The sound of pick-up trucks could be heard rumbling into the
parking lot at HVAF on January 24. You could hear them coming from blocks away.
Twenty-three pickup trucks in all converged in the parking lot with a donation
for homeless veterans. Fifty members of the Diesel Mafia of Indiana, an Indianapolis-based
truck club, delivered much-needed winter essentials. Hunter Stopes, Vice President of
Diesel Mafia of Indiana, first learned of the need through HVAF’s HR
Coordinator Sammy Mitchell and sprung to action by gathering the group to
collect items. As a result, fifteen veterans in HVAF’s recovery program
received hats, gloves and other items.
The
truck club, which was formed September 2014, prioritizes which charity to
support each year. When the group learned about HVAF, donations poured in from
around the state.
“It
saddens me to learn that some of the men and women who fight so I that I can
have clothes on my body, a roof over my head, and be able to live in freedom
are homeless,” says Hunter. “To hear they cannot stay warm or have a home to go
to considering they fought for us is frustrating. We are glad to be of help in
their time of need.”
View the story on WISH-TV: http://wishtv.com/2016/01/23/homeless-veterans-assistance-group-gets-truckloads-of-supplies/
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