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Ashley Contributes to Helping a Hero Reach Home Challenge
August 28,
2023 by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry 
The Ronald & Joyce Wanek Foundation donated $50,000 to Helping a Hero, a non-profit organization that builds adapted homes for veterans who have been severely injured in combat. Helping a Hero has helped hundreds of veterans and their families in over 26 states.
This donation will be matched by Bass Pro Shops to help support veterans in need of an adapted home due to their injuries, as a part of Helping a Hero’s 100 Homes Challenge. Through the 100 Homes Challenge, over 13 homes have been built and a total of 32 homes are in varying stages of construction.
“Helping a Hero is so grateful to the Ronald and Joyce Wanek Foundation for its generous donation to further our mission to build specially adapted homes for our catastrophically injured servicemembers who served in the Global War on Terror,” said Meredith Iler, founder and national chair, Helping a Hero Home Program.
“Helping a Hero welcomes the Ronald and Joyce Wanek Foundation to our esteemed list of patriots who have joined with Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops in the 100 Homes Challenge.”
The donation from the Ronald and Joyce Wanek Foundation and Bass Pro Shops will make a significant impact in the lives of wounded veterans and their families, and the organizations are proud to support those who have served our country.
This year, Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC (Ashley) is also celebrating a decade of partnership with Helping a Hero to ensure our nation’s wounded veterans have a home and furniture that provides freedom within their homes.
Over the past ten years, Ashley has helped furnish homes for severely wounded veterans and works with them to hand select furniture that accommodates their needs. Ashley works closely with Helping a Hero to learn about the veterans' physical needs and furniture preferences to select the product for their homes.
“Ashley has an unwavering commitment to support our nation’s heroes,” stated Shari Wagner, Donations Manager, Ashley Furniture Industries. “Through our ongoing partnership with Helping a Hero, we are proud to provide specially adapted homes for our deserving veterans. We believe that it is our collective responsibility to show our gratitude to those who have served our country with honor and distinction.”
Additionally, Ashley retail licensees from Kentucky, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida and in other cities across the U.S. have been proud supporters of Helping a Hero throughout the years, offering many of the same services in their respected areas.