PulteGroup and Operation FINALLY HOME surprise family with new home in North Charleston

PulteGroup and Operation FINALLY HOME made a surprise announcement today in North Charleston, SC. United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Robert Wright and his wife, Bethany were the recipients of a home to be built in the McKewn neighborhood.

Wright joined the USAF in November 1997 and spent the first 13 years of his military career stationed in North Charleston at the Charleston Air Force Base and has served multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Wright was diagnosed with brain cyst in May 2012, and since that time, he has undergone three brain surgeries to relieve pressure on his brain and to correct complications of severe headaches, dizziness, nausea, and imbalance.  In the last nine months, the medical status of Wright has not improved, but consistently deteriorated.

With the surprise announced, PulteGroup will work with the family to customize the home and address any unique family needs.  The home is scheduled to be completed by December 2013.

The family applied for the new home through Operation FINALLY HOME, an organization that provides mortgage-free homes to wounded and disabled veterans and the widows of the fallen in an effort to get their lives back on track.  PulteGroup and local contractors, vendors and housing partners are donating labor and materials for the new 2,710 sq. ft. home.



"Pulte Group is honored to collaborate with Operation FINALLY HOME to help put this brave veteran in a new home, said Will Cutler, PulteGroup division president in Charleston.  "Robert Wright is a testament to courage, tenacity, and valor, and we hope this home will help ease his struggles and provide him and his family with security and peace of mind as they move back to North Charleston."

"Operation FINALLY HOME is truly honored to be teaming once again with PulteGroup in changin the life of Robert Wright and his family," said Stephen Page of Operation FINALLY HOME.  "We feel wounded service members like Wright have paid for their homes in full on the battlefield.  It is our responsibility to ensure they get them."

Public Celebration for Oak Terrace Preserve Honors, May 22

North Charleston’s Oak Terrace Preserve neighborhood will be holding a block party for the general public from 11 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, May 22, at OTP’s 100 Dolphin Street. Called the "Super Terrificy, Double Fantasicy FREE For All Block Party."

http://www.otpblockparty.com/

The event will celebrate the community and The Sustainability Institute winning the first-ever Home Depot Award of Excellence for Sustainable Community Development in December 2009, and other honors such as the Charleston City Paper Reader’s Choice naming OTP the “Best New Development” in 2009 and 2010. The event features free food, live entertainment, games and kid activities, with tours of OTP and a session to meet the builders.

“We believe that the Award of Excellence and other recent honors are truly for the community,” says Elias Deeb, OTP project manager and president of Cedrus, LLC. “The award was initially presented in Washington, DC, with a news conference at City Hall in North Charleston, so this block party was a way for the entire public to celebrate spring and the community’s growing national profile.”



Deeb added that the public is invited to find out what makes Oak Terrace Preserve special, with its sense of community and sustainable building practices. OTP represents a fusion of traditional home design with the latest innovations in healthy, sustainable living. The neighborhood is receiving national acclaim for features like pervious sidewalks and a stormwater management system. The development has preserved more than 400 existing trees, including many century-old grand oaks.

Currently, the first phase of The Towns at Oak Terrace is underway by Carriage Hill Associates. Crescent Homes, Verdi Homes and the Pulte Group represent the remaining three builders at OTP. Oak Terrace Preserve is a City of North Charleston owned project, which is managed by Cedrus, LLC.

Upon build out, the 55-acre OTP will feature 374 homes and townhomes. With its EarthCraft® Certified homes, public spaces, preserved trees, recycled building material and innovative storm water management system, Oak Terrace Preserve has been recognized as a national leader in green, sustainable residential development. The neighborhood has been featured in GreenBuilder Magazine as one of the nation’s top residential developments. Other recognition has included listings of the Park Circle neighborhood in Men’s Journal and Cottage Living.

For more party information, please go to www.otpblockparty.com. For information on OTP, visit www.oakterracepreservesc.com.

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