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Home for Freedom
2000 Granada Dr.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Phone
(214) 405-2990
Welcome to our blog page, where we share stories, testimonies, and accomplishments from Home for Freedom. Our supporters, veterans, and those curious about what we do, find encouragement through reading what others have experienced already, through our mission. This is a page for expressing gratitude, finding comfort, and understanding what Home For Freedom is really about… honor, dignity, and love for our veterans and their families. If Home for Freedom has impacted your life, please share your story with us, so we may share with others.
Recent Posts
Music Fest coming October 5, 2024August 26, 2024 - 3:07 pm- Texoma Gives, Thursday Sept 5, 2024August 20, 2024 - 9:40 pm
- Looking for crafters/vendors & food trucks for upcoming Music FestivalAugust 14, 2024 - 8:21 pm
- Update on Tiny Homes ProjectJuly 24, 2024 - 7:04 pm
- Cemetery ProjectJuly 24, 2024 - 6:44 pm
Music Fest coming October 5, 2024
Need some good, positive, and uplifting entertainment? Get ready for a toe tappin’, soul-liftin’ good time!
Come to our Music fest to hear some great uplifting Gospel music & heartwarming Country tunes.
Family friendly, too! There will be a children’s area, photo booth opportunity, food trucks, vendors and fun for everyone.
Held at the Texoma Cowboy Church Arena. 919 Hwy 281, Wichita Falls
Gates open at 11:30 AM and opening festivities start at noon.
Tickets will go on sale Sept. 1st and will be $20 (Children under 10 are free)
Funds raised will go towards:
Cemetery Project – Building new gates for the County Cemetery where many homeless Vets are laid to rest, to give them the respect & honor they deserve.
The County Commissioners support us whole heartedly in this project. Exciting plans are underway to restore this Historic Cemetery. Did you know there is a Civil War Veteran buried there?
Tiny Homes Project – Building two tiny homes for 2 needy veterans. Land has been donated by city, plans approved, lot cleaned up and a fence will soon be put up.
Texoma Gives, Thursday Sept 5, 2024
Home for Freedom is excited to be a part of Texoma Gives on Thursday, Sept. 5th.
This is an 16 hour, online giving event to bring the region of Texoma (and 24 county areas in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma) together on one day to raise money and awareness for Texoma nonprofits.
Early donations will be available starting Thursday, August 22, 2024
If you are considering making a donation in the near future, why not participate in this great event!
Please tell your friends, neighbors, family and share with your friends and on social media.
Donations can be made here or at: www.texomagives.org
THANK YOU IN ADAVANCE, FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Looking for crafters/vendors & food trucks for upcoming Music Festival
We are looking for crafters/vendors to show & sell your items at our Music Festival, Oct 5, 2024.
Booths will be 10ft x 10ft and will be $50.00. You will need to bring your own table & chairs.
Please contact us for more information.
[email protected]
We are also looking for Food Trucks for this same event.
Update on Tiny Homes Project
The property on Clark
& Pearl will soon be cleared and a fence put up!
The picture below was before the first clean up. The finished results of 1st clean up & mow.
Cemetery Project
This will be phase one of our Pauper Cemetery project. Plans have been drawn. Meetings are taking place to get this project underway. This is where over 75 Veterans, (many homeless) are interred. We want to honor and give respect these veterans as well, because they served and fought for our freedom also.
Memorial of James (Jim) Presley
Home for Freedom lost a valued member of our board last month. James (Jim) Presley, a veteran himself, was a great supporter of Home for Freedom and was always enthusiastic about our goals and an active participant in all our activities. He contributed so much to Home for Freedom from it’s very beginning until his health prevented him from attending meetings. Even then he still offered support and encouragement during online group chats. He will truly be missed by all.
A HOWF team and volunteers from Sheppard Air Force Base conducted a Salute to Service ceremony
Honoring Veterans at Church
James Ralph Presley passed away on June 17, 2024, at the age of 74 in Wichita Falls, TX due to a lengthy illness. He was born on September 14, 1949, in Lansing, Tennessee.
Jim was the most laid back, fun and caring man you could ever meet. He married the love of his life, Valerie on November 1st, 1968, and they shared 55 happy years together.
Jim joined the United States Air Force in January 1969. They had a son David and about 5 years later had a daughter Brandi. Jim served at many duty stations from Vietnam to Arizona,
Louisiana, England, Texas, Florida and back to Texas where he retired as a CMSGT after 30 yearsand 24 days in January of 1999. He was decorated with several medals and ribbons and received
many awards. His wife and kids were proudly by his side through it all.
He then began working at Sheppard AFB with Civil Service and retired again in 2017.
He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene for 24 years. He had a love for music and played the bass guitar on the church worship team. He was also an avid golfer until his health took over and he just loved life and people in general.
4 Person Golf Scramble Thursday, April 18th, 2024
Home for Freedom is excited to be hosting our 2nd Golf Tournament! Everyone had a great time last year.
The 4 Person Golf Scramble will be held Thursday, April 18, 2024 .
River Creek golf course, 1605 FM 1177, Wichita Falls, TX. 76305-6034
1 PM Tee Off
$75 per person/$300 per team
Prize money will be awarded to the Top 3 teams
First Hole in One (on designated hole) special prize, car donated by Foundation Auto
Lunch will be served at 11:30 am (included with registration)
Register today!
Golf Organizer: Kenny Reynolds 940-249-1657