The Mighty 5th District fully understands the needs of Veterans and embraces PROJECT:VetRelief’s mission to fill these needs. We looked around for a way to raise money and have fun at the same time. Our “Bottle Challenge” was what we finally came up with.

 

We started with a 2-liter bottle; which can hold approximately $700 in dimes. Our thought was that with our 16 Posts within our District, we could potentially raise $11,200! However, our members decided to take it a step further to make a larger impact; they wanted to donate more than just dimes! Some Posts have simply cut off the tops of the bottle and other Posts redesigned the bottle altogether. To date, the 5th District has raised about $2,000 so far!

 

Additionally, we have sent two bottles to the 15th District; of which, one has already been filled. Since the 5th and 15th Districts are already filling bottles, we challenge you, or those in the other Districts, to see if you can catch up to us and raise more!! – Are you up for the challenge?

 

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Jeremy recently joined the PVR Team as a Case Worker. He is a Navy veteran who served for 11 years, stationed primarily in Hawaii, and had two tours in Africa.

 

Transitioning back into the civilian lifestyle was not easy for Jeremy, but he thankfully had a support system to get him through his trying times. He is very passionate about helping his fellow comrades through the similar struggles he overcame.

 

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► Michael Beaven will be out of the office beginning January 3rd and will be undergoing surgery. He will be gone for approximately two months. If you’d like to send words of encouragement, please send to Department Headquarters with attention to Jennifer Cooper.

 

► PVR does not fund security deposits when moving into a new

place of residence.

 

► An applicant must live within the state of Florida for 120 days in order to be eligible for assistance.

 

► The PVR office was closed starting December 23rd and reopened on January 3rd. Please be patient as we work through calls received during that time.

 

Don’t forget to tell us about your PROJECT: VetRelief fundraising events! We want to help you promote it in our monthly newsletters, on Facebook, and on our website. There are also promotional materials that we can send to you.

 

Also – Commander Steve Shuga’s primary charity of choice is PROJECT: VetRelief. Any donation turned in and marked as “Commander’s Project” will count towards his goal and deposited into the Legion bank account. During the Department Convention in

July 2018, one large check, or donation, will be issued to PROJECT: VetRelief.

 

However, you can still write donations directly to PROJECT: VetRelief and write Commander’s Project in the memo line to count towards his goal of $50,000! All donations from Posts, whether to the Commander’s Project, or made directly to PROJECT: VetRelief, will count towards the PVR Challenge!