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Colonel Mark D. Gelhardt, Sr. gave a great message on volunteering during our Never Forget 9/11 ceremony. He reminded the audience that our military and first responders are made up of men and women who volunteer to put their life on the line to secure our way of life. While we all can't volunteer in that capacity, he encouraged us to serve our fellow man through civic organizations like Rotary. Thank you to Dwayne Kell and the entire 9/11 committee for helping us Never Forget.
With the help of compassionate family and innovative collaborations of selfless communities and corporate supporters, Frantz Fortune set out to craft a nonprofit organization that has helped thousands of veterans reintegrate back into lives of empowerment.
In July of 2008 the vision and dream to advocate for veterans came to fruition. Since its inception, Veterans Empowerment Organization (VEO) has grown into a safe-haven for veterans as a result of substantial community involvement and unwavering strategic partnerships with organizations who continue to engage and empower our military veterans.
Jeff McCoy is organizing another Patriot Flight, a project he did during his year as President of Roswell Rotary. Flight is tentatively scheduled for later this fall and will involve taking 30-40 of Roswell's first responders to New York City for a day meant to honor their service to our community. If you are interested in helping plan or sponsoring the next trip please reach out to Jeff at 678-852-4297.
GET YOUR TICKETS for the game and join members of the district at SunTrust Park for a fun day raising money for polio eradication.
Want to help veterans get back on their feet? Volunteer to help us at a workday at the Veterans Empowerment Organization in Atlanta. We will paint, power-wash, make minor repairs and help clean up their facility. Meet us at Roswell Area Park to carpool down to VEO. Bring some basic hand tools and family members who are teens or older that want to help out. For more info contact David Wash at 404-931-7133 or dmwash001@gmail.com.
