Traveling to Golden, Colorado, interns from the DNCC took part in an ongoing volunteer project today, landscaping a home built for wounded Iraq War veteran Staff Sergeant Travis Strong and his family.The home is a joint project of the DNCC, Homes for Our Troops, America’s Credit Unions, and the National Journal Group, and construction began back in April (we’ve talked about this on the DemConvention blog before).

With the home nearing completion, DNCC interns and credit union volunteers spent the day turning the former construction site surrounding the house from a dirt lawn:

…into a lush green yard: 

We’re happy to say that the plot of land we stood on months ago in Golden, Colo. has now been transformed into a new home for disabled Iraq veteran SSG Travis Strong and his family.  DNCC staff joined local credit unions, the Colorado Building Trades Council and the National Journal Group in the Homes for our Troops Build Brigade this weekend -- a truly remarkable project.  With the help of hundreds of volunteers, what started on Friday as a concrete building base became a fully-built weather-proof house by Sunday.  Also visiting the site and Strong family over the weekend were DNCC CEO Leah D. Daughtry, Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien, Congressman and Senatorial candidate Mark Udall and Congressman Ed Perlmutter.  Take a look at this video to see how such an amazing project came together and why it matters so much.