East Bay real-estate community selflessly serves homeless veterans

Aug 20, 2008

By Jim Walberg From his blog: East Bay Real Estate Community Supports “Stand Down”! 2008 “Stand Down” serves 600 homeless veterans at the Alameda County Fairgrounds August 7th - 10th! Another example as to how your real-estate community and its service providers continue to give back to the needs of the Bay Area was demonstrated on Friday, Aug. 8 at 5:30 a.m. at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Members of the REALTORS® Marketing Association served breakfast to a “village” of war veterans. Every two years the Diablo Valley Vietnam Veterans Association arranges for an entire “tent city” to be set up in the East Bay so homeless veterans can be served. “Stand Down” is a term used during war to describe the practice of removing combat troops from the field and take care of their basic needs in a safe place. That is exactly what has been created for 600 homeless veterans this week. The RMA contracts Ruggie’s Restaurant in San Ramon to supply ALL the food they serve.
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