Point in Time Veteran’s Survey

Altrusa of Sanford-Springvale invited a guest speaker from our local Vet Center to tell us about the work they do. We realized right away that there was a great need to help homeless and disadvantaged veterans in our community. This also fit with our SOS project. Each year our local vet center conducts a point in time survey. At this time they offer items to help vets manage our cold Maine winters. We partnered with our local senior center, they were a drop point for the community and we collected warm socks, blankets, hats, gloves and other necessities. We collected 197 individual items and delivered them over a two week period. The vet center also has a food pantry that we have adopted by our club and we collect items at our business meeting and deliver them to the center on a regular basis.