DEBARY, Fla. – A longtime dream will be realized August 22 when a local family is feted with a parade, flag ceremony and speeches before accepting the keys to their new house built by Dream Finders Homes, a preferred builder at Debary’s Rivington community.
The event – in honor of retired USAF Staff Sergeant Matthew Cable, his wife Ensley, and son Cade – will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a parade from the Rivington entrance off of Barwick led by the color guard from DeBary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8093, a flag ceremony and a speech by DeBary Mayor Karen Chasez. State and local government officials will also be on hand to welcome the veteran and his family.
To make the gifting of the home possible, Jacksonville-based Dream Finders Homes teamed up with developer Reader Communities and its joint venture partner Dallas-based Hillwood Communities to provide the homesite and build a mortgage-free home. The team partnered with Building Homes for Heroes (BHFH), a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping provide homes and supportive services for injured veterans and first responders.
The house, Dream Finders Homes’ Anna Maria model with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, is located within the master planned community off Fort Florida Road, west of U.S. 17-92 along the St. Johns River. According to Dream Finders Homes’ Orlando Division President Gerry Boeneman, the 2,853 square-foot home is valued at nearly $475,000.
“Since we began this project, Dream Finders Homes has been committed to it, as are our trade partners and subcontractors who joined in by donating both materials and hours,” he said. “We all are grateful for SSgt. Cable’s sacrifice to our country.”
SSgt Cable served for 10 years before being medically discharged in June 2022. Since developing leukemia from exposure to chemicals in the Middle East, he has been in his second remission for 3-1/2 years.
For more information on the Building Homes for Heroes project please visit: https://help.buildinghomesforheroes.org/campaign/help-us-build-a-home-for-usaf-ssgt-matthew-cable/c471272
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For more information, media contacts:
Gerry Boeneman, Division President, Dream Finders Homes, 888-214-1164 or Gerry.Boeneman@dreamfindershomes.com
Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-461-3781 or beth@larryvershel.com
Building Homes for Heroes builds and gifts mortgage-free homes, and completes home modifications, for veterans and their families, and provides further services along their road to recovery to help them live a promising and fulfilling life ahead. The organization reached a program rating of 95.19%, in 2021, the 11th straight year reaching a program rating of at least 93%. It also received a perfect 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for six straight years, including a 100% in transparency and accountability. Learn more at www.buildinghomesforheroes.org
Dream Finders Homes, founded by Patrick Zalupski in 2008, is routinely honored as one of the nation’s fastest growing companies. Based in Jacksonville, FL, the company has homebuilding operations in Orlando, FL, Savannah, GA, Bluffton, SC, Fayetteville, NC, Austin, TX, Denver, CO and the Washington, DC Metro area. Dream Finders closed over 6,878 homes and was the 18th largest homebuilder in the nation in 2022, according to Professional Builder magazine.
Hillwood Communities, a Perot company, is a premier commercial and residential real estate developer, investor, and owner of properties throughout North America and Europe. With a diverse portfolio of properties and home to many of the world’s leading companies, Hillwood is committed to bringing long-term value to its customers, partners, and the communities they serve. Through its community’s division, Hillwood has delivered more than 29,000 single-family lots in 90 master-planned communities across 13 states and two countries.
Reader Communities (RC) is a master-planned development firm whose principals have over 100 years of combined experience in the acquisition, entitlement, development, and disposition of mixed-use and residential land throughout the southeast. In the past decade, RC has developed and sold more than 5,000 residential lots, commercial, and multifamily land across the Southeast totaling well over $400M in value. With offices in Orlando and Raleigh, N.C
Hillwood Communities, a Perot company, is a premier commercial and residential real estate developer, investor, and owner of properties throughout North America and Europe. With a diverse portfolio of properties and home to many of the world’s leading companies, Hillwood is committed to bringing long-term value to its customers, partners, and the communities they serve. Through its community’s division, Hillwood has delivered more than 29,000 single-family lots in 90 master-planned communities across 13 states and two countries.