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A Successful Honoring Our Heroes Inaugural 5K!

Apr 14, 2025 Comments Off on A Successful Honoring Our Heroes Inaugural 5K!
May 16 @ 4:18 am

Rain couldn’t dampen the mood in East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park on Saturday, April 12th as more than 100 enthusiastic participants braved the elements to run or walk in our inaugural Honoring our Heroes 5K race and kids’ 1-mile fun run! While Building Homes for Heroes is a national nonprofit that…

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Groundbreaking for Injured Iraq War Veteran!

Mar 17, 2025 Comments Off on Groundbreaking for Injured Iraq War Veteran!
May 16 @ 4:18 am

Army Sergeant David Halona, who deployed to Iraq three times and whose family history of service dates back to the Navajo Code Talkers in World War II, was celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 5 at the site of his future home. In partnership with…

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A Sweet Salute to Our Heroes!

Mar 10, 2025 Comments Off on A Sweet Salute to Our Heroes!
May 16 @ 4:18 am

From now until Easter, 20% of all purchases of chocolate Camo Bunnies from Munsons’s Chocolates will be donated to Building Homes for Heroes! Click Here to Visit Munson’s Chocolates This holiday season, you can celebrate Easter while also giving back to our heroes! Munson’s Chocolates, Connecticut’s largest retail chocolate manufacturer,…

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Notes of Love for Injured Army Veteran

Jan 30, 2025 Comments Off on Notes of Love for Injured Army Veteran
May 16 @ 4:18 am

An unseasonably frigid day in Jacksonville, FL was filled with warmth as Army Staff Sergeant Antwian Cooper and his family were greeted with “Notes of Love” on the framework of their soon-to-be forever home. Cooper’s 11 years in the military included four deployments overseas – two to Iraq and two…

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Superior Products Makes a Holiday Donation

Jan 29, 2025 Comments Off on Superior Products Makes a Holiday Donation
May 16 @ 4:18 am

Superior Products, of Southington CT, made a surprise holiday donation to Building Homes for Heroes of $8,000. It was a true grassroots effort: donations were made by Superior Products’ loyal customers in the name of servicemen and women who have served and sacrificed for our nation. Superior Products also matched…

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Legrand Gifts an Amazing $100,000!

Jan 13, 2025 Comments Off on Legrand Gifts an Amazing $100,000!
May 16 @ 4:18 am

2025 is off to a wonderful start as Building Homes for Heroes was invited to attend the Legrand sales conference at the Marriott World Center in Orlando on Jan. 8. During the event, Alyssa Adnani of Legrand delivered a presentation about her company’s longtime partnership with Building Homes for Heroes…

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SAIC donates another $100,000

Dec 4, 2024 Comments Off on SAIC donates another $100,000
May 16 @ 4:18 am

At the I/ITSEC 2024 expo on Dec. 3, SAIC generously donated $100,000 to Building Homes for Heroes in support of our nation’s heroes. SAIC, a premier Fortune 50® technology company that contracts with defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets, is a longtime sponsor who has contributed nearly $1 million to…

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Life-Changing Announcement for a Bronze Star Veteran

Nov 25, 2024 Comments Off on Life-Changing Announcement for a Bronze Star Veteran
May 16 @ 4:18 am

Army Command Sergeant Gretchen Evans, who served for 27 years and is a past recipient of the Pat Tillman Award for Service, was recently surprised with the announcement that she would be a future recipient of a mortgage-free home! Together with Hillwood Communities and Highland Homes, the life-changing moment took…

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Support BHH This Giving Tuesday!

Nov 22, 2024 Comments Off on Support BHH This Giving Tuesday!
May 16 @ 4:18 am

Help Us Gift A Mortgage-Free Home To An Injured Veteran and Their Family!  Since 2006 Building Homes for Heroes has gifted over 355 mortgage-free homes to injured veterans and their families. This Giving Tuesday, we are spotlighting Army Specialist  Joshua Sager, for his service and sacrifice to our great nation. By…

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RealTruck Supports our Heroes

Nov 21, 2024 Comments Off on RealTruck Supports our Heroes
May 16 @ 4:18 am

Our longtime sponsor RealTruck hosted Army Sergeant Joel Tavera and his father Jose, who is also a veteran, and the Building Homes for Heroes team at their Ocala, FL facility in celebration of our heroes. Joel, who received his home from Building Homes for Heroes in Tampa, suffered third-degree burns…

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