Impact A Hero Opens New Office
SPRING, TX, – MARCH 26, 2018 – Impact a Hero (IAH), a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to assisting wounded and disabled combat veterans to live exceptional and purposeful lives, has opened a new office space. The new offices are located in a small business park at 8900 Eastloch Dr., Ste. 200, Spring TX 77379.
“As our staff has grown and our mission has become more refined, we felt it was an important step to have a professional office environment,” says Chairman of the Board, Doug Hall. “It is a place where our Veteran’s can feel comfortable discussing any topic and sharing their successes and frustrations. This also allows for better collaboration between the staff, so we can continue to plan ways to make Impact a Hero A great resource for the veterans and their families in the community.”
The IAH staff has been working from this new space since early January of this year but held an official Open House on the 21st of March. The open house was an opportunity to welcome past and present board members, veterans, contributors, volunteers and other members of the community to see the new space and to learn more about what Impact A Hero has planned for the future.
During the event, a special ribbon cutting was held to dedicate the office conference room; The Cpl. Casey Owens Memorial Conference Room. In September 2004, on his second deployment to Iraq, USMC Cpl. Owens’ vehicle struck two anti-tank mines. This resulted in severe injuries including the amputation of his right leg above the knee and his left leg below the knee. Cpl. Owens is one of the first veterans that Impact A Hero helped when the organization first started. Casey had multiple issues to overcome but he became an advocate for the treatment of Veterans and went on to participate in the USMC Marathon and was also a Paralympic skier. Due to his struggle with post-traumatic stress, Casey took his life on October 15, 2014. Casey’s mother and sister attended the Open House, spoke about Casey, and cut the ribbon during the dedication ceremony. A replica set of his dress blue uniform and other items will be on permanent display in a special case in the conference room.
“At Impact a Hero we believe Post-Traumatic Stress can be overcome through Post-Traumatic Growth, and this office gives us the ability to deliver that Post-Traumatic Growth training to veterans and their families,” said the Executive Director, Mike Nasche. “Every time we enter the Cpl. Casey Owens Memorial Conference Room we are reminded of the importance of our mission and why we work so hard to help veterans struggling with Post-Traumatic Stress. True healing is taking place inside these walls and the memory of Casey inspires us to keep moving forward.”
About Impact A Hero
Impact A Hero is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization that provides immediate and ongoing support of our wounded and disabled post-9/11 combat veterans, their families, and caregivers.
For more information about Impact A Hero, please contact Laurel Goodroe at lgoodroe@impactahero.org