Veterans Foundation DVNF steps up to help veterans survive and recover from devastating tornadoes.

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Uploaded by on Aug 12, 2011

http://www.DVNF.org Welcome to the Disabled Veterans news update. I am your host Kevin Connor in todays segement we are bring you a report on Disabled Veterans National Foundation support in Delivering Nearly $600,000 in Aid to Veterans Relief that Comes in the Wake of Severe Tornado Storm Damage Hundreds of veterans received needed help in Birmingham, AL thanks to truckloads of supplies delivered by the Disabled Veterans National Foundation. Each truckload included items such as blankets, sleeping bags, water, granola bars, cleaning supplies and other food products. The DVNF sent five truckloads to various homes and centers who provide outreach assistance for hundred of veterans. St. Benedict's Veterans Center in Birmingham was one destinationreceiving the truckloads. The Birmingham Center helps 300-400 veterans in daily outreach and provides shelter for homeless veterans. Recent flood damage in the Birmingham area has caused St. Benedict's to reach out to assist several hundred more veterans in need. The DVNF also sent truckloads of supplies to the Aletheia House in Birmingham. One of the Aletheia veterans homes was severely damaged by the recent storm that struck Alabama. Aletheia House helps nearly 500 veterans and their families. We know that severe weather and tornados have done much damage to areas in the South and Midwest recently, and we want to do all we can to send the necessary kinds of supplies and aid that hundreds of veteran and their families need at this time, said Pricilla Wilkewitz, Founder of DVNF. We send by the truckload items that these centers and shelters say they desperately need to provide daily outreach to help our veterans who have given so much to their country and now need our help. It is our mission to respond to the needs of veterans who are not getting the help they need from federal or state aid DVNF supplies were delivered at the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans in Tuskegee, AL and to the VA treatment facility VAMC in Atlanta. The DVNF also delivered aid and supplies to Operation Stand Down in Nashville, TN. Operation Stand Down has been reaching out to homeless veterans for 19 years. We thank our donors for supporting these most recent truckload deliveries helping hundreds if not thousands of veterans, Wilkewitz said. It is our goal to deliver even more in the wake of such severe storm damage which adds more demand for services and help from homeless veterans or those in need and their families. That's it for now, stay tuned for more updates. Go to www.dvnf.org For more information on how you can help our nations disabled veterans and news about the good work that DVNF is doing every day.

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