“We don’t have lots of household or buddies right here in Florida,” mentioned retired Marine Sgt. Christopher Lawrence throughout the super-hot “Volunteer Day” (July 26) at his household’s future “Properties for our Troops” (HFOT) dwelling in Wesley Chapel, the place about 10,000 sq. ft. (25 pallets) of sod was unloaded and dozens of vegetation have been used to panorama the entrance and aspect yards on the dwelling on Steeplechase Rd. “However as we speak, we really feel like we have now lots of new relations.”
You might see the appreciation and pleasure Sgt. Lawrence, his spouse Michelle (Chelley) and daughters DeliaMarie and Cristiana felt as they helped greater than 100 volunteers beautify the skin of the Kent Customized Dwelling the household expects to maneuver into by across the finish of this month.
Companion Nathan Pratt defined how you can place the sod and plant the vegetation and mentioned how proud he was to have two extra Kent Customized Properties — for Sgt. Lawrence and Military Sgt. Quincy Lopez, who, like Sgt. Lawrence, misplaced his proper leg to an improvised explosive gadget blast in Iraq. (Be aware-Sgt. Lopez’s Volunteer Day shall be this Saturday, August 9, at 9 a.m.) — in Wesley Chapel, bringing the full Kent has specifically tailored and constructed for Put up-911 recipients designated by Properties for our Troops right here in Central Florida as much as 9.
Properties for our Troops is a nationwide 501(c) (3) navy nonprofit that continues to spend 90 cents of each greenback the group raises to construct greater than 400 customized properties (and rising) throughout the nation since its inception in 2004.
Along with the landscaping on July 26, volunteers additionally bought HFOT hats and accepted money donations to assist HFOT proceed to supply these properties for gratis to our severely injured navy women and men.
To make a donation or for extra details about HFOT, go to hfotusa.org or name (866) 787-6877. — GN
