Phone Cards to Veterans for the Holidays

Written by: William Easton on Dec 23, 2006 6:45 PM EST

Over the course of the year tabling at various locations throughout San Francisco, passers-by would often donate a dollar or two for the bumper stickers and buttons that they picked up from our table. Early in the year the S.F. for Democracy Steering Committee decided we would put those contributions towards a charitable purpose, and later we decided to use the funds to buy phone cards for veterans stuck at VA hospitals so they could call home to their families over the holidays.  (This idea actually came from DFA in December of 2004.)

On December 21, Outreach Director Jeff Whittington (at left) and Coordinator David Quan (at right) delivered more than $400 worth of long-distance phone cards to the Voluntary Services unit at the San Francisco Veterans Administration hospital. Staff at the hospital let us know that...

"...With the holidays upon us, these phone cards will enable our veterans to contact family members and loved ones at this difficult time. Your kindness and that of your supporters will contribute significantly to the recovery process and bring added joy to our veterans."

As progressives, we support the troops -- just not the disastrous quagmire George Bush has led them into in Iraq.  Hmmm, sure seems like Howard Dean was right to oppose the invasion back in 2003, huh?

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Location: San Francisco, CA 94105