Wednesday

SEASONS GREETINGS TO OUR VETERANS


Merry Christmas from Helping the Helpless Vets Foundation Staff.



Laura Frias, Board Director


Monique Greene, Board Treasuer


Trina Taylor, Board Secetary



Vivian Green, Executive Director









Friday

HTHVF: COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Vivian Green, Executive Director of Helping the Helpless Vets Foundation out with Girl Scouts Troop 3221/ Service Unit 406 at the Elmcroft Senior Living  in Lewisville  singing Christmas Carols last night.




Tuesday

VETERANS LUNCHEON



The luncheon was great at VA services today Dallas. Thanks Olive Garden again for your generous donation. These are three of the Vietnam Veterans I met today.



GIVING BACK


Olive Garden teams with HTHVF today December 16, 2014 for an event at VA Services in Dallas to feed the homeless.  Thanks again Olive Garden for your generous donation.

Monday

Rack Room Shoes Donates:


Rack Room Shoes donates to HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

We at Helping The Helpless Vets Foundation would like to thank Rack Room Shoes for their generous donation.

Thursday

Texas Land & Cattle Steak House


As a part of their community outreach program, a local Texas Land & Cattle Steak House donated to HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

We at Helping The Helpless Vets Foundation would like to thank Texas Land & Cattle Steak House for their generous donation.

Friday

APPLEBEE'S CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK


David is the GM at Applebee's at 183 and Beltline in Irving, Texas as a part of their community outreach program, Applebee's continue to donate on behalf of HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

Thank you Applebee's for your support.  It is very much appreciated.


VETERANS FACT


Did you know that nearly 10 million veterans are age 65 or older?

Thursday

DONATION: JOE'S CRAB SHACK


As a part of their community outreach program, a local Joe's Crab Shack donated to HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

We at Helping The Helpless Vets Foundation would like to thank Joe's Crab Shack for their generous donation.

THANK YOU OLIVE GARDEN


Olive Garden in Irving, Tx. partners with Helping the Helpless Vets Foundation to provide Holiday 

meals to C W T Veterans at the VA Services on December 16, 2014.  We at Helping 

The Helpless Vets Foundation would like to thank Olive Garden for their support.

WOMEN VETERANS



In 2008, according to the Department of Defense, women made up 11% of the military force in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past six years.

Tuesday

VETERANS FACT


  • In 1954, President Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day.

DONATIONS:



As a part of their community outreach program, a local Corner Bakery and WhichWich donated to HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

We at Helping The Helpless Vets Foundation would like to thank Corner Bakery and WichWich for their generous donation.


Saturday

WOMEN VETERANS



In FY 2009 and FY 2010 PTSD, hypertension, and depression were the top three diagnostic categories for women Veterans treated by VHA.

Wednesday

HOMELESS VETS NEED OUR HELP


  1. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the leading cause of homelessness and unemployment in veterans.

Tuesday

HOMELESS VETERANS


  1. Did you know that one third of the adult homeless population is Veterans, and 70 percent of these suffer from substance abuse?

Monday

GOOD MORNING TO OUR VETERANS


Good morning to our Veterans.  Please support our Veterans by donating at http://helpingthehelplessvetsfoundation.blogspot.com/


Wednesday

SPRING CREEK BBQ


As a part of their community outreach program, a local Spring Creek Barbeque donated to HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

We at Helping The Helpless Vets Foundation would like to thank Spring Creek Barbeque for their generous donation.

Saturday

HTHVF partners with Girl Scouts for the Lewisville Trinity Trash Bash Community event.

Vivian Green, Executive Director of Helping the Helpless Vets Foundation out with Girl Scouts Troop 3221/ Service Unit 406 at the Lewisville Trinity Trash Bash Community event.




Friday


Did you know that in January 2013, three states — California, Florida and New York — accounted for 44% of all homeless veterans across the country?

Thursday

Donation: Half Price Books





As a part of their community outreach program, a local Half Price Books donated to HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

We at Helping The Helpless Vets Foundation would like to thank Half Price Books for their generous donation.


Wednesday

Veteran Employment



Approximately 7.1 million veterans are currently employed. During 2013, Bureau of Labor statistics showed that 722,000 veterans were unemployed. On Aug. 26, 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported that on any given night, there were 49,933 homeless veterans in America.

Monday

Veterans facts.

Did you know that there are currently 1.8 million female veterans in the United States?

Sunday

Freebies for Vets

Freebies for our Vets

Check out all the companies supporting Vets this Veterans Day 2014

Enjoy and Thanks for your service.

PTSD...

  1. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the leading cause of homelessness and unemployment in veterans.

Donation: STAFFELBACH


Andre Staffelbach, FllDA founded the firm in Dallas in 1966.  He presided over the design and firm growth through 1986, at which time Jo Heinz, FIIDA accepted the responsibility of President and Managing Principal of the firm.  Prior to 1985, Ms. Heinz led her own firm for six years with multiple offices in Kansas and Missouri.  Since 1986 the firm has consistently been listed as one of the TOP 100 Firms in the Country and since 2008 the firm has been known as STAFFELBACH.

We at Helping The Helping Vets Foundation would like to thank Staffelbach for their generous donation.

Friday

Giving Back

Thank you all for your contributions.  Because of your generosity we were able to give over $800 in donations to the V.A. in Dallas last month.  We appreciate all of your aid in helping us give back to those who so selflessly and valiantly gave their lives for our freedom.

-Vivian

Donation: Applebee's


As a part of their community outreach program, a local Applebee's donated to HTHVF in an effort to give back to those who fight so selflessly for our freedom.  

We had the privilege of talking to the store manager and in our conversation he expressed his support for the foundation by stating, "What you are doing is a good thing because so often these individuals are forgotten."

Thank you Applebee's for your support.  It is very much appreciated.

Donation: Cigar Art Oak Cliff


We recently received a donation from Cigar Art and had the opportunity to meet the management team.  They were as kind as they come.  If you are in the Bishop Arts District, stop by.  The ATMOSPHERE is GREAT.

Donation: Raising Cane's



Raising Cane's was generous and kind enough to send us a donation.  Thank you so much for your support.  We appreciate it very much!

Donation: Hooters


Hooters was generous and kind enough to send us a donation.  Thank you so much for your support.  We appreciate it very much!

Thursday

Donations: Salon Olines, Jan Brett



We recently received donations from Salon Olines and Jan Brett, We appreciate your donation very much.

Donation: Outback Steakhouse



We would like to thank Outback Steakhouse for their very generous donation.  We appreciate it very much!

Donation: Olive Garden


Olive Garden was generous and kind enough to send us a donation.  Thank you so much for your support.  We appreciate it very much!