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Red Cross
Collecting Coffee for Area VA hospitals & offices
Launching new program called Java for G.I.s
Nov. 19, 2018— Across our community this week, families will sit down
to Thanksgiving dinner, spend time with family and friends and take
time to give thanks and share with each other what matters most.
Please consider, remember and give thanks for the men and women of the
United States Military, who bravely serve everyday. Your Red
Cross is inviting the public to participate in a project to support
those who are serving and those who have served, by donating cans of
coffee to the “Java for G.I.s program. These donated cans, which,
in turn, will be given to area veterans’ facilities.
The coffee is being collected now through the end of December and will
be delivered to the Dayton Veterans Administration Hospitals (which is
where our veterans go for treatment, Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Medical Center, as well as VA subsidiaries in Springfield, Piqua,
Sidney and, Greenville.
The public can drop off coffee at any of these locations from 8:30 to
4:30:
NMVO Troy office: 1314 Barnhart Rd. Troy OH
NMVO Springfield office: 1830 N Limestone, Springfield, OH
NMVO Greenville office: 130 Martz Street, Greenville, OH
Sidney Daily News: 1451 N Vandemark, Sidney, OH
“A cup of coffee, might not be what you are thankful for this
Thanksgiving,” explained Lynne Gump, Executive Director, American Red
Cross, “But there will be many Veterans that will be thankful that they
were in your thoughts, remembered their service and treated them to a
cup of Java”.
The Red Cross is tasked by its Congressional Charter to provide
services to members of the armed forces, veterans and their
families. Our Services to the Armed Forces (SAF) Department
offers Resiliency Training, Preparedness Training, Emergency
Communications Services and support to military hospitals and veterans’
facilities. “Java for G.I.s is a companion piece to the more
substantive SAF services we provide,” said Andy Guidugli, Regional
Services to the Armed Forces Director. “It’s a way for us to make
personal connections with our veterans and show our appreciation over a
simple cup of coffee—a small, yet meaningful gesture. As a
veteran myself, I understand the importance of knowing that our service
to our country hasn’t been forgotten.”
In the Spring, the Red Cross will host hospitality sessions at the VA
facilities where volunteers can spend time with our veterans sharing
fellowship over a cup of coffee. “This is my favorite aspect of
this program,” said Greater Cincinnati-Dayton Regional CEO Stephanie
Byrd. “Red Cross volunteers, many of them who are veterans themselves,
will gather with vets for coffee and conversation. We’ll also invite
high school students, giving them an opportunity to participate in a
meaningful public service experience.”
Cans and bags of ground coffee, as well as individual serving coffee
and k-cups are accepted.
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