Homes For Our Troops celebrates National Volunteer Week

| By Lisa Duffy
Categories: Blog, Helping in the Community, Home, Non-Profit, Service to Startup
National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week, celebrated annually during the third week of April, is an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service and honor those who lend their time and effort to serve their communities. Celebrated this year from April 21-27, the week-long initiative aims to inspire all Americans to seek volunteer opportunities and pledge to …

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HFOT Supporters create Veterans Park in New Braunfels, Texas

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Helping in the Community, Home
The members of the River Chase Veterans Association (RCVA) in New Braunfels, Texas have been loyal supporters of Homes For Our Troops for years, lending assistance with build events in the San Antonio area, and holding fundraisers to support severely injured Veterans. To honor past and present Veterans, the group created a Veterans Park and …

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Q&A: Dick Power, HFOT’s pro-bono financial planner

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Helping in the Community, Home, Veteran topic
To set our Veterans up for long-term success as homeowners, Homes For Our Troops provides each Veteran a pro-bono financial planner for three years to assist with household budgeting and financial planning. For 10 years, Financial Planner Dick Power has led the initiative and connected HFOT Veterans with certified financial planners nationwide. “Homes For Our …

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HFOT’s 300th home recipient, injured Veteran featured on ABC’s The View

| By Teresa Verity
Categories: Blog, Helping in the Community, Home, Non-Profit, Veteran topic
On Veterans Day, Army Sergeant Nathan Shumaker and his wife Missy received a special surprise gift on national television. Newegg, an American retailer of computer hardware and consumer electronics, provided the Shumakers with a home office set-up, multiple computer systems, and a new home theater for their family room on ABC’s The View Veterans Day …

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