For a sixth consecutive year, the Tunnel to Towers Season of Hope is set to fulfill its commitment to DO GOOD and honor the sacrifices of America’s heroes.
This year, the foundation vows to deliver over 40 mortgage-free homes to deserving recipients nationwide by Christmas Eve, bringing the total to over 200 mortgage-free homes for the year.
Thanks to the generous support of Americans across the country this year the Tunnel to Towers Foundation will deliver over 200 mortgage-free homes to families across all of our programs: the Fallen First Responder Home Program; the Smart Home Program; and the Gold Star Family Home Program.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has provided the following heroes and their families with mortgage-free homes this holiday season:
The sixth annual Season of Hope began on November 27th with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s donation of three mortgage-free, specially-adapted smart homes to injured veterans United States Army Specialist and Corporal Andy Keith Kingsley, United States Marine Corps Corporal John Paul Munoz-Ramirez, and injured first responder San Francisco Police Department Rangemaster Sergeant Kevin Brugaletta.
On July 12, 2010, while on deployment, Kingsley sustained catastrophic combat injuries while in the line of duty, resulting in amputation of his right leg above the knee, shrapnel wounds throughout his body, the loss of one of his toes and one of his fingers, partial vision loss, gunshots to his left leg, a traumatic brain injury, and PTSD. Kingsley has been gifted a mortgage-free, specially-adapted smart home in South Carolina.
During his deployment in Afghanistan, Munoz-Ramirez stepped on an IED and suffered severe injuries, including a left leg BK amputation, finger amputations, and a traumatic brain injury. Despite these challenges, he recovered remarkably quickly, walking again just three months later. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has provided Munoz-Ramirez a mortgage-free, specially-adapted smart home in Texas.
On a stormy day while on duty, Brugaletta’s vehicle was struck by a tree branch, which caused his vehicle to catch on fire. He was rescued by the fire department and sustained a spinal cord injury, burns and smoke inhalation, resulting in a seven-month hospital stay. Brugaletta has been gifted a mortgage-free, specially-adapted smart home in California.
