AVAG Newsletter: Spring 2017 – Volume 4 Issue 1
IN THIS ISSUE: AVAG/CBMC Rally Around OPD Officer AVAG Community Holiday Celebrations
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WWII Veteran Lou Rossi celebrates 100th Birthday at Casitas La Verne Estates
LA VERNE – Cloudy skies and sprinkles outside Casitas La Verne Estates didn’t dampen the fun and spirits of WWII Veteran and long-time resident Lou Rossi’s 100th birthday celebration with more than 100 of his extensive and loving family and friends. And one thing was clear: Lou’s spirits and enjoyment of life haven’t lessened any […]
Veteran’s Spotlight: Featured Veteran — Mike Keele
When the furniture arrives, it’s crated in cardboard containers and needs to be assembled. Enter key veteran volunteers, including Vietnam Veteran and general handyman Mike Keele, of Rancho Cucamonga, who served with B Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, with the storied 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). As a crew chief Mike was responsible for keeping his […]
Veterans could visit doctors or hospitals closer to home under federal proposal
By Alex Young South Jersey Times February 16, 2015 Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-2) has reintroduced a bill that seeks to expand reforms enacted last year by allowing veterans to receive hospital care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, he announced in a statement recently. LoBiondo said last year’s reforms were a step in the right […]
Free Furniture for Veterans Update
The successful “Free Furniture For Veterans” program is beginning its second year of providing free furniture to veterans who are members of the American Veterans Assistance Group (AVAG) as well as any veteran who lives in the forty Affordable Community Living and Santiago Communities Inc. across the west. And, on February 12, another helpful item […]
VAHP Update
“It (VAHP) was a life saver…” James Lewis, Air Force veteran During the Christmas season James and Janet Lewis were busy preparing for the holidays when they were forced to move out of their condo, into another condo in Walnut, CA. However, right before Christmas, the landlord told James, an Air Force veteran who served […]
Women in Networking donates $5000 to help veterans obtain affordable housing
Early this fall, the Women in Networking (WIN) group continued its support of the Veterans Affordable Housing Program with a $5000 donation which WIN member Doreen Matsumoto requested be used to help veterans obtain affordable housing. By early November, that $5000 donation assisted two veterans in making down payments for manufactured homes in the Veterans […]
Veteran’s Spotlight: Featured Veteran — Lee Martin
As a Green Beret combat medic during the Vietnam War, Lee Martin saw the full spectrum of human suffering ranging from saving lives on the battlefield to delivering babies during sick call at his Special Forces A Camp. That caring spirit and dedication to those he cared for as a combat medic, whether it was […]
Free Furniture for Veterans
After receiving several pallets of free furniture from an anonymous donor, volunteers and members of the American Veterans Assistance Group (AVAG) recently held the first “Free Furniture For Veterans” giveaway to veterans at the Sequoia Plaza Mobile Home Park on West Foothill Boulevard in San Bernardino under the direction of AVAG Executive Director Lee Martin. […]
Veterans program kicks off in San Bernardino
Reprinted from the 09/17/14 San Bernardino Sun The Veterans Affordable Housing Program kicked off its “Free Furniture For Veterans” campaign last week at the Sequoia Plaza Mobile Home Park’s community room on West Foothill Boulevard in San Bernardino. Here, Army veteran John Finneran, a resident at Sequoia, sits in his free motorized lift reclining chair […]
