Homeless veteran raises money to house others

$55K needed for new homeless vets hotel
Affordable housing for homeless veterans

Updated: Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011

Sharia Davis
FOX Toledo News reporter
TOLEDO, Ohio (WUPW) - A Toledo man says he's one step closer to turning a former hotel into a home for homeless veterans. Peter Hatas, who's homeless himself, says he now has the $75,000 to make that happen.

Hatas presented his idea to investors and politicians Feb. 26 to turn the former St. James hotel in North Toledo into a home for veterans. So far he's raised more than $20,000 from the community. Now he's just waiting for more checks to come in.

Peter Hatas says his dream is starting to become a reality. With the $20,000 he's already raised for the housing project, other businesses in the area are now showing some interest too.

"It's going to be a great thing for getting a lot of people off the street," said Hatas.

So far he says he's gotten positive emails from the CSX railroad system, Veterans of the UAW, and Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant just to name a few. Now he's just waiting for the money to come in.
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