The national nonprofit organization, Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) will donate a home to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rebecca Mann on Saturday, May 13. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann was severely injured while serving in Afghanistan. The event will be held at the home at 10 am, check-in at 9:30 am. The public is welcome to attend and tour the home after the ceremony.
Due to limited parking, the public is asked to park at Mattapoisett Park & Ride, 87 North Street, Mattapoisett. A shuttle will be provided to and from the home site.
In March 2014, during her second deployment, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann was serving with the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division when she sustained an injury to her right foot. In October 2017, Rebecca was in constant pain and elected to have doctors amputate her right foot. Eventually, she learned she had a microvascular condition that was causing the pain and blood flow issues in her residual limb and left leg. Rebecca elected to have doctors amputate her left foot in 2020.
Receiving a donated, specially adapted custom Homes for Our Troops home that will empower Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann to achieve her goals. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann spends most of her time on the main level in her current home, since using the stairs is challenging while on her prosthetics. Her backyard is sloped and uneven, making it hard for her to maintain her balance when she takes her dogs out. She often becomes discouraged when she cannot use her wheelchair throughout her home because the hallways are too narrow.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann’s new home features more than 40 major special adaptations such as widened doorways for wheelchair access, a roll-in shower, and kitchen amenities that include pull-down shelving and lowered countertops. The home will also alleviate the mobility and safety issues associated with a traditional home, including navigating a wheelchair through narrow hallways or over thresholds, riding on carpets, or reaching for cabinets that are too high. HFOT will donate the home to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann, thanks to contributions from donors, supporters, and corporate partners.
“Receiving an adapted home from HFOT will enable me to live safely in my home and be independent even when I have to use my wheelchair,” she says. “I hope someday I can change someone else’s life like HFOT does for their Veterans.”
Currently, there are over 76 active projects underway nationwide. To find out more on how to get involved or make a donation, visit www.hfotusa.org.
Read more about Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann at www.hfotusa.org/mann/.