Giving the Gift of Good, $20,000 to Help a Military Family

Thursday I was flown to Atlanta by the Home Depot Foundation along with seven other bloggers. We were given the opportunity to give back to Quest 35. Their mission is to develop and implement affordable-supportive housing programs that service the special need homeless and/or low income populations. They were building a section of housing just for homeless veterans. I was extremely excited to give back and was thankful for such an amazing opportunity to give the gift of good.

While at dinner on Thursday night we got the news that were were going to be able to give good to a military family in our community by receiving a $500 Home Depot gift card to purchase holiday decorations for a local military family in need.

These families will also be entered into a contest to have Home Depot fulfill their “Wish List” of home improvements up to a retail value of $20,000. Items on the “wish list” are things that will make a real difference in the long term efficiency and comfort of the family’s home, including things like a new HVAC system, new carpet, a new roof and new windows. The winning family will be determined by votes on a Facebook application on The Home Depot page November 29th -December 9th and announced on December 14th. They have a one in eight chance of winning the large makeover.

If you know of a military family, veteran or wounded warrior that lives in Knoxville, TN and are in need, please have them email me at GiveGoodKnoxville@yahoo.com no later than November 19th.

To enter you must:

You must have proof of serving in the military.

You must prove that you are in need of this service. I will determine this on a case-by-case basis.

You must live in Knoxville, TN.

You must own your home.

In your email please include:

Name

Contact Information

City

Branch of Service

Your story/need

Here are some pictures from our service project.

                                                                             Before

After

The bench that Karie and I helped build

The blogger team

The almost completed veteran's homes

Check out the other bloggers that get to give the gift of good:

Pensacola/Mobile http://beingthewifeofawoundedmarine.blogspot.com/2011/11/recieve-20000-in-home-improvements-from.html

Northeast Connecticut area http://mymilitarylife.com/2011/11/14/giving-good-and-20000-to-help-a-military-family/

Montgomery http://www.perfectlyimperfectblog.com/2011/11/the-home-depot-give-the-gift-of-good.html

Northern California http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/11/building-benches-the-gift-of-good/

Nation wide http://militaryblog.militaryavenue.com/2011/11/home-depots-give-gift-of-good-contest.html

Austin, TX http://livingwithlindsay.com/2011/11/giving-the-gift-of-good.html