FORT MYERS, Fla. - s4story -- A Fort Myers homeowner received the holiday gift of a lifetime with Lee BIA Builders Care and Lennar partnering to complete a special home renovation.

Valentina Pereira, 77, has lived a life marked by resilience, courage and unwavering selflessness. Originally from Portugal, she moved to the U.S. at 18, overcoming many challenges as she raised five children on her own. She worked tirelessly as a seamstress while earning her U.S. citizenship and volunteering in her community to help unwed mothers and offer companionship to elderly individuals.

Pereira's home had become increasingly difficult for her to maintain, leaving her overwhelmed and living in unsafe conditions. The home, which was severely damaged by past hurricanes and tornadoes, required window and door replacements, a new roof and HVAC replacement, as well as essential interior repairs to restore the house to a safe, livable condition.

Builders Care and Lennar stepped up to provide these critical home renovations – plus many additional special touches – at no cost to the homeowner, providing the grandmother of eight with a home that now reflects the peace and dignity that she has selflessly brought to others throughout her life.

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Although Pereira thought that they were installing just a new roof and a garage door, she was surprised to return to a home that had been completely transformed. In just two-and-a-half weeks, Lennar completely gutted and restored the home's interior to new condition with appliances, furniture, décor and more. The home also received exterior touches including fresh paint, landscaping and refreshed paint on a beloved eagle statue. Final touches included festive holiday decorations, gifts under the Christmas tree and a fully stocked pantry.

Lennar has partnered with Builders Care for the past two decades to provide the gift of holiday home renovations to a local homeowner each year.

Improvements were made possible thanks to the generous contribution of Lennar and a number of local partner suppliers and contractors. Project partners included 84 Lumber, Accurate Grading, All-American Shutters & Glass, ALLTRAXX, Banko Overhead Doors, Blind Ambitions of SW Florida, Blue Water Construction of SW Florida, Caloosa Cooling, Carrigan Brothers, CCA Roofing, Cemex, Clive Daniel Home, Coastal Waste & Recycling, Elite Electrical Contractors, Franceschi Marble and Granite, Ferguson Plumbing Supply, Fort Myers Sod, GMS, GMZ Masonry, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Jacqueline Virtue Art, Juniper Landscaping, L&W Supply, Mabri Painting, Midwest Food Bank, Nilles Design Group, Professional Electric of Southwest Florida, QXO, Raymond Building Supply, Rice Insulation & Glass, Royal Manufacturing, Sherwin Williams, Signs In One Day Cape Coral, Timberlake Cabinetry, Twin Metals, USA SiteWorx, Wayne Wiles Floor Coverings and West Coast Pressure Washing & Cleaning. Lee County Community Development also supported the permitting process for the project.

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To learn more about Builders Care and its mission, visit LeeBuildersCare.org (http://www.leebuilderscare.org/).