Veterans Business Network November 2021 Food Drive & Necessities Donation Collection
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Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 3, 2021
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Location
The Queensbury Hotel - ARCC VBN Venue Sponsor
88 Ridge Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Fees/Admission
Interested parties who are Not-Yet-Members of the ARCC are invited to join us for this event to learn more and consider ARCC Membership.
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Contact Information
Carol Ann Conover, ARCC Liaison to the VBN
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Description
Join us for our ARCC Veterans Business Network Food & Necessities Drive benefiting The Adirondack Vets House, Inc. in Glen Falls and the Veterans Community & Housing Coalition.
Donations will be accepted between 4 pm - 6 pm at The Queensbury Hotel.
Please see details below about the needs and wish list items that are acceptable for donation. Monetary donations are also welcome.
The Adirondack Vets House, Inc., built in 2000, is a 501 c (3) Non- Profit longer term facility for homeless veterans located in Glens Falls, New York. Within the last few years, the Adirondack Vets House, Inc. has expanded their program to include permanent housing for Veterans and their family, as well as an outreach program that assists Veterans with food, furniture, support, both physical and mental.
What to donate to the Adirondack Vets House, Inc.:
Please make checks out to:
Adirondack Vets House, Inc.
Veterans & Community Housing Coalition (VCHC) was incorporated in 1983 and provides transitional and permanent housing and support services to veterans and active duty members. In response to the increasing number of homeless Veterans, Vet House was opened as their first location to assist homeless veterans. With funding from the Veterans Administration, Vet House is a fourteen bed transitional home for homeless Veterans. In 2011, in response to the increasing number of female veterans facing homelessness, The Guardian House was opened. Funded on a per diem basis by the VA there are currently five beds to accommodate homeless female Veterans. Guardian House is a transitional housing program. Funding is also received though NYSSHP to provide staff support to the Veterans.
The Veteran's & Community Housing Coalition also provides support services and temporary financial assistance to veteran families & active duty for seven counties via the SSVF program. (Support Services for Veterans & Families).
What to donate to the VCHC:
Pantry Items:
The VCHC also welcomes donations of cleaning supplies, household items, twin size bedding, towels & washcloths, furniture and gift cards to area stores to provide food, clothing, gas and other care items. (Target, CVS, Walmart, etc)
The Guardian House for female vets also welcomes other necessity and “feel-good” item donations including:
- Travel sized OTC medicines, hair & beauty accessories (brushes, combs, nail polish, make-up, mani-pedi kits, loofahs, etc.) and sanitary items in addition to comfy socks/slippers, pantyhose/leggings and other comfort items.
Monetary donations are also welcome. Please make checks payable to Veterans Community & Housing Coaltion.
About the Veterans Business Network:
The purpose of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Veterans Business Network is to promote and to serve the affinity group of Veteran and military service personnel, veteran and military member sole proprietorships, and veteran and military service professional members of the ARCC and to encourage increased business and collaboration among its ranks.
By promoting the ARCC’s four pillars of advocacy, education, connection and collaboration, we will have the ability to attract more veterans and military professionals to the ARCC with an intent to develop and track metrics that can be used by the ARCC to promote its support for veterans military service members in business, to support in collaboration the educational and mental health outreach and mission of other local veteran business communities, specifically, neighboring chambers, and to develop mentoring, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for veterans and military service members while fostering growth opportunities with a focus on performance (revenue growth, employee growth, etc.) of service member-owned enterprises, military-owned sole proprietorships, and post-military professionals in the ARCC service area.
Interested in joining the VBN but are not an ARCC Member yet?
You're welcome to join us, meet some current members and learn how the ARCC works for businesses and Veterans in our region!
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