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Click here to go to the Home At Last Events page
West Orange Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce the undertaking of a special project called "Home At Last" - building a home for a disabled veteran and his family. This is a unique effort to honor a combat wounded veteran of the present military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is one of only two Habitat projects currently under way in the United States, with the other in Orange County, California, near Camp Pendleton. We conducted a search for our military family and found the Cope's - Joshua, Erica and their 1-1/2 year old daughter, Laney. Army Sgt. Joshua Cope, 24, has been in the Army for over 4 years. On his second year long deployment, he was injured in Baghdad, Iraq. His Humvee ran over an IED, and he lost both of his legs above the knee and has serious injuries to his right hand and minor injuries to his left hand. Three of his army comrades were killed.
Both of them grew up in Florida, Joshua in Panama City Beach and Erica in Kissimmee. All of their family still resides in Florida and mainly Central Florida. We are hoping to have a family photo of the Cope's shortly to post here! Now that the family is selected and approved, the home and its location will be designed and customized to their needs. We are hoping that the home will be located in West Orange County, however, the exact location has not been determined as of yet. For this special project, we will be seeking the support of the entire West Orange County community. We are hopeful that we can get the cooperation and help from local citizens, clubs, corporations, businesses, churches, civic groups and organizations, along with our fund raising events. In addition to cash donations, volunteers and co-sponsors, we will be looking for donations of building materials and most importantly, a suitable lot. As more information becomes available, we will update this site. If you have been wanting "to do something" for our troops but haven't figured out exactly what that "to do" is, you need look no further, for this is it! This is a way to honor our troops who make the ultimate sacrifice for us to ensure our freedom and liberty. We have set up a special bank account for all donations to the "Home At Last" project. Checks or money orders should be made payable to: West Orange Habitat for Humanity (with "Home At Last" on the memo line) and mailed to P.O. Box 38, Oakland, FL 34760 All donations will be acknowledge with a receipt; we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and all donations are tax deductible. At this time, we are not set up to accept credit cards. If you have questions regarding this special project, please go to our Contact Us page and send us your comments and/or questions. Thank you for your support!! God Bless Our Troops and Keep Them Safe Click here to go to the Home At Last Events page
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