AmVets Requests Donations for Hurricane Victims

LANHAM, Md, Nov. 8, 2012—Hurricane Sandy caused thou­sands of local res­i­dents in New York and New Jer­sey to suf­fer wind and water dam­age, in addi­tion to los­ing power. While vol­un­teers and power com­pa­nies have worked tire­lessly to assist vic­tims of Hur­ri­cane Sandy, a nor’easter’s wind, rain and snow have com­pli­cated efforts. Today, Nov. 8, 2012, many New York res­i­dents are with­out power, food and water.

Tak­ing action to sup­port their local com­mu­nity, mem­bers of New York AMVETS Post 18 of Islip, N.Y., have trans­formed their post into a dona­tion cen­ter where local res­i­dents can gather food, blan­kets, jack­ets, and other essen­tials. This effort is intended to help local vet­er­ans, their fam­i­lies, and other mem­bers of the com­mu­nity. Cur­rently, over 420,000 Long Island res­i­dents remain with­out power.

New York AMVETS Post 18, the AMVETS New York Ser­vice Foun­da­tion and AMVETS National Head­quar­ters is request­ing that dona­tions be made to assist in the efforts to pro­vide aid to the vic­tims of Hur­ri­cane Sandy.

To join AMVETS in help­ing to ensure that these indi­vid­u­als are pro­vided with the nec­es­sary resources to sur­vive the harsh weather, donate at: https://www.transactionserver1.com/Default.aspx?tsid=764.

All dona­tions will be directly sent to AMVETS Post 18 and used to pro­cure dona­tions for the local com­mu­nity. In addi­tion to mon­e­tary assis­tance, AMVETS Post 18 is also accept­ing blan­kets and jackets.

These items can be mailed to: N.Y. AMVETS Post 18, 141 Car­leton Avenue, East Islip, NY 11730.

About AMVETS:
A leader since 1944 in pre­serv­ing the free­doms secured by America’s armed forces, AMVETS pro­vides sup­port for vet­er­ans and the active mil­i­tary in procur­ing their earned enti­tle­ments, as well as com­mu­nity ser­vice and leg­isla­tive reform that enhances the qual­ity of life for this nation’s cit­i­zens and vet­er­ans alike. AMVETS is one of the largest congressionally-chartered vet­er­ans’ ser­vice orga­ni­za­tions in the United States, and includes mem­bers from each branch of the mil­i­tary, includ­ing the National Guard and Reserves. To learn more visit www.amvets.org.