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VVAF Report
BY RANDY BARNES, PRESIDENT, VIETNAM VETERANS ASSISTANCE
FUND
On behalf of Vietnam Veterans of America and the Vietnam
Veterans Assistance Fund (VVAF), we are asking for your
help. Before we make our request, let us tell you a little
bit about the VVAF.
VVAF was founded in 1991 as a 501 (c)
(3) charity affiliate of VVA. It is managed by a Board
of Directors comprised of up to eleven members. Every two
years, two VVAF directors are nominated by VVA’s
President and then approved by the VVA Board of Directors.
Additional VVAF Board members are elected by the VVAF Board
of Directors.
VVAF participates in the Combined Federal
Campaign (CFC). Those funds are disbursed to VVA-supported
and endorsed projects. After soliciting and receiving grant
requests, the VVAF BOD reviews the proposals and decides
which projects to support in accordance with the funds
available.
During the last fifteen years, VVAF has distributed
over $5 million in support of veteran-related projects.
In the past three years, VVAF has funded 73 projects in
25 states. The projects cover a multitude of areas, such
as the VVA Service Rep program, emergency assistance funds,
disabled skiing, standdowns, and homeless projects. We
have strong evidence that the programs VVAF funds make
a significant difference in the lives of needy Vietnam
veterans and their families.
How You Can Help
Every autumn, government employees, military
personnel, and postal workers participate in the Combined
Federal Campaign, the largest employer-sponsored fund drive
in the world. This fund drive generally starts with a kickoff
event.
Think about the federal offices or installations
in your area. Contact the base commander, hospital director,
or office manager, and ask if you can be part of their
CFC Kickoff on behalf of VVAF. We will provide you with
material.
If you work for the government or serve in the
military, participate in the CFC by donating to the Vietnam
Veterans Assistance Fund by designating code #2115.
Urge your co-workers to designate VVAF #2115.
If you do not work for the federal
government, your workplace may participate in a state,
local, or private-sector workplace fund drive. If so,
please write “Vietnam
Veterans Assistance Fund” as your choice for your
donation.
In the absence of any fund-raising drive
in your workplace, feel free to make a donation directly
to VVAF and mail it to 8605 Cameron Street, Suite 400,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
If you have any questions, contact
either of us or Joe Sternburg (VVAF Executive Director)
at 301-589-4613, or go to our web site, www.vvafund.org.
Thank
you for your support.
Joseph “Randy” Barnes
President, Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund
John Rowan
President, Vietnam Veterans of America
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2008, Vietnam Veterans of America. All Rights Reserved. 8605 Cameron
Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910