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| The Matthew Cable family and at right Rusty Smallwood, Building Homes for Heroes |
DeBary, FL. - Groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for retired USAF Staff Sergeant Matthew Cable and his family.
Jacksonville-based Dream Finders Homes
teamed up with developer Reader Communities and its joint venture partner
Dallas-based Hillwood Communities to build a mortgage-free home for the veteran
and his family.
The team has partnered with Building Homes for Heroes (BHFH),
a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2006 with
the mission of helping disabled veterans who fought to defend our freedom in
the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001. In late 2022, BHFH celebrated building 300
Homes for Heroes.
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| DeBary, FL Mayor Karen Chasez |
Staff Sergeant Cable, his wife Ensley and son Cade were in attendance along with Mayor of DeBary Karen Chasez. “Having this house is going to be incredible for me knowing my family will always be taken care of,” said Cable.
Dream Finders Homes – a preferred builder
at Rivington – was selected by Reader and Hillwood to build the BHFH
home. Construction is now underway on the homebuilder’s Anna
Maria, a one-story, 2,853 square foot plan, with four bedrooms and three
bathrooms valued at approximately $474,389, according to Dream Finders Homes
Orlando Division President Gerry Boeneman.
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| Gerry Boeneman |
“Several of our trade partners and subcontractors are joining us in donating hours and materials,” Boeneman said. “We are committed, and are extremely grateful for their commitment to help support those who sacrificed for our country.”
Reader and Hillwood donated the 50-foot homesite
in Rivington a traditional, walkable, transit-oriented community, located off of
Fort Florida Road along the St. Johns River, 10 minutes north of the Lake
Mary and Sanford entertainment and employment centers.
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| Ground Breakers at Anna Maria home model, Rivington, DeBary, FL |
From left:
Dean Barberree, Reader Communities Gerry Boeneman, Dream Finders Homes Division President Mayor Karen Chasez, City of DeBary USAF Staff Sgt Matthew Cable Mrs. Ensley Cable Rusty Smallwood, Building Homes for Heroes All photos courtesy of Dream Finders Homes |
USAF Staff Sergeant Matthew Cable served for 10 years before being medically discharged in June 2022. Since developing leukemia from exposure to chemicals in the Middle East, Cable has been in his second remission for 3-1/2 years.
He and
his wife Ensley and son Cade currently reside in DeBary and will move into
their new home early this fall.
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| Ensley and Matthew Cable |
“We are delighted to provide a home site for
USAF Staff Sergeant Cable and continuing on Hillwood’s passion for providing
homes for veterans through Building Homes for Heroes,” said Kimberly Locher,
partner at Reader Communities. “Our hope is that the public will join us
and show their appreciation for his service by donating to the cause.”
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| Kimberly Locher |
For more information and to donate to this Building Homes for Heroes project please visit:
Photos from the groundbreaking can be found at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qoutya9dggl25zd/AAD4krC0gvemFLB4hQhis6L-a?d1=0
About Dream Finders
Homes
Dream Finders Homes, founded by Patrick
Zalupski in 2008, is routinely honored as one of the nation’s fastest
growing companies. Based in Jacksonville, FL, the company has homebuilding
operations in Orlando, FL, Savannah, GA, Bluffton, SC, Fayetteville, NC,
Austin, TX, Denver, CO and the Washington, DC Metro area.
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| Patrick Zalupski |
Dream Finders closed over 6,878 homes in 2022 and is currently the 18th largest homebuilder in the nation according to 2022 Professional Builder magazine.
Building Homes for Heroes
Building Homes for
Heroes builds and gifts mortgage-free homes, and completes home modifications,
for veterans and their families, and provides further services along their road
to recovery to help them live a promising and fulfilling life ahead.
It also received a
perfect 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for six straight years, including
a 100% in transparency and accountability.
CONTACTS:
Gerry
Boeneman, division president, Dream Finders Homes,
888-214-1164
Gerry.Boeneman@dreamfindershomes.com
Ashlynn
Wombolt, Marketing Coordinator, Dream Finders Homes
Ashlynn.Wombolt@dreamfindershomes.com
Beth
Payan, Larry Vershel Communications,
407-461-3781
www.buildinghomesforheroes.org