Friday, November 11, 2011

Atlanta Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 12, 2011

Happy Veterans Day!

Atlanta’s 30th annual Veterans Day parade will be held Saturday, Nov. 12th, in downtown Atlanta. Click HERE for details.   Parade starts at 11:11am and begins on Peachtree Street south of Ralph McGill/Ivan Allen Blvd.  

Many thanks to all of our Veterans!   If you'd like to learn about ways to support our veterans, check out these websites:

Help provide shelter to severely injured veterans. www.homesforourtroops.org
Offer a vet a ride to a VA medical facility. www.dav.org/volunteers
Provide foster care for a pet while a veteran is deployed. www.guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org
Record a war story of a veteran for the Library of Congress. www.loc.gov/vets
Put old cell phones to use, each phone gives a vet one hour of talk time home. www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
Donate used DVDs to be redistributed to veterans. www.dvds4vets.org
Send in your expired coupons, military families can use them for 6 additional months. www.coupsfortroops.com
Contribute clothing food and more to a holiday drive. www.operationgratitude.com/volunteer
Post a care package for hospitalized veterans and troops abroad. www.soldierpackages.org
Share your expertise by volunteering your time for veterans. www.milserve.org
Support Wounded Warrior Project. www.woundedwarriorproject.org



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