spirit and commitment are a real
differentiator for the company, Harpe
insists – home ownership is all about
aspiration, the family and a stable
society, so the company that Kevin Stitt
founded has always looked for ways to
reach out. The projects it supports are
numerous, but typified by the establish-
ment and continuing support of a Chris-
tian school in Nigeria in 2009 as well as
the Gateway Youth Ranch in Uganda
which enhances the lives of disadvan-
taged young people in that country.
Closer to home, Harpe picks out
Pearl’s Hope, a Tulsa-based project
and refuge that supports homeless
women and their families and helps
them get back on their feet. “Often-
times they find themselves having to
run from home without the most basic
necessities of life: Gateway provides
Pearl’s Hope with some of these
essentials.” The compassion he clearly
feels chimes in with the company’s
ethos of helping hard-working people
regardless of their current wealth.
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