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Disabled American Veterans Launches 'Thanks a Million' Campaign
COLD SPRING, Ky., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- This Veterans Day, the Disabled
American Veterans (DAV) plans a grassroots campaign to send a million messages
of thanks to the brave men and women who have served this great nation and to
raise $5 million to ensure our veterans receive the health care and other
benefits they earned and deserve.
With a simple text message, anyone can make a $5 donation to DAV by
texting the word THANKS to 90999*. This program allows individuals to say
THANKS to our nation's heroes for their service and sacrifice anywhere, any
time.
"We are very excited to be able to use this new text messaging technology
so that more individuals can easily say 'Thanks' to our heroes this Veterans
Day from their cell phones," said DAV national adjutant and CEO Arthur H.
Wilson. "We hope that the American public will join us in this effort to send
a million thanks and convey our deep gratitude to the men and women who have
served our country."
Each time someone texts the word THANKS to 90999, a $5 donation will be
added to the donor's next mobile phone bill. Text donations to DAV will fund
its many important programs that provide critical assistance to our veterans
and help our heroes receive the medical care they so justly deserve. For more
information, visit http://www.dav.org/thanksamillion.
Throughout its 88-year history, DAV is the leader in providing direct
one-on-one assistance to veterans. With highly trained professional benefits
specialists in hundreds of field offices and on military bases nationwide, as
well as thousands of volunteers, DAV ensures veterans receive adequate medical
treatment, provides transportation to/from hospitals for care, delivers relief
from disasters, and educates the public about disabled veterans issues. DAV
provides services to over a quarter of a million veterans and their families
every year.
As a new generation of wartime disabled veterans return from the
battlefields ofIraq andAfghanistan, the DAV is working hard to ensure all
veterans are cared for well into the future.
About DAV: The 1.2 million-member Disabled American Veterans, a
non-profit organization founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in
1932, represents this nation's disabled veterans. It is dedicated to a single
purpose: building better lives for our nation's disabled veterans and their
families. For more information, visit the organization's Web site,
http://www.dav.org.
* A one-time charge of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill.
Standard messaging rates and additional fees may apply. All charges are billed
by and payable to your mobile service carrier. Proceeds benefit the Disabled
American Veterans. You may donate the $5.00 amount up to 5 times. Service is
available on most carriers. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting 'STOP'
to 90999. For help text HELP to 90999. To Opt-Out send STOP to 90999.
Contact:
Misti Dragano, First Degree
(410) 263-5312
mdragano@1stdegree.com
SOURCE Disabled American Veterans
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