployed Spouses' Program ready to lend a hand and check off some of those projects on that honey-do list. "We understand the difficulty and stress that a spouse experiences when the military member is deployed." said Rudy Soto, The Landings at Goodfellow community director. "We want to make life more comfortable and less stressful for these families with the honey-do list program." The Landings at Goodfellow Deployed Spouses' Program has been on going since Pinnacle took charge of base housing. In the beginning, the program only helped out with mowing fenced-in yards and offered gift cards, but now the program has expanded to include honey-do items such as moving furniture, hanging drapes or pictures, or even pulling weeds from a flower bed. The list can have up to 10 items of small projects a month that, put together, total no more than one hour's work. The projects on the honey-do list are anything outside of the normal maintenance work order process, Mr. Soto said. There are more than 100 Team Goodfellow members deployed at any given moment, many of whom live in base housing, unfortunately though, not many take advantage of this free program. "Right now we have five spouses using the program, but I know there are a lot more spouses out there with someone deployed," Mr. Soto said. "It's easy to sign up; all they need to do is contact us and give us a copy of the deployed member's orders." Also part of the program are quarterly dinners at The Landings at Goodfellow Community Center for families with a deployed servicemember. Other programs Pinnacle offers for residents include a tenant representative committee and a neighborhood watch. New programs Pinnacle is starting include a call now messaging system and adopt-a-park where families can team up to keep parks in housing clean. For more information on any Pinnacle program or to create a honey-do list, call 325-651-8369, visit www.GoodfellowFamilyHousing.com, or stop by The Landings at Goodfellow Community Center.
