Saturday November 16th
Will be a food pantry collection day as we need turkeys and groceries to supply our Veterans with the for the holidays. (10am till 4pm)
If you’re a Veteran in need to of a Thanksgiving Turkey and food, please stop down after 1pm on Saturday November 16th or between 7pm-9pm Tuesday eve November 19th
We will also not only be sorting food pantry donations but also any care package donations that come in that day will be sorted and packed/labeled.
Bagels and coffee available before 12
Anyone wanting to drop off food for lunch for our volunteers please feel free to do so, left over food goes home with Veterans or back to inpatient veteran programs, nothing ever gets wasted.
What’s needed:
• Food for the Veteran food pantry – canned, boxed foods and frozen (food store gift cards always appreciated)
• Gift cards to retails stores such as Walmart, Target, King Kullen, Stop n Shop
• Cold Weather Jackets, gloves, knit caps
• Care Package Supplies – snacks, toiletries, batteries, jerky, hard candy, sunflower seeds, protein snacks and drinks, chicken and tuna packets / cans, letters from Home, lotions, moisturizers, feminine products, games,
• Tools, safety gear, new work boots for our Trades for Troops program (gift cards for Home Depot, Lowes, Hobby Freight, etc)
• Toys, new in store packaging. (gift cards to toy type stores)
• Clothing – Men’s (if used please have clean clothes folded in bags marked with sizes on it) new socks, underwear, sweats, etc.
• We do Support Veterans shelters and inpatient programs, as well as local homeless veterans transitioning into housing so your donations will go far to helping a Veterans through a struggle in his/her life.
There's a care package event coming
We are also in dire needs of funds to purchase new mattress sets for transitioning Veterans and their families, please make a donation at
www.BootsontheGroundNY.com/donate
No Veteran Should Sleep on the Floor
The VAC is located at 2184 Pond Road, Ronkonkoma NY 11779
Thank you for your Support.
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