mskutnick posted on February 02, 2011 14:36
Mayor Tim Hagler joined officials with Purple Heart Homes to break ground this weekend on a home addition for a local disabled Vietnam Veteran.
Harrisburg resident Dave “IHOP” Morrell is the most recent recipient of a fully-funded project through Purple Heart Homes, which aims to assist “mobility limited Veterans by remodeling or building new housing,” according to their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PurpleHeartHomes. In the hopes of increasing Morrell’s mobility throughout his home, Purple Heart Homes – a Veteran-owned non-profit agency – and their volunteers will add a new bedroom and bathroom to the existing house. Alongside Morrell, Purple Heart Homes founders Dale Beatty and John Gallina, other veterans and Morrell family members, Hagler dug his gold shovel into the dirt Saturday at the project’s groundbreaking ceremony.
For more about this project and Purple Heart Homes, read the Independent Tribune’s article “Nonprofit helps veteran with home renovation.” Visit the Purple Heart Homes Facebook page for a full album of photos from the event.
ABOVE: Mayor Tim Hagler (second from left) stands with Vietnam Veteran and Harrisburg resident Dave "IHOP" Morrell (third from left) as well as other veterans and officials from Purple Heart Homes.
BELOW: Mayor Hagler (second from right) joins others, including Morrell (third from right), for the official groundbreaking on Saturday. (Photos are courtesy of Purple Heart Homes.)
