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January 4, 2012 (San Diego) --In the beginning of its second year, the San Diego Veterans For Peace (SDVP) group’s Compassion Campaign has coordinated the efforts of a few dedicated veterans in an effort to help some of the most needy veterans. The Compassion Campaign established in December 2010, is the nonprofit group’s crusade to provide sleeping bag sets and waterproof gear to San Diego’s homeless population.
As of March, 2011, there were about 4,000 homeless in San Diego County, with many of them located downtown on the streets. Many of them are the "newly homeless" and have nothing other than the clothes that they are wearing. The nights can be very cold and wet.
San Diego Veterans For Peace, a local 501-C-3 veterans educational organization, has created a Compassion Campaign to provide the homeless downtown with a set of a sleeping bag, poncho, and nylon stuff sack, which will help make their life immensely better while they are homeless according to Dave Patterson, President of the progressive Ramona Forum, in an East County Magazine article in March of 2011 http://eastcountymagazine.org/node/5794.
Colleen Angell (SDVFP’s Treasurer)
11575 Caminito La Bar #23
San Diego, CA 92126.
All donations are tax deductible, and 100 percent of donations go directly to purchasing sleeping sets. All donors receive a card of thanks and 501-C-3 receipt for tax purposes.
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