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YOUR IMPACT
This pandemic has changed many things... our support of the military and veteran community is NOT one of them.
The challenges we have all faced since the beginning of this year seem surreal. To be alive during a global pandemic of this magnitude is not something anyone could have anticipated. But one thing that is very real is the unwavering support you have all displayed for our military and veteran community. From making masks or donating care package items to volunteering to put yourself at risk to ensure our most vulnerable veterans have food on the table, we have all come together in the most incredible ways. You were the driving force behind the impact outlined below.
But the fight is not over.
As the virus continues to impact our country, our service members and veterans are still in need of your support. YOU can make a difference.
With your help, these are just a few of the things we have accomplished since the start of this pandemic:
335,842 Snack & Hygiene Items
shipped to deployed units activated to support COVID relief efforts around the country.
13,574 Handmade masks
provided to active duty service members and veterans at VA Hospitals as well as VA Hospital staff.
7,488 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer
distributed to combat deployed and units activated for COVID support, as well as VA Hospital staff. Also used by volunteers at food distributions in order to safely continue providing food support to veterans.
2,849 Hot Meals
delivered to VA Hospital staff working the frontlines of the pandemic.
192 COVID Positive Homeless Veterans
medically transported off the streets and into a designated quarantine housing facility.
Stay tuned for more COVID Response Impact numbers!
How One Angel Shared her Light Through a Care PackagePerhaps one of the most beautiful things about Soldiers' Angels, is the amount of support we receive from our volunteers all over the world.From the hundreds of volunteers that show up to our Mobile Food Distributions to help feed veterans, to the amount of love and care that goes into each care package sent to a deployed service member, Soldiers' Angels is truly a remarkable team.Recently, one Angel volunteer, Sherryn, shared a story that truly shows what lengths our volunteers will go to in order to make service members and veterans feel loved and remembered.Sherryn, a member of the Soldiers' Angels Deployed Adoptions Team, found out her "adopted" service member loved road trips to visit breweries across the country— so she started thinking about how she could incorporate craft beer into her care package without actually sending beer."I got the idea to try and do a project with craft beer. I asked my fellow angels for ideas and the idea of collecting coasters from across the U.S. came up. I decided to try and get one from each state. Between other angels and emailing breweries myself, I managed to get 30 states before COVID hit!"The final project was a book full of brewery stickers and a pretty cool collection of coasters from all over the U.S. We love how thoughtful and creative our Angels are! |
Final Month for the Blanket Drive We're now in the final month of the blanket drive, but we are still in-need of additional donations of blankets in order to achieve our goal of collecting 2,000 blankets for troops and veterans! Please, if you haven't already, consider giving the gift of warmth by buying a blanket from our Amazon Wish List. In order for your blankets to count toward the Blanket Drive count, your package must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2020. Email [email protected] if you have any questions! |
Thank you for your continued support of our troops and veterans!
Soldiers' Angels • 2895 NE Loop 410, Suite 107, San Antonio, TX 78218 • www.SoldiersAngels.org
Soldiers' Angels is a 501(c)(3) charity, gifts to which are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Our Tax ID# is 20-0583415.
