HomeAid Northern Virginia Receives $84,000 from The Home Depot Foundation
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Grant will benefit HomeAid project for Final Salute, women veterans, and their children
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HomeAid Northern Virginia was awarded an $84,000 grant from
The Home Depot Foundation, 100 percent of which will be directed toward the repair and upgrade of "Karen's Home." The Fairfax, Va., home is owned by
Final Salute, Inc
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The $330,000 renovation is being led by Builder Captain
Winchester Homes, a Tri Pointe Group company, with
John Monacci, executive vice president of Winchester Homes and a member of both HomeAid Northern Virginia's and HomeAid America's Board of Directors, saying, "We at HomeAid Northern Virginia and Winchester Homes are deeply grateful to The Home Depot for their very generous grant for the Final Salute project. This money will go a long way in helping us create a wonderful environment that will assist these female veterans and their families get back on their feet. It is very reassuring that an organization as large as The Home Depot recognizes the plight of the female veteran and is willing to allocate funds to help the cause."
"The Home Depot and its Foundation have been great supporters of HomeAid projects across the nation for years, but this new grant for the Final Salute project in Northern Virginia is truly a new milestone," added
Peter Simons, CEO of HomeAid America. "We hope that with the new process in place that facilitated this grant, we can expand our partnership together to help homeless veterans across the country."
The Final Salute home in Fairfax County provides 8,700 sq. ft. of living space for up to 10 residents and will, upon completion, feature eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms, with kitchen and bathroom upgrades, new fixtures,
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Van Metre Cornhole Challenge Raises Record-Breaking $85,000 for HomeAid's Final Salute Project
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Van Metre Annual Cornhole Challenge on October 9 was a stunning success, with 32 registered teams, sponsorships, and a matching gift from the
Van Metre Companies Foundation together raising more than $85,000 for HomeAid Northern Virginia. To put the donation in perspective, the Cornhole Challenge last year raised $37,000 for HomeAid; this year, organizers had set what they thought was a lofty goal of $50,000.
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Cornhole Challenge Founder and Director Kevin Rabil warms up his throwing arm at this year's tournament, which raised $85,000 for HomeAid. |
"Raising $85,000 - with money still coming in - was without question a lot more than we expected," admitted
Kevin Rabil, founder and director of the Cornhole Challenge and operations manager for Van Metre Homes. "We increased the minimum amount each team had to raise in order to register, but more importantly, we changed the format to incentivize teams to spread the word about HomeAid and raise more money for the cause. Each team's starting position in the tournament
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The Founder of Final Salute shares her thoughts and thanks ...
"Donations of this size - from The Home Depot, from VanMetre, and from their supporters - is absolutely amazing," said Jaspen (Jas) Boothe, founder of Final Salute and a Major currently serving in the Army Reserves. "There are not enough words to describe my gratitude for their support of women veteran and their children, who are often a forgotten population. These women have served and sacrificed for our nation, and donations like these go so far beyond a handshake and a 'thank you.' Putting their support and company and values behind that 'thank you' means that they're preventing a woman veteran and child from being homeless in a nation she served to protect."
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Builders Consortium to Renovate Community Lodgings
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HomeAid Northern Virginia and a Builders Consortium of four Builder Captains -
Brookfield Residential,
Evergreene Homes,
M/I Homes, and
Richmond American Homes - have stepped up to complete a major renovation of an eight-unit apartment building for
Community Lodgings in Alexandria, Va. The $900,000 project will, upon completion, provide housing and stability for families working toward independence and self-sufficiency through Community Lodging's comprehensive program of transitional housing, affordable housing, and youth education. The idea of teaming four Builder Captains is for HomeAid a new concept of project management, but one that allowed HomeAid to take on a significant project for a key service provider.
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November is National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Month: How Will YOU Make a Difference in Someone's Life?
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Thanksgiving has for decades spurred Americans to volunteer in soup kitchens or make and deliver meals to the homeless, sometimes resulting in the number of volunteers exceeding demand during the relatively short time period right before the holiday. So in 2015,
HomeAid America joined the nationwide "Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Month" campaign effort to help tap into that surge in volunteer interest and encourage a month-long spirit of giving, volunteering, and working toward long-term change through education.
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HomeAid's Helping Hands Program Attracts Wide Range of Volunteers, Donations
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NVBIA's Women in the Building Industry Committee collected $750 worth of household essentials - packed into 10 laundry baskets - for families and individuals moving out of homelessness and into HomeAid's recently completed projects. |
Giving back and getting involved with HomeAid Northern Virginia can mean a lot of things to a wide range of people. For some, it's constructing and doing the finishing work on homes. For others, it's funding those efforts. And for others, it's getting involved in smaller but equally important ways through HomeAid's
Helping Hands program, which collects grocery gift cards and household essentials for local shelter partners, and connects volunteers who want to offer talents as varied as photography to cooking to life-skills training and education.
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Doug Smith Raises the Stakes by Raising the Paddle for HomeAid
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Doug Smith, president of
Miller & Smith, has served on HomeAid Northern Virginia's Board of Directors for most of the organization's 15 years. He is a crucial part of our
Annual Gala & Auction, and he encourages everyone in the industry to attend or get involved with the fundraising aspect of the Gala. He and his wife generously sponsor the
Doug and Ann Smith Paddle Challenge each year, which is a fun way for industry professionals to contribute to HomeAid while having their donations matched dollar-for-dollar by the Smith's. "This charity is important to us," Smith said. "And the paddle challenge is a way to help other people get involved and see the work that this charity does."
Q: Why is HomeAid important to the community?
A: HomeAid is really unique in that although we live in one of the wealthiest areas in the country, there are individuals and families who find themselves homeless. HomeAid Northern Virginia
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HomeAid's
15th Annual Gala & Auction is this Saturday, November 5, 6:00 p.m., at the
Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles Hotel! We'll celebrate our
Presidents' Circle Award winners, raise funds to support our mission with a silent and live auction, and still have plenty of time for networking and fun. Dress is black-tie optional, but 1920s-style dress is welcomed. Take advantage of free Valet Parking or use the shuttle bus service from the parking lot. Play it safe and stay the night - call 703.818.3699 to book your room.
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PulteGroup
, for your generous $20,000 donation to HomeAid Northern Virginia's Community Lodgings project.
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National Potomac Yacht Club (NPYC), for your recent donation of $2,000, and for making HomeAid the beneficiary of the NPYC Annual Golf Tournament for the third consecutive year!
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Debbie Rosenstein, of Rosenstein Research Associates and former president of NVBIA, who has been appointed to the HomeAid Northern Virginia Board of Directors.
Indira Kc-Karki, who has joined HomeAid's staff as our marketing intern. Indira is enrolled in Training Futures, a six-month workforce development program of Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) that is accredited by the Northern Virginia Community College.
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HomeAid Northern Virginia's offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25.
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November 16-18, 2016
Virginia's largest housing event, packed full of educational sessions led by experts in housing, finance and community development, as well as networking opportunities with colleagues from across the Commonwealth.
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Don't miss out on next month's issue of
Building Hope.
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