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Local Veteran Profile: Michelle Erdt of Kenmore!
Michelle served as a Persian-Farsi Airborne linguist in the U.S. Air Force where she was stationed in the U.S. and Europe. Michelle also earned a B.A. in English, a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership, and works as a teacher. She has participated in our Battle Buddies On Our Troops’ Side, as well as our women’s group! As a matter of fact, she fits in so well, we decided to hire her as our new office manager, performing booking and accounting functions.
That’s Just How We Roll!
Thank you Amton Automotive and Valvoline Instant Oil Change for pulling this vehicle together for us to be able to donate this to our local Disabled American Veterans chapter in Batavia, NY. This vehicle will be used to transport our local heroes to and from doctor appointments. The vehicle is donated to them through our Operation Automotive program.
WNYHeroes Announces New Partnership
Recently, a female veteran came into our office with her children and asked for help. Our team and board members went into action and were able to assist them thanks to our donors. We were also able to take advantage of other resources as well, as a result of our latest partnership with The Hope Project. Located in Eastern Hills Mall, they help civilian families as well as those who have, and are serving when times are hard. With their help, we were able to ease the strain on our resources, allowing us to focus more of our resources on additional veteran’s and their families.
WNY Heroes Inc.
Since its inception in 2007, WNY Heroes, Inc. has grown exponentially, becoming a critical lifesustaining vehicle for veterans and their families by providing immediate financial assistance to those in need. Now, more than ever, the need is constant and growing in alarming fashion with so many veterans returning home. We are certain that the recent news of delays in getting services through the VA, that these brave and heroic men & women face upon their return, will further impact the need for program services within our organization. Below are the programs WNY Heroes, Inc. provides. On any given night, over 1700 homeless veterans are living on the streets, in parks, under bridges and behind dumpsters in WNY. Last known statistics 172,000 veterans reside in the 8 counties of WNY.
Our Mission
- WNYHeroes will not leave any service members behind, we will help in ANY way we can.
- We strive to find the best services available in the WNY Community for Veterans and Service members.
- We strive to keep WNY Veterans and Service Members up-to-date on the latest information using web friendly tools.
- WNYHeroes assists disabled and needy war Veterans and Service members, their dependents, and the widows and children of deceased veterans.
- We strive to show our appreciation and support of Veterans and Service members and their families.
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Providing Service Dogs for Combat Veterans through direct medical referral
Hometown Hero of the Week
WNY Heroes and WYRK are giving the soldiers who are currently fighting or have fought in the past some recognition by choosing a new Hometown Hero each Friday and featuring them here on WYRK.com.