Operation: Coming Home Hosts 2011 Victory For Vets Sunset Ride July 23

OCH Admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. – Operation: Coming Home, a joint volunteer project led by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA), the Triangle Real Estate and Construction Veterans (TREAC-V), and supported by Royal Oaks Building Group and Gaines & Company, among others, will host the 2011 Victory for Vets Sunset Ride on Saturday, July 23. Registration will open at 7 p.m., with a start point of the Locked & Loaded Grill, located at 1125 U.S. Highway 70 in Garner, and an end point of the Rally Point Sports Bar, located at 1837 N. Harrison Ave. in Cary. Registered participants will enjoy food discounts at the Locked & Loaded Grill, and free hot dogs at the Rally Point Sports Bar, which will also offer live music and a raffle. The ride is $20 per rider and $15 per passenger, with all proceeds benefitting Operation: Coming Home and its efforts to donate homes to disabled veterans. For more information, email rgstardust@yahoo.com or ofcd44@yahoo.com . QUOTES: “Operation: Coming Home is making preparations to donate its third home to a disabled veteran later this year,” said Rich Van Tassel, member of Operation: Coming Home’s Board of Directors and president of Royal Oaks Building Group. “The Victory for Vets Sunset Ride is a great adventure for a Saturday evening, but also will serve as a highly beneficial fundraising event to support providing housing for our next veteran, so we are looking forward to an excellent ride.” NEW MEDIA CONTENT: Operation: Coming Home Facebook Page http://on.fb.me/p36FMG

Operation Coming Home 2011

OCH Admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Help make a wounded veteran feel “right at home” in the Triangle. Operation Coming Home is a team of veterans, home builders, and other volunteers that are dedicated to providing free housing in the Raleigh/Durham and Fayetteville, NC areas to severely wounded veterans of recent Middle East wars.

Operation: Coming Home Attains 501(c)3 Status

OCH Admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. – Operation: Coming Home Foundation ( http://operationcominghome.com ), a joint volunteer project led by the Triangle Veterans Association, Inc. (formerly Triangle Real Estate and Construction Veterans Association, Inc.) , and the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association, and supported by Royal Oaks Building Group and Gaines & Company, among others, has announced that it has attained the official 501(c)3 status from the Internal Revenue Service, thus allowing all contributions to the charitable organization to be tax-deductible. This will benefit OCH in its efforts to raise more money to pay for homes constructed for disabled veterans of the Iraqi and Afghan conflicts. With this new status, OCH can apply to the N.C. Department of Revenue for exemption from state sales tax, corporate income tax and franchise tax as well. QUOTES: “We are excited and grateful about receiving official 501(c)3 status for Operation: Coming Home from the IRS,” said Rich Van Tassel, member of the OCH board of directors and president of Royal Oaks Building Group. “This will be a tremendous help to us as we raise funds in advance of our donation of a third home to a disabled veteran later this year. Now, donors will know their gifts will produce the maximum results for their dollars on this project, as well as not penalize them when tax filing arrives in 2012.” NEW MEDIA CONTENT: Operation: Coming Home on Facebook http://on.fb.me/p36FMG Operation: Coming Home Videos http://bit.ly/o9qbMu &

WRAL TV5 - Marine reunited with comrades

OCH Admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sgt. Carlos Evans was on his fourth overseas deployment when he lost both of his legs and left hand in an IED explosion in Afghanistan last year

News 14 - Wounded warrior breaks ground on new dream home

OCH Admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

CAMERON, N.C. – A disabled combat veteran and his family took part in the groundbreaking for their dream home Monday. Marine Sgt. Carlos Evans and his family were given the home through Operation: Coming Home, a joint volunteer project led by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County and Triangle Real Estate and construction veterans.

NAHB - Raleigh Home Builders Build, Donate New Home to Marine Severely Wounded in Iraq

OCH Admin — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Wake Living - Operation: Coming Home delivers second new home to combat disabled veteran

OCH Admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Stripes Central - Group builds home for wounded Marine

OCH Admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Globe - The American Dream come true: marine honored with 2010 Hero Home

OCH Admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Marine Corps Gazette - Operation Coming Home Delivers a New Home to Combat Disabled Veteran

OCH Admin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AOL - Volunteers Build Homes for Wounded Vets

OCH Admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fuquay-Varina Independent - War veteran rewarded for service to USA

OCH Admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fuquay-Varina Independent - Wounded Warrier comes home to new home in Fuquay-Varina

OCH Admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WALB-Albany, GA - Wounded Marine gets new home

OCH Admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Volunteers give injured ex-Marine a house

OCH Admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

N&O - Volunteers give injured ex-Marine a house

OCH Admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NBC17 - American Hero Gets Home In Fuquay-Varina

OCH Admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WPTF Interviews OCH Builder Rich Van Tassel

OCH Admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Charlotte Examiner - NC wounded marine honored with new home

OCH Admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

News 14 - American hero receives the American dream

OCH Admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Garner News - Hero home nearing completion for wounded veteran and his family

OCH Admin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WRAL-CBS - Veterans Build Home for Wounded Comrade

OCH Admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

N&O-New Home Being Built For Wounded Marine and Family

OCH Admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fuquay-Varina Independent - Group donates new "Hero Home" to disabled veteran’s family

OCH Admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Wounded Marine Receives New Home - ABC

OCH Admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Groundbreaking Photo Gallery - The News & Observer

OCH Admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Operation: Coming Home Builds Home for Military Family - NBC-17

OCH Admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Second Home Planned for a Wounded Veteran

OCH Admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Wounded Hero is Welcomed Home