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Music is a powerful and emotionally stirring medium as certain songs and music evoke a myriad of emotions generally based on past life experiences. For me the song “Over the Rainbow” performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole allows oneself to surrender the mind to a calming sense of total serenity created by happy lyrics combined with peaceful and joyful sounds of the ukulele. The same can be said of Ray Charles’ rendition of “What a Wonderful World.”

There are songs that make you want to kick off your shoes and dance,

Stealing a quote from one of my favorite Christmas movies, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, where Clark Griswold told “SNOT” the dog: “Now I know what Christmas means to me.” You see, this has been a very special Christmas for the Vittles for Vets charity, our volunteer’s elves, and to a great degree, our caring and generous community.

We decided to undertake a mission to ensure all children of veterans, enrolled in the Vittles food program aged 18 and under, would not be forgotten by Santa and would receive presents

Thank you, WSLS, for helping Vittles for Vets get the word out about our organization and our critical need. Our completely volunteer run organization, and the veterans we serve, greatly appreciate an opportunity to share our story with the public.

If you are reading this post and just learning about Vittles for Vets, please consider making a small donation to help provide grocery cards to Veterans in SW Virginia suffering with food insecurity.

A report from the field from our Founder and President, Bill McCann:

I would like to steal a line from one of my favorite TV shows, the “Twilight Zone,” as I think it is appropriate to this story.

Imagine if You Will…

You are a 78 year old veteran living with his wife in a small trailer on a very fixed income. Your family is either living out of state or nonexistent, you and your loved one are terribly alone as your friends have all passed, and you are

On Saturday, November 21st, the good people at New Covenant Christian Church in Roanoke donated 35 complete uncooked Thanksgiving dinners to veterans enrolled in the Vittles for Vets program.

Because of COVID, our fundraising events have been limited. We have been worried about raising the funds to cover a proper Thanksgiving meal for these men and women who have served our country and have now fallen on hard times. What a blessing this generous gift was!

Donna Salmons, a Vittles for Vets volunteer, shared this report from the field: