Volunteers gave a disabled Army veteran more than $16,000 in home repairs
Emergency Responder Assistance Program, Home Depot, Tinker Federal Credit Union, and other partners repaired Clay Gonzalez's roof and paint at no cost. The work cleared code violations.
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Volunteers repaired a disabled Army veteran's house in Edmond at no cost to the family, News9 reported. The Emergency Responder Assistance Program, Home Depot, Tinker Federal Credit Union, and other partners put more than $16,000 of work into Clay Gonzalez's roof and paint.
The repairs cleared code violations on the home. His wife, Lori, is being treated for cancer. The reporting is about the house being made safe, and about neighbors covering the bill, not about her treatment.
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