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G.I. GO helps make Homeless Veterans Event a Success
Article by: G.I. GO Staff writer James Fanous
The G.I. GO Fund helped organize a Stand Down headed by the Northern New Jersey Stand Down
Committee at the Kennedy Recreational Center in Newark, New Jersey this past week. The purpose of the
Stand Down was to provide essential services to homeless veterans in New Jersey.
This was yet another event held by the Stand Down Committee, an organization that has been helping
homeless veterans for 20 years. Stand Down events have provided homeless veterans nationwide with a wide
range of necessities including food, clothing, housing, medical, legal and mental health assistance.
“We came here today for the simple fact that these brave men and women sacrificed everything and are now
left with next to nothing. We feel that it is the least we can do to show these veterans that, despite the situation
they are in, we are all still here for them and they have not been forgotten,” said G.I. GO Vice President
Alexander Manis.
The 300 veterans who attended sought and found various types of support. Some veterans were simply
looking to find new clothes to get through the cold winter season. Others wanted a simple haircut, shower,
and a hot meal.
The clothing was donated by many generous Americans who felt that it was their obligation to help these
heroes who have fallen on hard times.
“Countless people would come to our offices, donating any article of clothing they could spare, knowing that
they would be delivered to veterans who truly need it. It was simply astonishing,” said Manis.
Among others who where offering their services to the event was Gary Englert, Director of the New Jersey
Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, and Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, who delivered a speech at
the event outlining New Jersey’s ongoing commitment to all our veterans.
While the veterans were appreciative of the help that was being given, their true goal was to meet with
someone who can provide them with more than just temporary support.
“This support should not be seen as charity, but rather as a long overdue debt that can never be repaid,” said
G.I. GO President Jack Fanous. “They have earned the right to live a life of honor and dignity. To see them
without even so much as a roof over their heads is nothing short of sickening, and we all must work together
to do everything in our capacity to
end it.”
Article by: G.I. GO Staff writer James Fanous
The G.I. GO Fund helped organize a Stand Down headed by the Northern New Jersey Stand Down
Committee at the Kennedy Recreational Center in Newark, New Jersey this past week. The purpose of the
Stand Down was to provide essential services to homeless veterans in New Jersey.
This was yet another event held by the Stand Down Committee, an organization that has been helping
homeless veterans for 20 years. Stand Down events have provided homeless veterans nationwide with a wide
range of necessities including food, clothing, housing, medical, legal and mental health assistance.
“We came here today for the simple fact that these brave men and women sacrificed everything and are now
left with next to nothing. We feel that it is the least we can do to show these veterans that, despite the situation
they are in, we are all still here for them and they have not been forgotten,” said G.I. GO Vice President
Alexander Manis.
The 300 veterans who attended sought and found various types of support. Some veterans were simply
looking to find new clothes to get through the cold winter season. Others wanted a simple haircut, shower,
and a hot meal.
The clothing was donated by many generous Americans who felt that it was their obligation to help these
heroes who have fallen on hard times.
“Countless people would come to our offices, donating any article of clothing they could spare, knowing that
they would be delivered to veterans who truly need it. It was simply astonishing,” said Manis.
Among others who where offering their services to the event was Gary Englert, Director of the New Jersey
Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, and Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, who delivered a speech at
the event outlining New Jersey’s ongoing commitment to all our veterans.
While the veterans were appreciative of the help that was being given, their true goal was to meet with
someone who can provide them with more than just temporary support.
“This support should not be seen as charity, but rather as a long overdue debt that can never be repaid,” said
G.I. GO President Jack Fanous. “They have earned the right to live a life of honor and dignity. To see them
without even so much as a roof over their heads is nothing short of sickening, and we all must work together
to do everything in our capacity to
end it.”
