God Given Daisies — by Carole Devecka
Honor Vets in any
Way You Can
For years I have initiated programs for our Veterans that
would honor them in different ways. My latest is trying to open the Museum
Honoring All Heroes. It’s a project honoring all those who serve and protect…our
neighborhoods, our country, and our shores. (Not an easy task!)
We ask these individuals to give up their time, their jobs,
their families, their limbs and sometimes their lives. Those who return
often have a hard time finding meaningful work, and many live below
poverty level and must rely on social services.
It is a little known fact that (depending on the state) 25-33%
of the homeless population are Veterans. It is a shame, and something should be
done to change the situation immediately. We should honor them, and hold them
in high regards.
If I won the lottery tomorrow I would open a group home for
Veterans with a campus teaching them skills for the job market today; and with
additional funding I would do the same for battered women. (Right now there are actually more programs
for housing battered women than there are for Veterans… especially if
children are involved.)
One thing we can all do is Give Thanks To
Acknowledge them…
Send them a note, a card, a box of cookies and let them know
that they are appreciated... www.cookiesaroundtheworld.com
Some other ways you can help are to check out these sites
and get involved.
www.10millionclicksforpeace.org
Red Cross
Capital Heights MD 20791-5456
Recovering American Soldier
c/o
6900
— © Carole Devecka, God Given Daisies
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