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HOMELESS ROCKLAND VETERAN TOURS FUTURE HOME AT HOMES FOR HEROES

The weather has turned cold and most of us thankfully have a warm house to go to.  Not so for the homeless that live among us here in Rockland. Far too many of those homeless are Veterans. Tragically, over 20% of our nation’s homeless are Veterans.  Homes for Heroes is getting set to change that for eight brave heroes.  Today, one of the homeless Veterans soon to call Homes for Heroes home took a tour of the apartments, which were built only for homeless and disabled Veterans. 

Margaret Fitzpatrick, a volunteer decorating the apartments, helped show the Veteran his future home in a quiet neighborhood. The Veteran, who hails from Rockland County, said he was impressed with the apartments. He has been living in his car and the sudden cold weather has made doing so extremely difficult.  Margaret said, “Having volunteered for Homes For Heroes, it was very gratifying to meet one of the Veterans who will be living here and being able to show him his home.” One can only imagine how heartwarming it is to help someone to no longer have to face living in the cold.

Homes for Heroes is built on Camp Shanks, in Tappan, N.Y., from which over 1.3 million GI’s left to fight in Europe during WWII.  To help support the men and women who bravely and honorably served our nation, monetary donations can be mailed to Homes For Heroes, Inc., One Blue Hill Plaza, P.O. Box 1648, Pearl River, NY 10965 or credit card donations can be made via www.RocklandHomesForHeroes.Com.  Please call Sarah Wade at 845-735-0515, if you have any further questions.

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