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Sept 5, 2007 - Boston Athletic Association Chooses Homes for Our Troops as one of the 21 Official Charities to Benefit from the 112th Boston Marathon Charity Program.
Runners can now join the effort to build homes, and rebuild the lives of our severely wounded service members.

August 28, 2007 - Simonton Donates 23 Casement Windows To Homes for Our Troops Montana Project Home
Kathy Ziprik - Simonton Windows
Parkersburg, W.V. - One house at a time.  That's how Homes for Our Troops helps severely injured veterans put their lives back together.

August 13, 2007 - New Partnership with Pulte Homes Results in a Home for Severely Wounded Soldier
Samantha Quigley - Armed Forces Press Service
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 13, 2007 - A troop-support group and a national home-building company launched their new partnership with a surprise announcement during an Aug. 11 event here

June 7, 2007 3pm EST - John Gonsalves, President and Founder of HFOT testified before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Hearing on Specially Adaptive Housing.  Listen to the audio (Windows Media Player) Read the prepared testimony here

June 2, 2007 - Home of the Brave
National Group Builds House In Coventry For Marine Who Lost Two Legs In Iraq
JIM FARRELL -Courant Staff Writer
COVENTRY -- As he toured the new house that volunteers had built for him and his family, Jared Luce smiled, shook lots of hands and repeatedly expressed his thanks.

June 1, 2007 - Veteran Opens Doors to New Home, New Life
Jon Terbush , Journal Inquirer
Standing in front of a pale blue house, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Sgt. Jared Luce reached out his hand and took hold of the keys to the building behind him. "Welcome home, friend," said John Gonsalves, president of Homes for Our Troops.

May 30, 2007
Indy 500 Helps Build Homes for Disabled Veterans
Samantha Quigly - Armed Forces Press Service
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is helping make adaptive homes available to disabled Veterans through support for a group called Homes for Our Troops

May 28, 2007 - Arroyo hopes to strike a blow for disabled vets
Emile Dawisha - Dayton Daily News
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is following the lead of golfer Phil Mickelson by teaming up with Homes for Our Troops

May 25, 2007 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Bronson Arroy to Donate to Homes for Our Troops
Matt Miller - WCPO
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is going to donate $100 for every strikeout to Homes For Our Troops

May  19, 2007 - Veteran gets accessible house
JULIA LeDOUX - Potomac News
Joyful tears streamed down Eugene Simpson's face Saturday as he clutched the keys to his newly renovated home

May 12, 2007 - Money Rolls in For Wounded Marine's New Home
George Werneth, Alabama Register-Press
When Massachusetts contractor John Gonsalves saw Staff Sgt. Larry Gill of Semmes wounded and recuperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in late 2003, Gonsalves was impressed with Gill's leadership and kindness.

April 28, 2007 - Homes for Our Troops Dedicates Home to SSG John Bennett and Family in Cascade, MT

March 20, 2007 - America Supports You: Homes for Our Troops Receives $3 Million Donation
Samantha Quigly, Armed Forces Press Service
After receiving $250,000 in donations last week through a partnership with the Duquesne Home and Garden Show in Pittsburgh, “Homes for Our Troops” founder John Gonsalves didn't think things could get much better.

March 20, 2007 - Fundraising for injured Coreopolis soldier going well
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA
An effort to raise money to build a house in Ross for a wounded Iraq war veteran has netted almost $250,000 in cash

March 10, 2007 - Downtown Home Show Visitors Can Aid Vet
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA
Duquesne Light and Homes for Our Troops, A Massachusetts charity that raises money to build homes for veterans with disabilities, will collect donations at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show

March 7, 2007 - Organization hopes to build home for disabled veteran
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA
It sounds simple, but independence is a tall order for Homes for Our Troops, a Massachusetts-based charity that hopes to build a house in the North Hills....

March 2007 - Beaver County Times  - Veteran feels light in his dark world

March 2007 - Duquesne Light Company and the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show Join Forces With Homes for our Troops To Help Local Soldier

 2006 

December 14, 2006 - Homes for Our Troops Partnered with a Philadelphia builder, The McKee Group, Donates  New Home to a Severely Disable Veteran of the Iraq War
This new handicap accessible home is the 11th home building/adaptation project completed by Homes for Our Troops

December 13, 2006 - Mickelsons happy to be part of groundswell for U.S. troops
The Rancho Santa Fe Republican Women Federated wanted to salute them for their work on behalf of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation and Homes for Our Troops at its annual fundraising Christmas party

November 14, 2006 -NBC Nightly News Vet Comes Home to a Changed World
Paralyzed in Iraq, soldier benefits from kindness of strangers (Kyle Burleson)

October 22, 2006 - Homes for Our Troops to Give Handicap Accessible Home to Severely Wounded Iraq War Veteran HM3 Joseph Worley and His Family in Douglasville, Georgia.

October 19, 2006 - BABY BOOMERS SUPPORT ‘HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS’
Music-Making Lowrey Seniors Seek To Raise Funds In Nationwide Effort Helping Build, Alter Homes for Veterans With Life-altering Disabilities

September 19, 2006 - America Supports You: Homes for Our Troops Turns Over Ninth Home
Another American hero will benefit from the generosity of a group that builds or adapts houses for servicemembers to accommodate their individual disabilities.

September 19, 2006 - Sgt. Brian Fontaine, Severely Wounded Iraq War Veteran from Dorchester, MA to Receive a Helping Hand from Homes for Our Troops.
Taunton, Massachusetts based charity heads to Boston to promote community volunteerism and build a handicap accessible home for Sgt. Brian Fontaine.

August 28, 2006 - Leading Home Products Brands Increase Support to Homes for Our Troops Several of the leading home products brands of Fortune Brands are stepping up support for Homes for Our Troops. Simonton Windows®, Hy-Lite® Products and Fypon® have all reenlisted as Corporate Partners. Three additional brands in the Fortune Brands family, Dixie-Pacific™, Moen and Aristokraft® Cabinetry have also signed up to join the Homes for Our Troops team.

August 11, 2006 - Volunteer Troop-Support Groups Honored at Pentagon Ceremony
Washington - A trio of organizations with a long history of military support recognized 12 volunteer groups today for their programs that contribute to servicemembers' quality of life.

August 7, 2006 - Group Builds Awareness at Brickyard
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7, 2006 - As NASCAR fans poured into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday for the “Allstate 400 at the Brickyard,” John Gonsalves worked to inform them about his efforts to help disabled veterans.

July 4, 2006 - Supporting the Troops is More Than Just a Phrase
When President Bush spoke to the soldiers and civilians at Fort Bragg on Independence Day, he called on all Americans to make some kind of contribution to our servicemen and women “…because every one of us owes our freedom to these courageous Americans.”

July4, 2006 - Phil Mickelson announces "Birdies for the Brave" campaign

July 4, 2006 - PGA TOUR and TPCs raise more than $420,000 for 'America Supports You'

June 2006 - Daughters of the American Revolution 2006 Medal of Honor
John Gonsalves, the founder and president of Homes for Our Troops, is being honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor.

June 2006 - Two Wounded Veterans from Connecticut to Receive a Helping Hand from Homes for Our Troops
Massachusetts based charity heads to Central Connecticut to promote community volunteerism and build handicap accessible homes for two severely wounded Marines.

Doing the Right Thing. Homes for Our Troops remodels for veterans.
May 2006 Professional Remodeler Magazine Article

 NSPE Today 'As Good As We Can Make It'
NSPE Legacy Project supports homes for disabled war veterans

 John Gonsalves Named One Of The Top 25 Newsmakers for 2005 by McGraw-Hill Construction's ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD 

 Ability Magazine Article on Homes for Our Troops Volume 2006  

 ENR Construction Weekly Article Dec. 2005  

 Fundraising event for Homes for Our Troops to be held during the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 400 on August 7, 2005 

 “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” gets a Helping Hand from Homes for Our Troops to Build a New Home for a Wounded Iraq War Veteran and His Family.
Massachusetts based charity heads to Tennessee to help ABC’s Extreme Makeover crew

 Phil Mickelson addresses media in San Diego
First press conference of 2005... 

 President Bush singles our John Gonsalves and Homes for Our Troops during his address to the troops at Camp Pendleton

USA Today Article - Welcome Home for Wounded GI

The Enterprise - SouthofBoston.com - Donations pour in for troops
By Jennifer Kovalich, Enterprise staff writer. Three weeks after starting a fund drive to build homes for soldiers who have been wounded in Iraq and elsewhere, Homes For Our Troops, a charity founded by a Wareham man, has received more than $30,000 in donations. 

Texas Roadhouse Donates $37,000 to Homes for Our Troops
Local soldier to receive first house from program's fundraising efforts.

Wall Street Journal - The HomeFront Comes to Life
America supports the troops -- privately, and online.

Nonprofit organization first ever in the United States of America to build specially adapted homes for severely disabled veteran of the War on Terror.
Homes for Our Troops, a Massachusetts based nonprofit charity will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for Sgt. Peter Damon’s home building project on December 19, 2004 at 1:00 p.m.

Homes for Our Troops, Texas Roadhouse, and Twin States Harley Davidson to Host Motorcycle Ride to Benefit Local Returning Disabled Veterans.

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