In making the announcement at the Annual Member Luncheon during Network’08, Mike Adelizzi, ASA’s executive vice president, cited ASA’s recently developed strategic plan as the inspiration for working with Homes for Our Troops. “The ASA Board of Directors recognized that we, as a national organization, are in a unique position to provide our member a means to become involved in a charitable endeavor that provides opportunities in local communities and on a national level. Homes for Our Troops does amazing work for the men and women of our armed forces who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned disabled. It was a natural fit for our industry and our members.”

        “We are grateful to be involved with ASA.  We can put to good use the products and services their members provide, and promote the generosity of these companies through our organization,” stated John Gonsalves, president and founder of Homes for Our Troops. “Being able to share the stories of the men and women we help and spread our message throughout this industry will be a great opportunity for us.  We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with ASA and its members.”

Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004. It assists severely injured Servicemen and Women and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and coordinating the process of building a new home or adapting an existing home for handicapped accessibility.  All services provided by Homes for Our Troops are at no cost to the veterans it serves.

For more information on how your company can partner with Homes for Our Troops, please contact Mike Adelizzi at 312-464-0090 ext. 201 or madelizzi@asa.net. To learn more about Homes for Our Troops, please visit www.asa.net.