Evan Housley

Evan Housley
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Short Description: 

Evan deployed to Iraq in 2007 as a US Army Scout. While he loved receiving letters and packages from good will groups, the impersonal nature of these items didn't take in the specific needs and wants of the soldiers. So Evan, along with his brother Ryan,

Winner/Finalist Info
Recipient's Age: 
25
Finalist or Winner: 
Finalist
State: 
GA
City: 
Peachtree City
Describe what this winner does/did: 
Evan deployed to Iraq in 2007 as a US Army Scout. While he loved receiving letters and packages from good will groups, the impersonal nature of these items didn't take in the specific needs and wants of the soldiers. So Evan, along with his brother Ryan, created Herobox to provide custom care packages based on gender, location, time of year, and other factors which typical care-packages don’t meet. Through their online customized system, HeroBox has sent over 7,250 customized packages to deployed troops.
Year in which award/grant was awarded: 
2010