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Not everyone wants to get involved in the same way. We don't pressure volunteers into assignments but rather
ask that you become involved only if you feel the task is right for you. When we need help we will ask, how much you
participate is entirely up to you. Some things we do are more rewarding than others, however fund raising is an important
task of any organization and once or twice a year we have "Poppy" drives to solicit donations for our projects.
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Volunteer Your Time
Since we are relatively new Chapter our programs are limited but we are proactive and continue to get
involved. Currently we are involved in the "Welcome Home Mission" at Ft. Dix and give a hearty welcome home
to soldiers returning on flights from Iraq. We also send off the soldiers and wish them well from McGuire AFB and give
chapter bookmarkers to all those departing for theater. Spending time with the wounded and sick at the Warrior Transition
Unit is another mission that takes a special type of person and takes place once a week from 7PM until late morning hours.
Lastly we are heavily involved with the Children and Families of the deployed soldiers in an Army Community Services program
called "Hearts Apart". We have parties for the children all year and give gifts and gift certificate for food
from the commissary.
If you would like to join our Chapter and are not a Vietnam Veteran you can join as an Associate
Member. Associates do the same things the regular veterans do except for elections of Officers. The best
thing to do is come out to a meeting, if you like what you see you can join then. It will be the best twenty dollars
you've spent in a long time and get a return that money can't buy.
Here is
how to contact us and our email address:
We meet at the Senior/Community Center on Municipal
Drive, Bordentown Township, NJ, 08505, next to the Police and Court bldgs. on Saturdays at 1PM. A light lunch is
always served during the break. Use the map below or call for directions.
You can contact the Chapter President via
email at michael at vva899 dot org or call 609.324.0455 during business
hours. Please do not call this number for clothing pick ups. See donation pick up page for the
800 number.
When we first started sending the soldiers off to Iraq at McGuire AFB we found that somehow just
saying Good Luck was not enough. We didn't have money to buy Phone Cards for everyone so we gave some
good advise and a piece of our Hearts to take with them. Hopefully when it matters the most someone will pull out
this Book-marker and remember the person who gave it to them survived, and they will too. The marker we give to every
soldier leaving McGuire AFB is just to the left.
| SOLDIERS LINE UP FOR A LAST MINUTE SNACK |
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| USO PROVIDES THE FOOD AND WE HELP SEND THEM OFF WITH OUR BOOKMARKERS |
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| HOW ABOUT A GOOD AMERICAN HOT DOG? |
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| VETERANS WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH USO MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THE SOLDIERS EAT BEFORE THE LONG FLIGHT |
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We are a registered Charitable Organization and Tax Exempt
Donations to support
our efforts are Greatly Appreciated.
Tax EIN#050-530-705/000
501(c) (19) (3) sec, 170
We receive no government or private funding for the programs we are involved in. Our funds are derived
strictly from charitable donations from individuals and corporations and our poppy drives. If you would like to help
or make a tax deductable donation you can find our federal tax ID, etc. at the bottom of this page. You can also sell
items on EBAY with a portion of the proceeds to go to our particular Chapter and tax deductable.
Please send all
donations or inquiries to:
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 899
West Central District
PO Box
263
Bordentown, NJ 08505
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Your donations can be used to help support our programs at Ft. Dix for the
Soldiers, our Scholarship program or to help Veterans in general. Just let us know, we guarantee 100% will go exactly
where you want and totally tax deductible. Thank you!
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Chapter 899 Vietnam Veterans help the USO feed our soldiers before every flight
that leaves from McGuire Air Force Base going to Iraq and Afghanistan.
| VVA 899 MEMBERS & USO SEND OFF SOLDIERS TO IRAQ |
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| EVERY FLIGHT OUT OF McGUIRE AFB IS SENT OFF BY THE VIETNAM VETERANS AND USO MEMBERS |
| Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Dix, New Jersey |
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| Miss Suzie Guckin, School teacher and Associate Member of the VVA helps cheer up a Warrior at Dix |
| Bravo Company MRB, Ft. Dix, NJ |
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| Vickie & Ellen feed the troops coming home from Iraq. They double as AVVA and USO members. |
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