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HELP FEED LOCAL DISTRESSED VETERANS
Orangeburg's Homes for Heroes
& Maggie Conway House

VETERANS NEED YOUR HELP NOW!!!

On March 21st, Veteran Advocate, John Murphy, posted about Veterans in Rockland County needing food. Seeing this, Tara Vallin thought creating a "Meal Train" would be a more organized way to help! Homes for Heroes is one of the locations he mentioned, situated in Tappan, NY, it currently houses eight Veterans, whom would otherwise be homeless. They are asking for you to donate a minimum of $80, to provide the men a healthy, prepared dinner.

The way this works, is you pick the night and pay the restaurant directly. List it on the "Meal Train" site, and that simple, you have done a great deed! However, if you feel you can not afford $80, you can donate to the general pool and they will arrange for a meal to be delivered.

[The Maggie Conway House, also here in Orangeburg, houses 20 men. They live in 'community' unlike the apartment situation with Homes For Heroes. If you would like to supply them with a complete meal, it is requested that you order them "family style trays" not individual meals. The estimate for the 20 person meal is between $120-160 per day. And, again, no one is expecting you to feel obliged in anyway to foot the whole bill on your own. You can set it up however you fell most comfortable here: Conway House.]

Think of all they sacrificed for us, they are asking that you help these Vets in their time of need. This meal train will be up for the duration of the Coronavirus impact. These Vet have limited out-and-about access on a good day, clearly, now it is much worse. If you have any questions please contact Kelly Kohlbrenner, Housing Manager, at 845-608-3467.

Originally, John Murphy contacted Del Art'e restaurant in Orangeburg, NY and asked them to help out by offering the meals at cost, they have been amazing, but it should not be just on them. Several generous donors have been amazing as well, paying for the meals to date!

If you are a restaurant owner and are willing to prepare meals at cost, please reach out to Tara and she will add you to their list. Any questions about this meal train, or issues with filling it out, please email her at [email protected]. For more info on Rockland Homes for Heroes please visit the link below, they are also trying to build more homes for our Veterans!! https://rocklandhomesforheroes.org/about/

Again to reach Homes For Heroes Meal Train, or Maggie Conway House Meal Train click appropriately. Thanks!

UPDATE: Due to some overwhelming generosity this "meal train" has raised $8,000 to help feed these two homes!
CATHOLIC CHARITIES

COMMUNITY SERVICES OF ROCKLAND

As of 3-23 the Warming Center is closed. They are following Code Blue which mandates that if the temperature goes to 32 degrees or below in the evening then we will open for that night. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email: [email protected].

Luz Vazquez
Administrative Assistant
Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland
78 Hudson Avenue
Haverstraw, New York 10927
845-942-5791 ext. 10
Fax: 845-429-2938
www. ccsrockland.org
Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00; please ask for Luz

St. Aedan Catholic Church

23 Reld Drive - Pearl River, NY 10965-1429
(845) 735-7405 (fax) 735-4125 emergency: 735-7405

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