San Diego College Students To Restore Home Of Disabled Marine Veteran As Part Of H3 Program

The Weingart Foundation, The Home Depot Foundation and McCarthy Building sponsor Embrace's fourth restoration featuring 100 college student volunteers. End Quote

San Diego, CA (1888PressRelease) September 18, 2012 - San Diego college students and contractors will volunteer to carry out the fourth home restoration project as part of Embrace's "Healing our Heroes' Homes" program on Saturday, Sept. 15 and Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

With a focus to restore the homes of low-income, disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace's mission to mobilize college student volunteers to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities.

"The opportunity to serve another veteran who has given so much of himself to protect our nation is an honor for everyone involved. Staff Sergeant Mark Hupp and his wife, Breeanna, are wonderful people," said Embrace Founder, Sean Sheppard.

The weekend-long effort will take place at the Lemon Grove home of wounded United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Mark Hupp. Hupp was medically retired from the USMC in March of 2012 for injuries sustained while conducting counter improvised explosive device operations in Fallujah, Iraq. With several of his friends being members of the Wounded Warrior Battalion, and Hupp's home serving as a social gathering place for them, the home will be transformed into a user-friendly environment for wheelchair bound veterans.

Sponsors of this project include The Home Depot Foundation, The Weingart Foundation and McCarthy Building. The Home Depot Foundation provided a $15,000 grant for materials/supplies needed for this project.

McCarthy Building will be volunteering a large number of contractors, donating available materials and providing Embrace with all the proceeds from its golf tournament that was held on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. "What Embrace has done for veterans in our community really touched a lot of the employees of McCarthy and we are thrilled to give back," said McCarthy Director of Business Development, Paul King.

Shea Homes Superintendent, Adam Chapp, has assisted with technical guidance for overall restoration and communication with McCarthy Building.

The project for the Lemon Grove home (6604 MacArthur Dr.) includes major landscaping, flooring, the widening of doorways, 'Greening', painting and building handicap ramps.

Financial investors for H3's fourth mission are The Weingart Foundation, The Home Depot Foundation and Galinson Family Fund.

Embrace's H3 program aims to create a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic service learning experience for college students, connect young adults to veteran community members in need, raise awareness of low income, disabled veterans, and increase the value and efficient use of their homes.

Volunteers wishing to participate in the home restoration can visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/461062827248463/.

For more information on Embrace and the H3 program, visit www.embrace1.org/h3.

About Embrace

Founded in 2000, Embrace uses community service to bring diverse groups of people together to bring about social wellness in our society. The organization focuses on the utilization of college students and recent graduates to develop their leadership qualities and remedy community problems such as health disparities and homelessness on a volunteer basis. Founder Sean Sheppard's ultimate goal is to bring about legislation that makes community service mandatory for all college students that attend state funded institutions of higher education.

For more information on Embrace, visit www.embrace1.org

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