Homes for Our Troops to Host Three-Day Build Brigade to Start New Parker Home for Severely Injured Veteran

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May 07, 2012, 09:00 ET

Community of Parker, CO, and General Contractor Milender White Construction Company come together for Army CPL Nicholaus Orchowski

PARKER, Colo., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Homes for Our Troops (www.homesforourtroops.org), a national non-profit organization dedicated to building specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans, will hold a three-day build brigade in Parker, Colorado, on May 11-13, to begin construction of a home for Army CPL Nicholaus Orchowski.

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The Build Brigade begins with a ceremony Friday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. Following the opening event, volunteers will work together to raise the home's first wall. The goal of the three-day build is to frame, side, and roof the house and install windows and doors. Interior and finishing work will be completed in the following months. The home will provide Orchowski with maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently.

Orchowski was on his first deployment when he was left a quadriplegic after being thrown from the gunner's hatch of a vehicle that was hit during an insurgents' attack. Orchowski later underwent surgery that miraculously un-pinched the spinal cord and reconnected nerve pathways, and is now diagnosed with Incomplete Quadriplegia. He looks forward to recovering in a home built to accommodate his needs to help him become more independent.

Said Orchowski, "Thank you for your support and kindness, not only have you honored me as a veteran of combat, but you have also changed my family's lives as well."

WHO: Army CPL Nicholaus Orchowski
Full bio: www.homesforourtroops.org/orchowski

WHEN: Build Brigade Kick-Off Ceremony: 8:30 a.m., Friday, May 11, 2012
Construction continues Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: 3004 Coal Creek St., Parker, CO

About Homes for Our Troops: Homes for Our Troops is a national non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Taunton, Mass. founded in 2004. Homes for Our Troops' mission is to build specially adapted homes for service members who have been severely injured in combat operations since September 11, 2001. All homes are built at no cost to the veteran through the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporate contributors. Homes for Our Troops has received a Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator.

SOURCE Homes for Our Troops