WASHINGTON, DC—On Nov. 6, Ben Wells testified before the Senate’s Aging Committee on how, as a Vet to Vet volunteer, he helped prevent a Korean War veteran and his wife from falling victim to a scam. Wells, an Air Force veteran who served as a Vet to Vet volunteer for […]
Journalist Diane Atwood interviewed Vet to Vet Maine board member Shirl Weaver as part of her “Conversations About Aging,” in her Catching Health podcast series. Shirl has been a volunteer visitor in the Vet to Vet program since 2016. During that time she has visited four veterans, providing companionship and […]
Lynn White, President of the Board, Vet to Vet Maine Vet to Vet Maine President Lynn White did a terrific job promoting the Vet to Vet Maine program to radio listeners during a half-hour interview May 25 on Newsradio WGAN’s show “Inside Maine with Marty Grohman.” Thanks to Marty for […]
Scarborough Hannaford Supermarket presented Vet to Vet Maine with a $500 check in May to support the organization’s work with veterans. The supermarket chain supports local nonprofit organizations each year as part of its community outreach. Cynthia DiBiase, a Vet to Vet Maine volunteer, made the initial contact with Hannaford. […]
Antiques USA in Arundel honored employee Floyd Hastings with a donation to Vet to Vet Maine recently. Hastings has been a Vet to Vet volunteer since 2015 and has visited numerous veterans during that time. In 2016 he received a New England Patriots’ Myra Kraft Community MVP Award in recognition […]
The awesome folks at Jones, Rich & Barnes Funeral Home raised nearly $2,400 for Vet to Vet Maine at the firm’s Second Annual Beer & Wine Tasting on April 27 at the funeral home, 199 Woodfords St., Portland. We are very fortunate indeed to have their continuing support. The event […]
Old Orchard Beach VFW Post 7997 gave Vet to Vet Maine a check for $750 recently to further the work of the organization. Rich Litwin, a Post member and a Vet to Vet Maine volunteer, presented the check to Susan Gold, executive director of Vet to Vet Maine at Post […]
Commander Willie Goodman of the Windham VFW Post 10643 presents a check to Vet to Vet Maine’s Executive Director Susan Gold to support the group’s mission of matching veteran volunteers to veterans who need a friend. They stand in front of Volk Packaging Co.’s Heroes Wall in Biddeford, where Vet to Vet Maine has headquarters donated by Volk.
At the invitation of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Vet to Vet Maine attended a fundraiser at the Cumberland Fairgrounds on August 11. The group raises money for various veterans’ groups and has contributed to Vet to Vet in the past. The event gave Vet to Vet Maine the opportunity […]