COLUMBIA, Mo., November 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Veterans United Home Loans, the nation’s largest VA lender, is continuing its #ThanksToVeterans RV tour in 2023, following a successful inaugural tour leading up to Veterans Day 2022.
Over the past month, Veterans United employees have traveled the country celebrating and demonstrating the ways Veterans continue to serve and strengthen their communities, said Chris Farmerchief marketing officer for Veterans United.
“We know that our communities are made stronger thanks to Veterans,” said Farmer, an Army veteran. “This year, instead of focusing on what Veterans get on Veterans Day, we wanted to tour the country to give an insight into the ways of Veterans give back to their communities every day.”
Since 7 Octoberthe #ThanksToVeterans RV has traveled through 24 states and Washington, DC, logged nearly 8,000 miles and served more than 1,500 volunteer hours. The tour did service projects alongside Veterans i Washington, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Maine, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, California and Missouriand wrapped up his West Coast swing with a work project and celebration in San Diego on Veterans Day.
Next year, Veterans United wants to introduce its tour to more communities across the country and to hear from the nation about where they should travel in the future. A website has been created to accept nominations of causes and organizations for Veterans United to consider in 2023. For a chance to bring a #ThanksToVeterans RV ride to your community, enter your cause or organization here: https://www. thankstoveterans.com /
“We’ve had a great experience meeting some amazing seniors from coast to coast and supporting organizations that care for them, their families and their communities,” said Daniel A. Dailey15th Sergeant Major of the Army and an employee of Veterans United.
“We met some amazing people last month who made significant sacrifices for our country, and we really appreciated being able to give back to them as a small way of saying thank you,” said Dailey. “We’re looking to expand our reach next year, and that’s where we need everyone’s help telling us where we can have an impact. We ask people to visit our website and tell us about our Elders and community heroes we hope to visit in 2023.”
In October, the journey began in Washington, DC, at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and expo, where Veteran volunteers joined their team and actor and Marine Corps Veteran Rob Riggle to assemble 500 craft kits for military children through the Armed Services YMCA just before the days holiday. The RV then traveled to Lifeline Equine Therapy Services i MarylandFreedom Camp i PennsylvaniaTravis Mills Foundation i Mainethe Veteran and Military Fall Fest in LouisianaBowen Combative Arts in TennesseeVFW Post 805 in Illinois and Team Fidelis i Missouri.
“These service projects create awareness and allow people to find their comfort zone when it comes to volunteering or supporting their communities,” said Ronald Green, 18th. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps and a military consultant for Veterans United. “This type of project could go on all year, because there is so much need across the country.”
On Veterans Day, Veterans United is teaming up with various organizations i San Diego for a wide-ranging service project open to the local community and their families. Feeding San Diego, the Foundation for Women Warriors and Operation Gratitude will join Veterans United at the Veterans Museum in Balboa Park for an evening of service. Elsewhere on the same day i San Diegothe lender is also partnering with Habitat for Humanity to make repairs to a Veteran’s home.
“All the active and retired Veterans we meet on the road have a continuing impact on their local communities and even nationally,” said Rick D. West, 12th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and military advisor to Veterans United. “Simply put, it’s what we were trained to do while in the military and so many continue to take it to the next level. In addition, it was worthwhile traveling around to meet the groups we targeted the This is the first trip, and a conversation has begun on what we can do.”
About United Veterans Home Loans
Based in Columbia, Missourithe full-service national lender that has financed more than $29.9 billion in loans in 2021 and is the largest VA lender in the country, according to Department of Veterans Affairs Lender Statistics. The company’s mission is to help Veterans and service members take advantage of the home loan benefits earned by their service.
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