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Dear Friend,



This season has a way of revealing what matters most – small joys and the
quiet ways we look out for each other. You also start to notice how generosity
and struggle can exist just a few steps apart. _How close we all are, really,
to someone who’s struggling._



Right now, during our [**Holiday Kindness
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your gift will go **2X as far** to provide food, shelter and hope for families
still waiting for help.



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At Volunteers of America, we see the struggle up close every day – a mom
stretching groceries, an older adult choosing between heat and medicine, a
neighbor trying to make rent. **That’s why stories like Michael’s stay with
me...**



After losing everything in a natural disaster, Army veteran Michael quietly
began skipping meals, to save a little more money to pay his bills, hoping he
could manage on his own.



**When life got so heavy that he couldn’t carry the weight alone, kindness
reached him through VOA, and everything changed.** Today, Michael has a home,
steady meals and the renewed independence he takes pride in.



I hope you'll get your holiday gift matched today, and help others like
Michael find their new beginning.

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With every good wish this season,

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Tanisha Smith

Vice President

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**P.S. You’ve already shown how far kindness can reach – farther than hunger,
farther than fear. Let’s do it again and show what hope looks like this
holiday!**

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