healing our hero's homes mission 5
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Contact: Chad Gilbert
BAM Communications
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San Diego college students to restore home of disabled Purple Heart
veteran as part of H3 program%he Grain(er Foundation and Alliance !esidential Buildin( s)onsor #mbrace*s +i+th restoration
+eaturin( colle(e student ,olunteers
'A- $"#G Cali+. / 1ednesda -o,. 2 202 / 'an $ie(o colle(e students ,olunteers 5ith %he
!oc Church and Alliance !esidential Buildin( 5ill ,olunteer to carr out the +i+th home restoration)ro7ect as )art o+ #mbrace*s 89ealin( our 9eroes* 9omes8 )ro(ram on %hursda $ec. 3 throu(h
'unda $ec. 6 +rom a.m. to ; ).m. each da.
1ith a +ocus to restore the homes o+ disabled ,eteran homeo5ners 93 +alls in line 5ith #mbrace*s
mission to mobilize colle(e student ,olunteers and communit members to ser,e less +ortunate
members o+ ci,ilian and ,eteran communities.
8%he o))ortunit to ser,e another ,eteran 5ho has (i,en so much o+ himsel+ to )rotect our nation is an
honor +or e,erone in,ol,ed. 'ta++ 'er(eant %ra,is 9enschel his 5i+e and t5o children are 5onder+ul
)eo)le8 said #mbrace Founder 'ean 'he))ard.
%he +our/da e++ort 5ill tae )lace at the #l Ca7on home o+ 5ounded
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The Henschel Family
%he title s)onsor +or this )ro7ect is The Grainger Foundation. Military Home Loans is the )artnerin(
s)onsors. lliance !esidential "uilding 5ill o,ersee the entire )ro7ect and donate labor andmaterials.
Food trucs that 5ill donate lunch to ,olunteer 5orers +or all +our 4 das are: Deliciosoand #urio#ity.
%he )ro7ect +or the #l Ca7on home includes ma7or landsca)in( +loorin( remodelin( o+ bathrooms
)aintin( buildin( handica) ram)s and re)lacement o+ e?terior 5indo5s to mae the home more ener(e++icient.
#mbrace*s 93 )ro(ram aims to create a multi/cultural multi/ethnic ser,ice learnin( e?)erience +or
colle(e students connect oun( adults to ,eteran communit members in need raise a5areness o+ lo5income disabled ,eterans and increase the ,alue and e++icient use o+ their homes.
For more in+ormation on #mbrace and the 93 )ro(ram ,isit 555.#mbrace.or(93.
bout $mbrace
Founded in 2000 #mbrace uses communit ser,ice to brin( di,erse (rou)s o+ )eo)le to(ether to brin(
about social 5ellness in our societ. %he or(anization +ocuses on the utilization o+ colle(e students and
recent (raduates to de,elo) their leadershi) ualities and remed communit )roblems such as healthdis)arities and homelessness on a ,olunteer basis. Founder 'ean 'he))ard*s ultimate (oal is to brin(
about le(islation that maes communit ser,ice mandator +or all colle(e students that attend state
+unded institutions o+ hi(her education.
For more in+ormation on #mbrace ,isit 555.embrace.or(