PODS Houston & Ace Hardware Team Up To Turn House Into A Home For Local Veteran, Lance Corporal Daniel Peterson

Online, June 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Severely injured Houston veteran, Lance Corporal Daniel Peterson will soon move into a new specially adapted home with the help of Homes for Our Troops. Three Houston businesses, PODS® Houston, Ace Hardware and the radio station Sunny 99.1 FM, have joined forces to support Homes for Our Troops and help transform Lance Corporal Peterson's new house into a home.

From June 1 - 15, cash donations to go toward LCpl. Peterson's home building expenses will be collected at eight participating Houston-area Ace Hardware stores. On Saturday, June 9, a PODS® container will be placed at the Ace, 9001 Spring Cypress Road in Spring, Texas, and from noon - 2 p.m., the public is encouraged to stop by and help fill it with additional donations of gift baskets, gift cards and new, small household items.

Peterson, a U.S. Marine who in 2010 lost both his legs during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, will soon be awarded with a brand new handicapped accessible home in Tomball, Texas by Homes for Our Troops. Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit organization dedicated to building specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans and since 2004, has dedicated more than 100 homes for combat veterans injured post 9/11.

"Homes for Our Troops appreciates the fundraising efforts of PODS, Ace Hardware of Champions and Sunny 99.1 FM. Because of the support from patriotic companies across the nation, we are able to restore freedom and independence back to our severely injured veterans through the gift of a specially adapted home." SMA (USA, Ret) Ken Preston, president and director of Homes for Our Troops.

At an upcoming key ceremony, Lance Corporal Peterson will officially take ownership of his new home and be presented with the donated housewarming gifts. Following the ceremony, the public will be invited to tour the home.

"We are honored to do our small part to give back to Lance Corporal Peterson, a man who has sacrificed so much for our country," said Phil Dvorak with PODS of Houston. "With the help of our community, we will raise the funds needed for the final construction phase and also help fill his new house with essential items to make it feel more like home."

For a complete list of participating Ace locations, go to: http://www.acehardwaretexas.com/homes-our-troops.

About PODS Houston
PODS Houston is one of the largest independently-owned franchises of PODS Enterprises in the country and is the leading provider of moving and storage services to residents and businesses throughout the greater Houston area. PODS Houston is locally owned and operated and began serving Houston-area residents in 2003.

Each year, PODS Houston donates moving and storage solutions for over 20 Houston-area charities in support of their contributions to the community. The Salvation Army, Houston Arts Alliance, the YMCA and Toys for Tots are among the many organizations PODS Houston partners with annually.

Founded in 1998, the PODS network currently provides moving and storage services to more than 250 million consumers in 48 U.S. states, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom through its company-owned and independent franchise network. To date, the PODS network has completed more than 320,000 long-distance relocations, exceeded 1.8 million deliveries and has more than 143,000 PODS® containers in service.

PODS® secure containers are made in the U.S.A. and are constructed of a steel frame and specially designed marine-grade aluminum skin panels. The roofs are a translucent durable polymer material that allows ambient light to pass through - illuminating the inside for easy loading. Our weather-resistant containers also have a lockable steel roll-up door and have been tested to withstand winds of 110-mph when partially loaded.

About Ace Hardware
For more than 85 years, Ace Hardware has been known as the helpful hardware store in thousands of communities across America. Customers depend on Ace to help them take care of their homes quickly and easily so they can get on with their lives. In 2012, Ace ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Home Improvement Retail Stores, Six Years in a Row," according to J.D. Power and Associates. With over 4,600 hardware stores locally owned and operated across the globe, Ace is the largest hardware cooperative in the industry. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries currently operate 14 distribution centers in the U.S and they also have distribution capabilities in Shanghai, China; Panama City, Panama; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its retailers' stores are located in all 50 states and approximately 60 countries. For more information on Ace, visit www.acehardware.com.

About Homes for Our Troops
Homes for Our Troops is based in Taunton, Mass., and was founded by John Gonsalves in 2004. Homes for Our Troops mission is to build specially adapted homes for service members who have been severely injured in combat operations since September 11, 2001. All homes are built at no cost to the veteran through the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporate contributors.