Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), a leading U.S. homebuilder, has
renewed its partnership with Operation Homefront, a leading national
charity supporting families of service members and Wounded Warriors, and
will provide two brand new Meritage homes to the “Homes on the
Homefront” program.
The partnership began in 2013, when Meritage Homes built and donated
three new homes to Operation Homefront in Phoenix; Raleigh, North
Carolina; and San Antonio. Last year, three more homes were donated in
Meritage communities in Winter Springs, Florida; Lincoln, California;
and Houston. This year, Meritage will donate two new homes in Tucson,
Arizona, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Operation Homefront will select the recipients for the new homes and
announce their names on September 11, with keys to be awarded on
Veterans Day 2015.
“Giving these homes to veterans and their families through our
partnership with Operation Homefront is one way for us to express our
gratitude for their service and sacrifices,” said Steven J. Hilton,
Meritage’s chairman and CEO. “Personally, it is one of the most
rewarding parts of my job. I love seeing the looks on the children’s
faces when they walk through the door of their new home.”
Joseph Morgan and his family of five, who received a new home in
Lincoln, California, said, “It’s been amazing and we don’t know how to
express the experience. We have been able to save money for family
emergencies and our children’s education. This is about being a family
and coming together during the holidays, special occasions, and
children’s birthdays. We are forever grateful to have the opportunity to
create long-lasting memories in our home.”
In Orlando, Florida, Keith Hale and his family received a home last year
and can’t thank Meritage and Operation Homefront enough for the
opportunity of home ownership. “We thank them for giving our family the
stability of having a house of our own. Being chosen to receive this
home is overwhelming and life-changing for us.”
Brandi Suarez and her three children feel safe and enjoy spending time
together in their new home in Houston. Brandi now attends many more of
their school activities. “Our new home is closer to my children’s
school. Being involved in my children’s activities as they are growing
up is important to me. This Meritage community is friendly and a better
environment for my three boys.”
The Homes on the Homefront program began in 2012. Since inception,
Operation Homefront has placed more than 450 veterans and their families
in mortgage-free homes. Meritage is the only new homebuilder to join the
program.
“I’m extremely grateful for the continued support of Meritage Homes to
help make the American dream of home ownership a reality,” said John I.
Pray, Jr., Operation Homefront president and CEO.
“These homes are an investment in the future of our military families,”
added Pray. “There’s nothing quite like the stability and security of a
home – particularly for those who have sacrificed so much for all of us
in securing our way of life as Americans. It’s our honor to join with
Meritage and present these homes to two great American military families
this Veterans Day.”
For more information about the program, please visit www.homesonthehomefront.net.
About Meritage Homes Corporation:
Meritage Homes is the eighth-largest public homebuilder in the United
States, based on homes closed in 2014. Meritage 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 builds in markets including Sacramento, San Francisco's East
Bay, the Central Valley and Orange County, California; Houston,
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin and San Antonio, Texas; Phoenix/Scottsdale,
Green Valley and Tucson, Arizona; Denver and Fort Collins, Colorado;
Orlando and Tampa, Florida; Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina;
Greenville-Spartanburg and York County, South Carolina; Nashville,
Tennessee; and Atlanta, Georgia.
Meritage has designed and built more than 85,000 homes in its 30-year
history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality
construction, and positive customer experience. Meritage 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 in 2013, 2014 and 2015, for innovation and
industry leadership in energy efficient homebuilding. Meritage was the
first national homebuilder to be 100 percent ENERGY STAR qualified in
every home it builds, and far exceeds ENERGY STAR standards today.
For more information, visit meritagehomes.com.
About Operation Homefront:
A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront leads more than 2,500
volunteers with nationwide presence who provide emergency and other
financial assistance to the families of service members and wounded
warriors. Operation Homefront has provided assistance to thousands of
military families since its inception in 2002. Recognized for superior
performance by leading independent charity watchdog groups, nationally,
92 percent of Operation Homefront’s expenditures go directly to programs
that provide support to our military families. For more information, go
to www.OperationHomefront.net.
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