Welcome to Cars For Our Troops
The "Cars for Our Troops 8th Annual Exotic & Luxury Car Show" will be held November 3rd from 10am to 1pm at Tapestry Park. With over 70 exotic cars supporting our cause last year, we expect to top that in 2018, and exceed our fundraising goal of $15,000 for the Homes For Our Troops organization! As always, our commitment is to donate 100% of monies raised to Homes For Our Troops, which builds specially adapted homes for our veterans injured in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, 2001.
For 2018, our fundraiser benefits Army SGT Patrick Wickens. While deployed to Iraq in 2003, SGT Wickens was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during an ambush. He immediately lost his right leg above the knee and sustained shrapnel wounds and burns on his left leg. His medic and teammates are credited with rendering life-saving medical assistance, as both femoral arteries were severed in the blast. SGT Wickens endured weeks of surgeries and skin grafts at Walter Reed Medical Center. After repeated infections, doctors performed surgery to amputate his right leg at the hip.
Patrick loves spending time with his wife Jenna and their two sons Gavin and Carter. Originally from Montana, he is choosing to build his home in Orlando, Fla., for the warm weather and to be close to family. A specially adapted custom Homes For Our Troops home with an accessible bathroom and wide doorways will eliminate Patrick’s challenges around the home. The home will also give Jenna independence, as she will not have to worry about his safety when he is home alone. “This home will be the biggest blessing my family has ever received,” Patrick says.
For 2018, our fundraiser benefits Army SGT Patrick Wickens. While deployed to Iraq in 2003, SGT Wickens was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during an ambush. He immediately lost his right leg above the knee and sustained shrapnel wounds and burns on his left leg. His medic and teammates are credited with rendering life-saving medical assistance, as both femoral arteries were severed in the blast. SGT Wickens endured weeks of surgeries and skin grafts at Walter Reed Medical Center. After repeated infections, doctors performed surgery to amputate his right leg at the hip.
Patrick loves spending time with his wife Jenna and their two sons Gavin and Carter. Originally from Montana, he is choosing to build his home in Orlando, Fla., for the warm weather and to be close to family. A specially adapted custom Homes For Our Troops home with an accessible bathroom and wide doorways will eliminate Patrick’s challenges around the home. The home will also give Jenna independence, as she will not have to worry about his safety when he is home alone. “This home will be the biggest blessing my family has ever received,” Patrick says.