Just days before Veterans Day the children of military service members who gave their lives in combat received something special.
Volunteers in Mira Mesa helped build two playhouses for military children Saturday. The houses were decorated in military theme, including camouflage and were given to two families in Santee.
Habitat for Humanity told NBC 7 the playhouses are part of a program to show gratitude for those who’ve been killed in action.
"It's a really neat opportunity for sponsors to meet the children,” Shandy Arwood of Habitat for Humanity said. “And the children when they see these playhouses, we’ve made several of them, they get so excited especially cause [the children are] telling us the themes ahead of time. So when they see it it’s just kind of their dream come true.”
Habitat for humanity partnered with the military organization "Courage to Call" to make the playhouses with the goal of completing them in November so families can enjoy them in time for the holidays.
