Meritage Homes Awarding Mortgage-Free Home to Dallas Army Specialist for Veterans Day
November 08 2017 - 2:20PM
Operation Homefront and Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) are
joining forces to thank a Dallas-area veteran for his service by
presenting his family with a brand-new energy-efficient home on
November 9 in observance of Veterans Day.
U.S. Army Specialist William Robbin will receive
the keys to his new 2,038-square-foot home at a ceremony in
Northlake, Texas. The three-bedroom home is complete with a two-car
garage, private study, covered outdoor living area—and no mortgage.
It also includes a wide array of money-saving features and
appliances, as well as an advanced home automation package.
This is the first home that the Robbins will own
as a family, and it will provide William, his wife, three children
and service dog with a comfortable place to live for many years to
come. They look forward to settling down near their relatives and
strengthening ties to their community.
Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Sebastian,
Florida, Robbin enlisted in the Army in 2007 and served as a
cavalry scout. He patrolled the streets of Baghdad in 2008 and
carried out multiple missions throughout his service in Iraq.
Robbin was honorably discharged in 2012 after suffering from
traumatic brain injury and daily seizures.
“It’s such a blessing and still feels like a
dream every day,” he said. “Thank you, Operation Homefront and
Meritage Homes, for everything you do for veterans.”
Since its inception in 2012, Operation Homefront
has worked with homebuilders and lenders to place nearly 600
military veterans and their families in mortgage-free homes. This
is the eleventh new home Meritage Homes has built and donated to
veterans through the Homes on the Homefront program.
“We are thrilled to be partnered with Meritage
and, for the eleventh time with this amazing homebuilder, be able
to award a deserving military family a new mortgage-free home,”
said Brig. Gen. (ret.) John I. Pray, Jr., president and CEO of
Operation Homefront. “The entire Meritage team shares our
unwavering commitment to supporting our military families and
together, we are giving this very special group of our fellow
Americans the opportunity to thrive, not simply struggle to
get by, in the communities they have worked so hard to
protect.”
“Giving the home to a Dallas-area veteran is a
point of pride for Meritage Homes employees,” said Division
President Stephanie MacLean. “Our continued partnership with
Operation Homefront allows us to help military families in need and
give them a safe place to call home. We want to thank the Robbin
family for their sacrifice and are excited to hand them the keys to
their brand-new home.”
About Meritage Homes
CorporationMeritage Homes is the eighth-largest public
homebuilder in the United States, based on homes closed in 2016.
Meritage Homes builds and sells single-family homes for first-time,
move-up, luxury and active adult buyers across the Western,
Southern and Southeastern United States. Meritage Homes builds in
markets including Sacramento, San Francisco Bay area, southern
coastal and Inland Empire markets in California; Houston,
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin and San Antonio, Texas;
Phoenix/Scottsdale, Green Valley and Tucson, Arizona; Denver,
Colorado; Orlando, Tampa and south Florida; Raleigh and Charlotte,
North Carolina; Greenville-Spartanburg and York County, South
Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; and Atlanta, Georgia.
Meritage Homes has designed and built over
100,000 homes in its 32-year history, and has a reputation for its
distinctive style, quality construction, and positive customer
experience. Meritage Homes is the industry leader in
energy-efficient homebuilding and has received the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
for Sustained Excellence Award every year since 2013 for innovation
and industry leadership in energy efficient homebuilding.
About Operation
HomefrontFounded in 2002, Operation Homefront is a
national nonprofit organization whose mission is to build strong,
stable, and secure military families so that they can thrive – not
simply struggle to get by – in the communities they have worked so
hard to protect. Recognized for superior performance by leading
independent charity oversight groups, 92 percent of Operation
Homefront expenditures go directly to programs that support tens of
thousands of military families each year. Operation Homefront
provides critical financial assistance, transitional and permanent
housing and family support services to prevent short-term needs
from turning into chronic, long-term struggles. Thanks to the
generosity of our donors and the support from thousands of
volunteers, Operation Homefront proudly serves America’s military
families.
For more information, visit OperationHomefront.org.
MEDIA INQUIRIES:
Jason E. MoodyHousing Programs Communications Manager, Operation
HomefrontJason.Moody@OperationHomefront.org210.243.1657
Lauren Hendeles, Meritage Homes
Corporationmedia@meritagehomes.com602.750.5934
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