Purpose Statement
To initiate sponsors and participate in programs and services that assist and enhance the lives of veterans and their families, ensuring restoration and/or transition to normally functioning lives physically, mentally, socially, and vocationally.
Volunteer hours served: 6,407,917
Dollars raised or spent on veterans and military families: $10,053,573
VETERAN/MILITARY SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY
Homeless veterans served at activities: 100,093
Volunteer hours for welcome-home celebrations: 24,793
Veterans served through Veterans Creative Arts Festivals: 198,611
Ride 2 Recovery volunteer hours: 13,763
Volunteer hours for Fisher Houses: 10,928
Regularly scheduled VA facility volunteers: 77,190
VA hospital volunteer hours: 829,044
Number of poppies distributed: 7,219,701
Poppy dollars raised to support veterans: $3,070,636
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Cash aid to children of military: $3,178,114
Military children assisted: 5,418,257
Number of ALA Girls State/Girls Nation attendees: 20,133
Number of scholarships awarded: 117,284
FAMILY SUPPORT
American flags donated to schools: 3,683
Pocket flags sent to troops: 118,796
Auxiliary Emergency Fund donations received: $207,997
Grants awarded to Auxiliary Emergency Fund recipients: 149
Dollars awarded to Auxiliary Emergency Fund recipients: $194,044
Community Service Day of Service activities: 49,361
Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation National Chairman