Harley-Davidson makes a $1 million Veterans Day gift
The
Harley-Davidson Foundation, the company's non-profit organization,
has said "Happy Veterans Day" in the form of a $1 million grant to the
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
to help
provide free services to thousands of veterans in communities across the
country.
The grant supports the DAV Mobile Service Office program, which provides in-community
benefits counseling and education to veterans and their families on
benefits available from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as
a result of their service to our country.
The mission of the DAV Mobile Service Office program is to provide
convenient access to benefits counseling for veterans and their
families. For some veterans, traveling to a VA benefits office could mean
hours of driving, so the DAV comes to them.
"Last year the DAV's fleet of Mobile Service Offices traveled to more
than 600 communities and provided services to thousands of veterans and
their families," said Arthur H. Wilson, National Adjutant and Chief
Executive Officer. "As a result the Harley-Davidson Foundation's
generosity, the DAV MSO program can continue to travel the country and
provide assistance to veterans and their families where they live."
"Veterans are important members of the Harley-Davidson family and the
DAV Mobile Service Office program will provide even more access to the
benefits they are entitled to receive," said Gail Lione, President of
the Harley-Davidson Foundation. "We are honored to show support and
appreciation to the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much to
protect our freedom."
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