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Food
boxes
distributed
to
veterans,
seniors
and
others
in need
on
Thursday,
August
27, 2020
DETROIT
- The
Metropolitan
Detroit
Veterans
Coalition
(MDVC)
teamed
up with
the
American
Legion,
Department
of
Michigan,
Detroit
Chapter
#9 of
the
Vietnam
Veterans
of
America
and the
Gleaners
Food
Bank of
Michigan
and
distributed
400 food
boxes
Thursday,
Aug. 27,
2020 to
veterans,
seniors
and
others
in need.
The
distribution
took
place at
the Joe
Louis
Post 375
located
at 19486
and
continued
until
all the
boxes
were
given
out.
“While
the MDVC
traditionally
comes
together
to focus
on the
Veterans
Day
Parade,
COVID-19
has
given us
the
opportunity
to work
on
another
part of
our
mission,
which is
community
service,”
explained
Richard
Chatman,
a member
of the
MDVC.
“We know
that
veterans
as well
as many
others
are
struggling,
and this
was one
way to
help.”
The
event
was a
contactless
distribution;
drivers
stayed
in their
vehicles
while
volunteers
loaded a
food box
into the
trunk or
rear of
the car.
This
is the
second
good
giveaway
and the
third
effort
by the
MDVC to
support
veterans
during
the
COVID-19
crisis.
Earlier
this
year,
the
group
teamed
up with
Macomb
County
Habitat
for
Humanity
and BAE
Systems,
Inc. to
provide
10,
$1,000
stipends
to help
veterans
cover
housing
costs.
About
the
MDVC:
The
organization
provides
a
platform
for
America’s
veterans,
active
military
and
civilians
to serve
together
in their
communities.
Its
signature
event is
the
Veterans
Day
Parade,
which
has
grown
from a
few
hundred
people
to
several
thousand
participants.
This
year’s
parade
is
slated
to take
place on
November
8. For
more
information
about
the
MDVC, go
to
https://www.mdvcmi.org/
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