Kwikset, Building Homes for Heroes Celebrate 7 Years of Partnership
Kwikset, a residential lock manufacturer, just reached the seven-year mark in December in its partnership with Building Homes For Heroes (BHH), supplying a range of smart locks and associated door hardware to help simplify the lives of veterans — especially those whose combat injuries make even entering and exiting their homes difficult. Recently, the two organizations held a Zoom call to celebrate this milestone and, more importantly, to allow Kwikset, to hear some of the more recent veterans’ stories “in person.”
The call included several members of Kwikset management, as well as employees who fulfill the product requests for each home. Attending from BHH were Kim Valdyke, director of construction; former U.S. Air Force Captain Nathan Nelson; and Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Isaac Francois. While each organization recounted the origin of the relationship and commended all involved for making it so successful, it was the veterans’ stories that were the most riveting. They talked passionately about how BHH, by providing them each with a mortgage-free home, had helped them to resume a normal life with their families and allowed them to become highly involved members of their respective communities.