Friday, January 22, 2010

Helping Vets at Christmas


Before Christmas , I was happy to be a small part of helping female veterans in the Norfolk,VA area have a happier holiday. My dearest friend The Movie Mommy is a Navy Reserve recruiter and asked me about getting some nice personal items for the ladies. Things like body lotion, shower gel, lip balm. Very basic but not so much to them as all they have is hospital issue . She wanted items that were a bit nicer.

One thing I don't think we think about ( I know I didn't) is that many vets are young women. In the hospital she was collection for, there were younger and older women. In the first picture the young woman not in uniform is a vet at the hosptial.

My friend's recruiting area basically adopted this hospital and it's vets for the holidays. As she said, for many it was the only gifts they might get. ( They gifted the men as well).


Many of the people who helped me to coordinate my end wish to remain anonymous, in the spirit of the holiday, they said, so I can't thank them by name. They know who they are though and so I do thank them hugely. One never expects generosity , and when it comes it's a beautiful thing. I chose to not remain anonymous and post on this to help spread the word and perhaps inspire others, not for any self promotion.



Here are some photos of the day and what a little beauty and a helping hand can do. Chief credit for this endeavor goes to the Navy's Sally Patton and Pamela Copeland who did the bulk of the legwork, pictured in the group photo. Bravo Zulu ladies.

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