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…match your charitable contribution. Search Double the Donation to see if the company is eligible. LEARN MORE ESTATE GIVING Please consider Homes For Our Troops in your Estate Planning options today. Remembering HFOT with a bequest from your estate will help sustain and strengthen HFOT in years to come. Contact Suzanne Shaheen, Gifts Officer by email at [email protected] or call 508-823-3300 ext. 241 LEARN MORE STOCKS AND SECURITIES Giving appreciated stocks can be more beneficial than giving cash. Often, the…

Homes For Our Troops Appoints New President

…a military affiliated nonprofit that provides programs and services to active duty junior enlisted Troops across the country. “After a comprehensive search process, our board has found the best person to build upon HFOT’s impressive accomplishments under current President and CEO, Timothy McHale,” says Richard Cody, Board Chairman at Homes For Our Troops. “Tom’s dedication to the brave men and women who serve in our military, combined with his business acumen and the ability to effectively communicate and execute strategic…

From the President and CEO: Save the Date

…Troops is participating in Giving Tuesday, a global 24-hour fundraising day, with our goal of raising $1 million to help us Build Homes and Rebuild Lives for our nation’s severely injured post-9/11 Veterans and their families. We currently have over 65 home-build projects in various stages of land search and construction nationwide. Our goal is to build a specially adapted custom home for every Veteran who qualifies—a goal we share with you, our valued mission supporters. This is why your…

Latseen Benson

SGT LATSEEN BENSON Elizabeth, CO Mission Accomplished on October 22, 2011 Combat Injury In November 2005, Army Sergeant Latseen Benson was on his second deployment to Iraq. While on patrol with his unit, his vehicle came upon an improvised explosive device (IED), halting the convoy in Kirkuk, Iraq. SGT Benson was ordered to search around his vehicle and while doing so, a bomb buried in a grain sack exploded causing the traumatic amputations of both of his legs. First-aid measures…

Mark Haegele

…was very wrong on the day he and his unit approached a compound where they had planned to hide. Upon further investigation, Cpl Haegele noticed the roof had disturbed earth and deemed the area unsafe. Sweeping the roof with his metal detector, he found an IED and warned the other team members to steer clear, continuing on toward the ground level. A continued search of the area also led to a hit on his detector; eventually, he stood up and…