Veterans Assistance Fund

This past quarter was productive for the Veterans Assistance Fund. We were able to help an Elderly Veteran with cancer (92) get his lawn mowed monthly for the past 4 months because he was unable to do so himself and that stopped code enforcement from fining him for the overgrown lawn. This may not seem like a big thing but that totaled $320.

We helped another Elderly Veteran buy food and pay his past due electric bill which was a challenge for him because his wife had passed away and his income was reduced by over $1,000. We are also meeting with him monthly to insure now because he is on a limited income that he stays on track with his expenses,

The third Veteran we helped was with a deposit to move into a new apartment, our local county only helps with deposits once in a lifetime so he would have been homeless without this help,

For those of us who are able to pay for things without any help we forget how the smallest expenses can cause havock in the life of a Veteran.  All of the donations that we receive for this fund go to help Veterans that have given their all for their country to try and regain some sense of normalcy so thank you for your donations they do make a difference!

We received a call from an elderly Veteran's wife that we had helped previously 6 years ago with a roof replacement. She told us the grass had gotten very tall and they didn't even have a mower to attempt to mow the lawn. She proceeded to tell me he had been diagnosed with Lukema and was not expected to live and was unable to walk and that Racoons that he used to feed that he thought were so cute had gotten into their attic and was destroying the interior of the house in the attic.

I called our person who does our lawn maintenance for our properties that we owned and he went out and mowed their lawn for and will continue to do so to help the Veteran out until the end of summer. Each mowing costs $40 per week X 3 months= $420.00 and then We paid Critter Control to trap and remove the Racoons at a price of $500. The amount we spent for this quarter was $920, the amount we received in donations was $75.00. In order for us to continue to continue to help our Veterans we need your help! Please consider a donation to this very important fund!