Organization helps wounded Michigan vet

Michigan disabled vets get help with homes


Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 10:16 a.m.


Middleville, MI - Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization that provides specially adapted homes for severely wounded veterans, announced today that it will host a “Build Brigade” event for a specially adapted home building project for Cpl Josh Hoffman on October 2, 3, 4, 2008.

Cpl Joshua Hoffman, USMC 1st BN 24th Marine Regiment-Michigan was hit by sniper fire in Iraq in 2007 on his 3rd tour of duty. The sniper’s bullet severed his spinal cord at the base of his neck and left him a quadriplegic. After over a year in the hospital Josh still faces months, if not years, of physical rehabilitation and therapy as he strives to regain movement in his upper body and develop his language skills. Josh’s will feature barrier-free adaptations and the use of technology to enable him to regain some of the independence that he has lost since being injured.

Cpl Hoffman’s home is the first that Homes for Our Troops has committed to in Michigan. Since it’s founding in 2004 Homes for Our Troops has completed 32 homes throughout the US and has 25 additional homes in various stages construction. Homes for Our Troops is proud to be listed in the American Institute of Philanthropy’s top rated Veterans & Military Charities, and is a member of the US Green Building Council.

Build Brigade: On October 2, 3, 4, 2008, we will be hosting a marathon build event (that we call a “Build Brigade”) at the site of Josh’s project located at 21 Foxmoor CT, Middleville, MI. Beginning at 8:00 AM, the goal will be to erect Josh’s home by completing the framing, roofing, windows, doors and siding with the help of many volunteers. Basically going from floor to a standing structure in 3 days!

Homes for Our Troops, and local volunteers in the community of Middleville would like to extend an invitation to your organization to join this event with Cpl Josh Hoffman.

Who: Homes For Our Troops, Inc. is a Taunton, MA based non-profit organization that (at no cost to the veterans they serve) provides specially adaptive housing to severely wounded veterans returning from the War on Terror,: www.homesforourtroops.org

For more information on Cpl Josh Hoffman and project, visit his information page on Home For Our Troops


What: Homes for Our Troops Media Availability at a “Build Brigade” for its Middleville, MI project.
When: 11:00am on October 2, 3, 4, 2008
Where: 21 Foxmoor Ct, Middleville, MI.
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as a disabled veteran myself it warms ny heart to read and see stories like this one, to know that people care and help......

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