3 ¼ Tons of Water Handed Out to Homeless Vets
Over 3 ¼ tons of water – actually 6,200 half-liter water bottles – were presented with our country’s thanks to over one thousand homeless veterans (and to the volunteers assisting them) at “Stand Down San Diego” during the three warm days of July 12-14. The chilled bottles were handed out by thirty-nine members and friends of the Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary Club during its sixth year of running the “Water Tent” at Stand Down.
Active duty Marine Major David Cote, who flew from the Pentagon to volunteer again at Stand Down, said that “the Rotary Water Tent provides a very important service to the vets every year.” Funding for the water came from the Rotary Club’s annual Bocce Tournament, and transportation for the heavy water load was provided by BSD Builders.
Stand Down is an annual three-day tent city held on the athletic field of San Diego High School and staffed with approximately 3,500 volunteers who provide a wide range of assistance to the vets. It is organized by the Veterans Village of San Diego and supported by a large number of organizations, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For more information, see www.vvsd.net.
The Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary Club is one of over 34,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide working toward a better world for all persons through education, mentoring, job training, microcredit funding, improved water and health, and the eradication of Polio. DMSB Rotary meets on Fridays over breakfast at the Marriott Hotel in Carmel Valley. For more information, call Richard Fogg (858-693-7556) or see www.DMSBRotary.com.
(L – R) Charles Foster, Joe LaBreche, Bill Murphy, Bob Halleck, George Sousa
(L-R) Joe LaBreche, Susheela Narayanan, Jan Parsons, Susan and Mark Hennenfent, Charles Foster
(L-R) Lou Oberman, Carol Fink, Eric Ericson, Greg Einhorn, Gina Stack
(L-R) Gina Stack, Greg Einhorn, Rob Dahlbo, Dana Dahlbo, Charles Foster
(L-R) Phil Feinberg, Dan Phelan, Laura Feinberg, Alicia Foster, Carolyn Phelan, Charles Foster
(L-R) George Sousa, Diane Huckabee, Lou Sousa. Ben Sakul, Hakan Sakul
(L-R) Tom Lavin, Paul Butler, Kerrie Harwig, Patricia Case