News & Updates
RHH PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2011
WHO:
Returning Heroes Home, Inc. a San Antonio based 501(c)3 www.Returningheroeshome.org
WHAT:
6-Acre Recreational and Therapeutic Park to serve Wounded Warriors and their Families. Designed with input from the clinical staff at the Center for the Intrepid who will bring troops out into the park for physical therapy. Includes:
- Running Trails
- Fit Trail Workout Stations
- Open Grass Ball Field
- Sand Volleyball Pit
- Park-Like Setting with Water Features
- Shade Structures
- Restroom Facilities
- Outdoor Shaded Amphitheater Seating 300
WHEN:
To open Fall 2011 pending completion of fund raising.
WHERE:
Fort Sam Houston, Texas directly behind the Warrior and Family Support Center (which was funded and constructed by Returning Heroes Home) and nearby the Center for the Intrepid, Fisher Houses, and Wounded Warrior Barracks.
WHY:
- To provide expanded physical therapy opportunities for Wounded Warriors in recovery by adding numerous outdoor fitness opportunities.
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To preserve a 6-acre park-like setting providing areas for rest and relaxation. Outdoor areas have been shown to be extremely helpful in the treatment of depression which is one of their biggest threats.
- To provide an area for families of the Wounded to spend time together in an outdoor setting nearby their living quarters and in a non-public area to provide privacy during their recovery.
- To provide an outdoor entertainment opportunity in the shaded amphitheater. Concerts and other entertainment events would be performed in a private setting, catering exclusively to the Wounded and their Families.
- Currently more than 600 out-patient Wounded and approximately 50 inpatient Wounded and their family members currently at Fort Sam Houston deserve this specially tailored park in support to their recovery and healing.
HOW:
Returning Heroes Home, Inc. has completed design and commenced construction on this $3.4M project. To date, $1.9 has been raised. We require $1.5M in additional donations to complete the Phase II mission.
