How to take part in the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Helping in the Community, Home, Veteran topic
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Americans held candlelight vigils, charity events, and donated blood to support victims and their families. To keep this unity and Patriotism going strong, 9/11 family members and support groups established September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in 2002. On this day, Americans volunteer …

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Homes For Our Troops continues partnership with Wayfair

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Fundraising, Home
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Homes For Our Troops is excited to continue its partnership with Wayfair, one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Wayfair is partnering with HFOT to furnish homes for a few HFOT Veterans and their families as well as raise awareness about HFOT’s mission of building and donating specially adapted custom homes for …

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Thank you for making our Day of Giving a tremendous success!

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Fundraising
Thank you for making our first HFOT Day of Giving a tremendous success! Together, we far surpassed our goal and raised over $57,000. A special thanks to Jacob Tamme for his support during his annual Swings for Soldiers Golf Classic! Your incredible support on this special day helped us advance our mission of building and …

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Everything you need to know about HFOT’s First Day of Giving

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Fundraising
Homes For Our Troops celebrates its first Day of Giving today, July 15! Over the next 24 hours, we’re hoping to raise $25,000 and we are asking for your help. The funds raised today will help advance our mission of building specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans. Your support helps restore the …

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How our Corporate Partners help make HFOT homes energy-efficient

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home, Service to Startup
Energy efficiency is an important aspect of every HFOT home. Several of our Corporate Partners contribute products that lower energy costs for HFOT families, enabling them to use the savings toward rebuilding their lives. HFOT exceeds Energy Star standards on all homes, which saves Veterans up to 30 percent on their household energy bills according …

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