I probably don’t have to tell you this, because time goes by so quickly. Before we know it, we will be having our scheduled meeting on April 11th, 2025. It is right around the corner. We have one van, but unfortunately, we can use one more van. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has faith that we can meet this goal of two vans. I promised the T2T Foundation that on April 11th, 2025, we, the towing and recycling industries of this great nation, would help eradicate homelessness for veterans. These two vans will be used to transport homeless veterans to and from doctor appointments and a weekly trip to Walmart for any items and toiletries they might need.
We had one tower from Pagosa Springs, Colorado, J & R Towing, who donated the van whose picture is attached to this article. J & R Towing company is a great American company that wants to help others in any way they can. The van that they’ve donated is already equipped with a disabled person lift and produced by the number one company, The Braun Corporation. One of my dear friends in Colorado, Nick Durio is repairing the front end of this van, and within the next few months, it will be a permanent asset at the Veterans Village in Denver, Colorado that’s being built by the Tunnel Towers Foundation. We are fortunate to have this van. However, let me share with you our next challenge.
I was promised a 6 to 8 passenger, regular van to give to Tunnel to Towers just last November by another company. However, things can happen out of our control that can change our plans, especially when trying to help others. This week, in the month of January, I discovered that the other company that was going to donate a van had a terrible 4th quarter, and they don’t have a van to donate after all. So now that I am in desperate need of a 6 to 8 passenger van only a couple months from being donated to T2T, the van doesn’t need to be set-up for a disabled person yet. We just need the van, and we can do the lift equipment later.
This second van will go to the Atlanta, Georgia Veterans Village. Tunnel to Towers purchased an old Wyndham Hotel next to Six Flags and will transform it into affordable housing for 96 Veterans. Each room will be remodeled into a single occupancy, studio-style apartment. After completed, all the Veterans Villages, like those in Atlanta, Denver or the State of Florida will house our deserving Veterans in those areas. Each Veteran Village will provide on-site comprehensive support services, including job training, benefit and educational assistance, as well as medical care access, mental health support, PTSD Counseling and addiction treatment to break the cycle of homelessness.
Tunnel To Towers believes that no veteran who volunteered to serve our great country should be left struggling on the streets that they once helped to defend. I, along with Darian Weaver, the Publisher of Tow Professional Magazine wants to help Tunnel to Towers with this ambitious mission to eradicate Veteran homelessness nationwide and help provide much needed transportation for those veterans at Veteran Villages being built around our country. Some of those villages are in places such as California, South Carolina, Michigan, and New York. Right now, we have one van scheduled for the Veteran Village in Florida but still need a van for the Georgia location.
Please see what you can do to help us achieve this goal. If you prefer to chip in and help in that way, please let us know. We will need some new tires on this van, and we are in great need of one by our deadline of April 11th, 2025. I have FOX television going to be there. If you feel you can help, please call me on my cell number at 770-301-4122 or email me at dj@djsays.com. Together, we can help with a van for deserving veterans, and your support will be greatly appreciated.
I will see you on the next podcast.
