VFW Post Donates $80,000 to State Veterans’ Homes

(KNSI) — The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs has received a donation toward its state veterans homes.

The VFW Post 906 in Hutchinson donated $80,000 and presented the checks, which will be equally distributed – $10,000 a piece – to the state’s five VA homes in Fergus Falls, Hastings, Luverne, Minneapolis, and Silver Bay to develop and deliver new resident activities and enhance existing resident programming. Money will also go to three future homes in Bemidji, Montevideo and Preston, which are scheduled to open in mid-2023. The money there will buy TVs for residents’ bedrooms, an expense that skilled nursing care residents traditionally would have to cover.

Department of Minnesota VFW Commander Dale Hoogeveen says this donation resulted from an initiative voted upon and taken solely by Post 906 with enthusiastic support from local VFW members and citizens in the immediate community and nearby cities and towns. “It was absolutely a collective, united effort. These people gave their time, their talents and their treasures to guarantee they could deliver a gift that would be well-used by our veterans.”

MDVA Commissioner Larry Herke noted the significant positive impact this contribution would have on Minnesota State Veterans Homes. “A donation of this magnitude will go a long way to help increase the quality of life for our Residents. Whether it means expanding Home services or providing unique or special Home products not currently included on our campuses, the end result will be an improved daily experience for veterans.”

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