Injured Soldier hosting Veteran art show in San Antonio

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home
  Future HFOT home recipient Army SGT Mario Lopez is hosting a Veteran art show called Beyond Service: An Exhibition of Artworks by Veterans for the month of November at Bihl Haus Arts in San Antonio. Art was a large part of Mario’s life until August 2005 when he was severely injured while serving in …

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Omaha Beach championing HFOT’s mission at the Breeders’ Cup

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Fundraising, Home
  Thoroughbred Omaha Beach is championing the Homes For Our Troops mission at the Breeder’s Cup this Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Sentient Jet, a Directional Aviation company, is again teaming up with Homes For Our Troops for this weekend’s race by sponsoring thoroughbred Omaha Beach to raise awareness for HFOT’s mission of building and donating …

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Stepdaughter of injured Veteran pursuing career in ADA compliant construction management

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Home, Veteran topic
  On a cold weekend in 2010, then eleven-year-old Alex Kielty watched in wonder as the community and HFOT staff came together to build an adapted home for her stepfather, Army Staff Sergeant Michael Downing. Michael lost both legs while serving in Afghanistan in 2008. After watching her and her family’s forever home be built …

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You Can Make An IRA Gift Today

| By Suzanne Shaheen
Categories: Blog, Home
  The IRA Charitable Distribution is a great and simple way to make a gift to Homes For Our Troops and receive tax benefits in return. The donor must be age 70 ½ or older when the gift is made. The gift must come from an IRA account. (401(k), 403(b), SEP IRA accounts. (Additional retirement …

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