On Saturday, April 29, the national nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) invites the community to a Volunteer Day event to help landscape Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rebecca Mann’s future specially adapted custom home. The new home for Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann, who was severely injured in Afghanistan, has more than 40 adaptations including lower countertops and roll-under sinks. The event will be held at 5 Noyes Ave., Mattapoisett at 10 am. (Check-in at 9:30 am) Due to limited parking, the public is asked to use designated parking at shuttle locations.
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. After several unsuccessful attempts to correct the problem, Rebecca elected to have doctors amputate her left foot in 2020.
The Volunteer Day is an event hosted by HFOT for the community to landscape the home by laying sod and planting trees and flowers in preparation for the Veteran’s homecoming. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann will receive her home at a Key Ceremony event Saturday, May 13.
Volunteers are asked to bring gardening gloves and will receive an HFOT T-Shirt and lunch.
Homes for Our Troops relies on contributions from donors, supporters, and corporate partners for the building of each Veteran’s home. Currently there are 76 HFOT home-build projects for injured Veterans in various stages of completion nationwide. Community members may hold fundraisers or make donations. 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/.