How Can I Help?
- Spread The Word - Tell everyone you know about Homes for Our Troops,
the needs of our returning disabled veterans and what you are trying to
accomplish! How To
Spread The Word»
- Hold A Fundraiser to Benefit Homes for Our Troops - Car washes, yard sales, concerts, dances, and
auctions are just a few ideas you'll find on this site to help you decide what
to do!
How To Get Started»
See complete List of fundraiser ideas
- Write Your Congressman - Let them know the desperate situation our
veterans are in. Tell them you want them to support Homes for Our Troops and
the brave men and women of our military who have given so much for our
country.
- Start a Kids for Our Troops chapter in your school
or your church - keep others informed about the needs of our severely
disabled veterans.
- Lunch Server - Bring your family and friends and prepare lunch or a
snack for the construction workers and others working hard to build a home for
a veteran.
Your contributions make a difference!
- Make a welcome basket for the homeowner family and
present it as a housewarming gift
- Hold a "Fill The Cupboard" drive to get the veteran and
his family off to a great start!
- Plant flowers or bring some potted plants for the new
home
- Bake cookies or other sweets to bring to the volunteers
working on the home.
- Speak to classmates about the mission of Homes for Our
Troops with the help of a local campus chapter or veteran
- Construct and paint window boxes to be used as
housewarming gifts or as fund-raising items.
- Help clear the construction site of debris before or
after construction.
- Plant flowers or bring some potted plants for the new
home
- Design a T-shirt to be sold at a fundraising event.
- Help fold or stuff newsletters or mailings.
- Design a Web page or newsletter dedicated to spreading
the word about what Homes for Our Troops / Kids for Our Troops is doing to
help our severely disabled veterans.
- Organize a bake sale or car wash
- Put up flyers in your local store windows
- Organize a coin collection drive at your school
- Start a Kids for Our Troops chapter.
- Provide baby-sitting for children of homeowners or
volunteers.
- Clean a Homes for Our Troops house before the dedication.
- Plant flowers or bring some potted plants for the new
home.
- Have a conversation with the veteran and his family and
ask them what it means to them to have Homes for Our Troops help them get
their home adapted for handicapped accessibility. Write about their experience
as well as your own and publish the article in the local or school newspaper.
- Prepare and serve lunch or snack to construction and other volunteers.
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