Home Depot Gives Military Family In Need $20,000 For Home Repairs

As millions of Americans spend time with friends, family and loved ones in celebration of the holiday season one family has received a much needed and welcomed gift, a $20,000 gift certificate from home improvement chain Home Depot.

A military family was awarded the prize as part of the company’s first Give the Gift of Good campaign, a months-long web contest that asked DIY and military bloggers to find a military family with the greatest need for home repairs.

The eventual winners were the Dilly family. Sgt. Kevin Dilly has served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently stations in Greenland while his wile Tyrena is at home with their five children, two of which have spina bifida, a disease that has confined them to their wheelchairs.

Thanks to the money the family will be able to fix the roof on their 1950s built home while adding some much needed insulation for the cold winter months. They also plan to spread the money out to help fix some flooring issues in their home while adding ramps for their wheelchair bound kids.

It’s not just Home Depot trying to help out families this year, President Obama wished everyone a “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays” this week and then asked that Americans do all they can to help the men and women serving in uniform over the holidays by visiting the website JoiningForces.gov.

In his remarks President Obama said:

“This night let us not forget those who still stand in harm’s way far from home so we can enjoy this season in peace and freedom.”

Have you done anything special to help out a military family this holiday season?