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By Morgan Brittany
 Actress and political commentator Morgan
Brittany currently spends much of her time
appearing on PolitiChicks, and supporting
charitable organizations. She and fellow
"Politichicks" Ann-Marie Murrell and Dr. Gina
Loudon are releasing their first book this Fall
2014, entitled "What Women Really Want". Having
recently been recognized as the “2013 Wise and
Wonderful Woman of the Year” by Ventura
County’s Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Morgan
Brittany supports such charitable organizations
as March of Dimes and The Gary Sinise
Foundation.
 Founded by actor Gary Sinise, The Gary Sinise
Foundation is committed to honoring
veterans, defenders, their families, and those in
need through its many programs that educate
and build communities. In 2011, the Gary Sinise
Foundation partnered with the Tunnel to Towers
Foundation and began their “Building for
America’s Bravest” program. This program
constructs custom Smart Homes for veterans who
have been severely wounded. The hope of this
program was to build homes that would restore
the independence of wounded veterans.
 Recently, The Gary Sinise Foundation and the
Tunnel to Towers Foundations announced the 12
veterans who would receive these Smart Homes.
Each veteran was able to decide where the house
was built. The homes cost around $500,000 each
to build and, depending on each veteran’s
need, include automated lighting, heating, and
air-conditioning. Each Smart Home also offers
retractable shelving, cabinets, and cook tops;
elevators and roll-in bathrooms; intercom
systems; automated doors; and window
treatments that can be controlled with an iPad.

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Gary Sinise Foundation Builds Smart Homes for Wounded Veterans

  • 2.  Actress and political commentator Morgan Brittany currently spends much of her time appearing on PolitiChicks, and supporting charitable organizations. She and fellow "Politichicks" Ann-Marie Murrell and Dr. Gina Loudon are releasing their first book this Fall 2014, entitled "What Women Really Want". Having recently been recognized as the “2013 Wise and Wonderful Woman of the Year” by Ventura County’s Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Morgan Brittany supports such charitable organizations as March of Dimes and The Gary Sinise Foundation.
  • 3.  Founded by actor Gary Sinise, The Gary Sinise Foundation is committed to honoring veterans, defenders, their families, and those in need through its many programs that educate and build communities. In 2011, the Gary Sinise Foundation partnered with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and began their “Building for America’s Bravest” program. This program constructs custom Smart Homes for veterans who have been severely wounded. The hope of this program was to build homes that would restore the independence of wounded veterans.
  • 4.  Recently, The Gary Sinise Foundation and the Tunnel to Towers Foundations announced the 12 veterans who would receive these Smart Homes. Each veteran was able to decide where the house was built. The homes cost around $500,000 each to build and, depending on each veteran’s need, include automated lighting, heating, and air-conditioning. Each Smart Home also offers retractable shelving, cabinets, and cook tops; elevators and roll-in bathrooms; intercom systems; automated doors; and window treatments that can be controlled with an iPad.