Clothing for homeless vets

[monet61]

Here in Southern Nevada we have a good many vets that happen to be homeless. I was packing up some winter clothes to take down to LV and thought I'd post a request for our members to donate a little something for the homeless, especially the vets. Vet's or not, it gets darn cold in the winter for anybody that's homeless. Any and all donations are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[BearBio]

Contact "Operation Stand Down"=most likely through your local VFW post. Might be too late for this year. Last year, wife and I helped out. Literally, thousands of sleeping bags, many brand new,and parkas, and long underwear, thinsulate & gore-tex gloves, boots, socks, fleece jackets==all donated by the manufacturers. Our VFW post also provided counseling, meals, and haircuts. Locals (including my Masonic Lodge) helped distribute items. Took 3 days to unload the semis full of stuff.

For instance, the piles of sleeping bags were about 50' long and to the ceiling of the gymnasium. Wool blankets were in a shipping crate about 15 x 15 and 6-8' high. same for winter gloves and mittens==some sizes were scarce (i.e x-small).

 

[1bdvet]

There coming this Wed, for pick-up.