Michael Boll, founder and president of the N.J. volunteer organization, explains the mission to connect veterans to the resources they need to overcome unique challenges.
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PETE during a difficult year.
One New Jersey Organization is
continuing to go above and
beyond to better the lives of
local veterans and their
families
run entirely by volunteers. The
New Jersey Veterans network is
dedicated to connecting our
heros with the resources they
need to overcome the unique
challenges they face
here with more on the mission:
U Dot S Marine corps veteran and
founder, and president of the New
Jersey Veterans Network, Michael
Bole,
Michael, thank you so much for
being with us this morning,
fantastic initiative, vets,
helping vets,
tell us what youre doing at
this even more difficult time.
Well, we decided to really
step up during covid.
A lot of families are hurting
right now and we were able to
provide thousands of masks Ppe
throughout the entire state.
We went to memorial, homes, v, DOT, a
hospitals and just dropped off
tons of Ppe, but also we bought
food. We fed our service people,
we fed three thousand five hundred veterans and also
our national guardsmen during
this crisis,
and we are continuing working
every day to provide our
veterans and the service people
the stuff that they need to get
through this pandemic.
Pete and Michael its vets,
helping events and my
experience is oftentimeses its
the veteran helping thats
helped just as much as the
individual receiving the cower
as well
the care as well
its a team effort. You know
we want to make sure that the
veteran feels comfortable and
able to work in that
environment.
We also have non veterans that
really are learning how to
interact with9 veterans and it
becomes a family, a new unite
for everybody
PETE. Yes,
I hear this all the time. Vets
organizations like this across
the country. They create a
second family for vets who are
looking for the next chapter or
purpose.
If our viewers want to help the
New Jersey Veterans Network, how
can they?
You know moneys great, but
we need volunteers.
Volunteers are so important in
this country
they get overlooked. Sometimes
volunteers are the ones that
help during every crisis because
they want to be a part of it.
They dont get paid. They want
to do anything they can to help
every crisis.
We need people out there to help
us with our mobile outreach and
really get out there and stop
stop the twenty two veterans dying every
day.
Pete, absolutely
Michael youve won the
uniform, worn the uniform. Now
you founded this organization
and continue to give back to
veterans.
Where can our viewers check out
more on you guys
they can go to www dot, Njvn DOT, Org
PETE got it njvn dot com? If you
want Dotorg? Excuse me,
Michael Boll. Thank you. So much
for your service to our country.
Transcript generated on 2020-12-22.