Happy Thanksgiving from Homes For Our Troops

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Home, Uncategorized
Army Sergeant Odin Ayala was on his third deployment when he lost both of his legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Sept. 14, 2011. In early December of 2013, just one week after the Thanksgiving holiday, Odin and his wife, Claudia, were recipients of an HFOT specially adapted custom home, …

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Honoring All Who Served this Veterans Day

| By Bill Ivey
Categories: Blog, Home
A huge thank you and Happy Veterans Day to the millions of brave men and women who have served in uniform and defended our Country, putting their lives on the line to preserve our freedom and independence.  You know better than anyone, that freedom is not free. And another huge thank you to all of …

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HFOT’s 7th Annual Celebrity Auction on eBay

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Home
The 2023 Celebrity Auction has officially ended! Homes For Our Troops 7th Annual Veterans Day Celebrity Auction on eBay hosted by Jake Tapper, George Clooney, Wynonna Judd, Don Cheadle, and Mindy Kaling raised over $400,000 for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans. There were over 100 items and experiences generously donated, varying from in-person experiences, luxury items, premiere …

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Homes For Our Troops receives 4-Star Charity rating from Charity Navigator

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Home, Non-Profit
HFOT receives 4 star rating from Charity Navigator.
Homes For Our Troops continues our history of excellence by receiving the highest possible rating of four stars from Charity Navigator, the world’s largest and most trusted nonprofit evaluator. This places HFOT in the top five percent of charities rated by the organization. Charity Navigator evaluates organizations that are registered 501(c)(3) charities through a comprehensive …

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Plan your legacy during National Estate Planning Awareness Week

| By Suzanne Shaheen
Categories: Blog, Home, Non-Profit, Uncategorized
In 2008, the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils (NAEPC), along with congressional leaders, passed H.Res 1499, designating the third week of October as National Estate Planning Week. The resolution was deemed necessary after a 2004 poll commissioned by the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants found that two-thirds of Americans over the age …

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